Frankie Stein, Home Ick - Monster High Cosplay

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The second cosplay I debuted at San Diego Comic Con 2013 was Frankie Stein in her Home Ick outfit. I immediately loved this outfit when I first saw it because of the multiple textile patterns in all her clothing pieces, especially the apron. This outfit has great accessories too.

I had already constructed my wig back when I did my Frankie Fearleading Cosplay and was happy to wear it again because it was super comfortable. I drafted and constructed the tunic, using butcher's paper to create the stripes and "stitches" down the center front. The apron was also created from scratch, silk-screened with a pattern that I digitally illustrated that referenced the original doll version. 

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I didn't have time to trek out to a fabric store for more white cotton jersey so I picked up a pair of white leggings, took them apart and screened the plaid pattern I had digitally illustrated on to them. This part was not very fun as my screen was pretty busted up while I was doing the leggings and it was a very hard pattern to match up for the repeat. I tried my best to connect everything so it would look as cohesive as possible but did have to fix problem areas with butcher's paper. This was the first time I'd attempted such an intensive repeating pattern! 

For her cuffs, I actually sewed a functional pincushion and placed real pins (although I had cut off the sharp pin tips) that coordinated with the ones on the original doll. 

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The other cuff was made from felt which I then used butcher's paper to created the "stitch" pattern on it. The bolt ring and earrings were both created using a combination of Sculpty and metal hardware/findings. The shoes were originally black Mary Janes that were spray painted white (except for the heel). The straps were made using red vinyl.

I didn't get too many photos during SDCC so the following photos are from Fan Expo 2012 where my friend wore the costume and attended with me :)

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I got interviewed by Vanity Fair in this cosplay which was an amazing experience!

SDCC 2012 Cosplay Preview

What a crazy week and a half! I attended San Diego Comic-Con for the second time last week and was able to actually cosplay this year. I designed and constructed some of the most technically difficult costumes I have made to date which was challenging but also very gratifying. I wasn't entirely done when I flew out so there was some extra gluing and sewing in the hotel room but everything worked out great! My three costumes were:

Thursday - Home Ick Frankie Stein cosplay, Monster High

Friday - C.A. Cupid cosplay, Monster High

Saturday - Duela Dent cosplay, Ame-Comi

Many amazing things happened at SDCC this year, one of which is I was interviewed by Vanity Fair which is HERE.

I hope to do photoshoots of these costumes and show all the details very soon!