Izayoi - Inuyasha
Worn to:
Otakuthon 2013 (Montreal, QC)
Montreal Comic Con 2013 (Montreal, QC)
Con-G 2014 (Guelph, ON)
Summer GAnime 2015 (Gatineau, QC)
GAnime 2016 (Gatineau, QC)
Filming/shooting May 2020
Status: Retired
Awards:
Best in Class Workmanship (Artisan Division) - Montreal Comic Con 2013
Why Izayoi?
She was promised to do for a group that we would also enter in masquerade. So she was a competition piece. I loved the regal look of Izayoi, and most people don't remember/know her so I thought "hey, let's give love to a character no one really remembers". And truthfully, really very few people remember her, I often get called Kagome, Kaguya, Kagura, or even Kikyo. None of which are even close!
This costume was believe it or not more annoying to make than Kuja was! So many times I wanted to say "screw this" and "f*ck this sh*t!". But I didn't. Why? Because I promised to have this done for a group.
While the sewing was actually very simple, I had to remake two entire pieces. I had to remake one of the pink kimonos (the inner one), and the hakamas as I screwed them up. Kimono had too long of sleeves, and the hakamas I made stop in the wrong spot.
The outer kimono is made of satin and the flowers are hand painted. The inner green, pink, and navy kimonos are made of broadcloth (the navy having shorter sleeves). Yellow and purple kimonos and the hakamas are made of cotton. I am not sure what the white inner kimono is made of, but it is very soft and it only cost me $4 to get 2.5 meters.
The wig I simply just cut and styled the bangs into place.
Photography:
Montreal CC green room: Belziir Photography
Summer GAnime shoot: DROO
Otakuthon shoot: Henrickson
Winter shoot: Wolfy Sky Photography
Otakuthon 2013 (Montreal, QC)
Montreal Comic Con 2013 (Montreal, QC)
Con-G 2014 (Guelph, ON)
Summer GAnime 2015 (Gatineau, QC)
GAnime 2016 (Gatineau, QC)
Filming/shooting May 2020
Status: Retired
Awards:
Best in Class Workmanship (Artisan Division) - Montreal Comic Con 2013
Why Izayoi?
She was promised to do for a group that we would also enter in masquerade. So she was a competition piece. I loved the regal look of Izayoi, and most people don't remember/know her so I thought "hey, let's give love to a character no one really remembers". And truthfully, really very few people remember her, I often get called Kagome, Kaguya, Kagura, or even Kikyo. None of which are even close!
This costume was believe it or not more annoying to make than Kuja was! So many times I wanted to say "screw this" and "f*ck this sh*t!". But I didn't. Why? Because I promised to have this done for a group.
While the sewing was actually very simple, I had to remake two entire pieces. I had to remake one of the pink kimonos (the inner one), and the hakamas as I screwed them up. Kimono had too long of sleeves, and the hakamas I made stop in the wrong spot.
The outer kimono is made of satin and the flowers are hand painted. The inner green, pink, and navy kimonos are made of broadcloth (the navy having shorter sleeves). Yellow and purple kimonos and the hakamas are made of cotton. I am not sure what the white inner kimono is made of, but it is very soft and it only cost me $4 to get 2.5 meters.
The wig I simply just cut and styled the bangs into place.
Photography:
Montreal CC green room: Belziir Photography
Summer GAnime shoot: DROO
Otakuthon shoot: Henrickson
Winter shoot: Wolfy Sky Photography