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I have been wanting to cosplay from Saint Seiya since I understood the term COSPLAY. T_T
It was the first anime series I watched on TV, back in China when I was about 8 years old. And it is also the first manga series I ever read, and I own every single volume of it.

For this Athena costume I used a semi-shiney crinkled/pleated white fabric in order to achieve the classic Greek pleated dress look.
For practical reasons, I decided to make the dress into a full skirt and top. The top closes with loops and ribbons in the back because I thought it would look more natural than a zipper.
The skirt has a second layer of bridal satin, and I wear it with a hoopskirt underneath.
The waist cincher was made with multiple layers of materials and appliques which I created based on the character design. It is about as accurate as I could get without using a metal cincher, and it is sturdy enough to support the wings.
I made the necklace with blue and clear glass beads, and created the armband, choker, and hair piece with remnant Wonderflex pieces and hotglue. I plan on remaking those pieces in the future in plastic.
I cut bangs into the wig and styled it accordingly.
For the gold angel wings, I created a new design and shape, made the wings, and sized them to be folded up and fit into a specific travel friendly box. I wish I could have made the pair bigger, but I haven't found a larger box for wing transport so far!
I finished the staff in time for Anime Expo 2007 - the gold bird shaped round staff end was first sculpted entirely out of clay, then I made a mold for it and cast it out of plastic. I then painted it and attached it to the black staff itself which is a butchered curtain rod lol.

The lovely photos are taken by the talented Laura Vasillion
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:iconlady-koyasu:
Mood: Wow! ~Lady-Koyasu Dec 29, 2012
Amazing!!!
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:iconsavasrule:
Mood: Love ~savasrule Dec 24, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
cute
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:iconhasukicosplay:
Mood: Love ~HasukiCosplay Nov 7, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
wow.! i love your cosplay
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:iconrubiocroft:
~rubiocroft Jul 2, 2012   Traditional Artist
Genial!!!
the wings are really beautiful... (apart from you :-D!)

Saludos!
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!MangaSpiritWolf Jun 3, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
cool the wings look heavy, were they?
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:iconfreddy1016:
Mood: Wow! ~Freddy1016 May 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
the wings are just incretable!
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~Kristeekins May 11, 2012
Hi Yaya! I wanted to know where you ordered your Turkey feathers from? I kind of want to avoid scam sites but I'm looking for feathers particularly in your size :D Thanks again!
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~Lilsubaru Apr 19, 2012
Very Nice but the wings are not right with outfit
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:icongardela:
~Gardela Jan 1, 2012
Excelent
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:iconkillerru:
~KillerRu Oct 30, 2011  Student Photographer
Cosplay always looks sexy on you! Keep it up! :D
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