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Love this pair of photos Leonard grabbed at Dragoncon. The lighting fits the character well.
Jessica Rabbit - Who framed Roger Rabbit
Costume made & modeled by me
photo by Ljinto

Jessica Rabbit has always been one of the most mesmerizing cartoon characters to me - as a kid she made me watch the movie over and over again, and as a cosplayer, she was always a huge challenge for me to portrait. I've been collecting materials for her for almost 2 years, and wanted to make this costume to the best to my abilities.

The shape is not photoshopped, just clever cosplay engineering.
I drafted & made a custom corset to create the extreme shape and then made the dress to fit over it. I engineered 2 Victoria's Secret Miraculous bras into the corset, which is steel boned coutil. The extreme illusion is created by pulling in the waist, padding the top and wearing a booty bump hahaha.
The dress itself is made from a spandex sequin fabric, and 1000+ S20 Swarovski crystals are glued on the fabric for
extra bling, tedious time consuming handywork with help from Mary Cahela. I specifically chose pink instead of red for the dress because in the movie her famous singing scene features a pink dress. I also like the color combo: orange hair/pink dress/purple gloves more than the red dress which can sometimes come across as "lady of the night" in certain lighting. Pink makes the entire outfit look more cartoon-y!
Here is a reference image of Jessica in the pink dress.
Here is a youtube video of Jessica in the pink dress doing her famous stage performance from the movie.
Here is a work in progress collage of my Jessica Rabbit dress.

I adore my wig which is a Matilda from Arda Wigs! Styled with help from Ara Fernando!

I also went with the route of cartoon makeup, covering up my eyebrows and painting over them. It was a risky choice for makeup, and since Dragoncon I got my share of comments about going drag lol, but when I decided to portray such an iconic character as Jessica Rabbit, I didn't want to fall short of the makeup when everything else was so exaggerated.

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:iconpandapounce:
Amazing! I never would have thought someone could pull off Jessica Rabbit in real life, costume tricks or no.
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:iconjamessarrow:
Yaya, if I may ask.... why are you so awesome?
Such a passon for your work and the detail of it... that is admirable.
Yes, I am loving the Jessica Rabbit.
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:iconblackjonson25:
~Blackjonson25 Apr 16, 2013  New member Hobbyist Digital Artist
Love the rack. ;)
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~Andr-uril Apr 16, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Awesome!
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:iconprincesspeachfangirl:
Mood: Love ~PrincessPeachFanGirl Apr 16, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Very nice! :D
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:icondefineyvonne:
Mood: Love ~DefineYvonne Apr 16, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
those boobies @ o @
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:iconmariopulido:
Mood: Love ~marioPulido Apr 16, 2013  Student General Artist
Awesome
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:iconjay-villneff:
great photography =D really like the choice of background for the full photo shot =D it definitely conveys that classic 50s vibe with a modern twist =D again excellent job all around =D
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:iconsolloxr:
Love the smoothness of the photos.
Jessica looks so HOT!
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:iconmegblue:
That is amazing.... excellent work
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