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Last photo I'll post of this costume for a while! It shows off the costume in it's entirety, and even has Roger in it to boot! This cust9om balloon Roger Rabbit was a surprise gift that awaited me at Dragoncon when I came downstairs in this cosplay for the first time. Isn't he cool?

Jessica Rabbit - Who framed Roger Rabbit
Costume made & modeled by me
photo by Brian Boling

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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:iconriklaionel:
How beautiful
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:iconjoeyfox:
Awesome and beautiful :), well done.
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:iconandroidman:
*androidman Jan 20, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
superb
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:icontstmsnake2:
Mood: Love ~TSTMSNAKE2 Jan 12, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
I LOVE JESSICA .AND ALL REDHEADS GIRLS =D , GOOD JOB,NICE
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:iconchicoflaco:
your best yet?
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:icondaydreama:
Hi!
I saw this picture and got inspired so had to draw something. It's not a portrait but I used the pic as reference so thought you had to know. :)

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:icondinobatfan:
Another incredible photo of the fantastic your outstandingly gorgeous J. Rabbit interpretation! You make the best Jessica Rabbit! :D To quote a well known James Bond movie song...."No one does it better.....!!! "
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:iconjrakob:
~Jrakob Jan 1, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
so . . . are you a boy or a girl?
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:iconshanis-96:
weren't you CHOKING with that corset?!
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:iconcoyote-walker:
do you ever make clothing for people that's not cosplay? A version of this dress would be a great addition to any girls closet :)
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