Series: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa
Worn to: Youmacon 2006, Sakuracon 2007
Status: Active
Although I was only moderately pleased with the movie, SO happy to see Al back in his human form because I knew I could finally cosplay him without building a 7 foot suit of armor. But of course, the animators clearly didn't think of cosplayers when they not only made Al LOOK like Ed, but gave him practically the same clothes.
-__- Not only was I a big, walking spoiler, I was also mistaken for Ed 17 times in 4 hours.
BUT despite all that, I LOVE cosplaying Al! I get to portray my favorite character of all time AND geek out with all the FMAers at the same time!
I am going to wear this costume so much you will hate me for it, you'll see.
The costume itself was pretty simple and most of it has been remade twice.
The shirt was a civil war pattern suggested to me by my dear friend Sumikins and worked wonderfully
although the collar was a bit too small. The second time it was made without a pattern and caused me more
grief than such a simple shirt should! I used a really thick interfacing which not only helped the shirt stand up
but also helped make my chest look flatter. :D The coat itself was easy but I had a lot of problems with the hood! There must have been something very wrong with me when I was sewing
it together because I kept sewing it wrong side out TIME after TIME until I finally got it right!
The flammel on the back was made using a stencil of a blown up picture of the symbol, cut out, and traced in fabric chalk. I ended up painting
the inside with black acryllic and it turned out really nicely! The gloves were made using another stencil, this time traced with fabric marker. The first wig was a bit of a disaster but the second was a gorgeous, hooker-esque wig from ebay that I absolutely love to death. And the pants and shoes I picked up at a thrift store.
