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Hello, I'm Colle, an amateur cosplayer!
Please see the "List of Cosplays" page to see a selection of what I've made so far!
Sometimes I take pictures of my Works in Progress
Ack, I didn't get round to taking proper pictures, ironically, but we were going to see an amateur stage performance of 'Mort' and I vanted to go in some form of cosplay.
So I went as Otto:
I altered a vest pattern for the sleeveless coat tail vest and added some pockets.
The blood is a bunch of small ruby red beads because I didn't vant to risk any liquids spilling everywhere.
The play was a lot of fun! Such a good opportunity to see characters you know and love get portrayed in some cool new ways.
Your Wuchang Gui cosplay is incredible! Great work!
Thank you so much! He was a passion project I was sitting on for three years and I finally found the right green and recovered enough from my lockdown depression to work on him. I'm so happy.
He's very comfy and easy to put on, he's surely now one of my go to cosplay for when I'm low energy.
For the 6 other people on this platform who have not forgottten about this gremlin. ("I'm not obsessed" I said as I took 6274814 screenshots to figure out what he was wearing)
Lipstick: 'Player' by Morphe (but I think it has been discontinued? D=)
Hat: Buckram fabric. Love it. Why haven't I worked with it before? It's lovely and stiff and I can sew it together (I hate working with glue)
So glad this came together after three years of looking at Xue Fei in the role. It took me ages to find a green I liked. 4387273859% will wear again. Everytime I spotted my reflection somewhere was an absolute joy.
Special Shoutout to the person who guessed I was Jin Yan from 'Blood of Youth' (same actor. "I'm not obsessed" I said as I watched another drama just for Xue Fei)
Had some celebratory Wolong Nuts at the con. They really are nice lol
All Hallow’s Eve LARP by L'Chaim Games - Meiserich (my ghost OC)
London, 02.12.23
Photos by Unai Garcia
Another batch of photos from this fun LARP. What made this LARP so delightful to me was the fact that I had a lot of time to prepare a character and that the character creation was very straightforward.
As a ghost you would have a brief summary of your life and the circumstances of your death which were interesting conversation starters with other characters. In addition to that, by having a wish mechanic in the game your character would also have a goal and by choosing a faction of ghosts to belong to (I was Duty Bound), this gave your character motivation. These things together made an excellent framework in my opinion.
You could pick from any time period before 1948 and any country, so if you already had kit from another game or had an interest in a particular area there was a lot of possibilities.
Additionally, by preparing a few entertaining stories beforehand, Meiserich was really fun to play in a conversation. Some LARPs I have no idea what to say because I don't know what's going on, but here I could just find hooks in conversations during a lull and start telling a fablieau* and be comfortable not knowing everything.
*Kleio Pethainou's podcast 'The Court Jester' was instrumental preparation for this character.
Thought Bubble 2023 cosplay music video by Parsley Leaves.
Harrogate, Sunday 12.11.23
As The Ancient Witch / Olruggio from Witch Hat Atelier.
I'm the last shot of this video at the 04:02 mark after Gandalf and Frodo.
Thought Bubble was so overwhelming, so many artists to go through, but I love this convention because I feel like I'm seeing a lot of original art rather than huge IPs everywhere.
I made this cosplay for the Pass the Brushbug Challenge. This was his first outing at a convention. I do enjoy it when I see other fan works depicting Qifrey and Olruggio as the King and the Witch of the Tales within Witch Hat Atelier. It let's me know as a fan base we have some common theories.
All Hallow's Eve LARP by L'Chaim Games - Meiserich (my ghost OC, yes he was shot in the face)
aka "Ghost Ball! Ghost Ball!", London, 02.12.23
Photos by Astora Photography on FB
My jester took so long to make because I took inspiration from Diana Wynne Jones' 'Howl's Moving Castle' where Sophie cuts up Howl's suit into triangles and then sews it back together, so Meiserich's outer layer is all triangles.
I wanted to make Meiserich out of scraps from previous projects, so virtually all of the cost of the outfit is the time that went into it. I worked on him for six months in virtually any free minute I could find the energy for. But it was worth it.
It's not 100% historically accurate, but this outfit was designed to double as a cosplay for the Fool from Robin Hobb's 'Assassin's Apprentice' and the rest of the Farseer Trilogy. (I still have to read the other books! No spoilers please though I have seen some sneak peeks thanks to fanart <3)
More about Meiserich as a character under the cut!
Meiserich (anglicised pronunciation: My-Zer-Rick) is a colloquial German name for galium odoratum, sweet woodruff. It's a flavour you can get commonly in German desserts and schnapps (Waldmeister), but I've never come across the flavour in the UK.
Meiserich is a jester from the early 1400's and lived in a part of the Holy Roman Empire that is now Germany, namely within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster. At the court of Droste zur Aa Meiserich had a close relationship with Lady Klara of the keep. In 1412 this court took part in a knights' jousting tournament in Buda where the future Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund was also in attendance. Whilst there, through social occasions, Lady Klara found out and obtained evidence that Sigismund was the one who poisoned the previous King of Germany, Jobst of Moravia. She confided in Meiserich what had happened.
It comes to light that Lady Klara knows too much, so Sigismund sends soldiers to Münster to besiege the keep. Meiserich encourages his Lady to run and hide with the evidence of the poisoning. As a jester it was also Meiserich's job to act as a messenger and diplomat at times. However, the siege negotiations failed, he was shot dead with an early arquebus design and the castle was fired upon with trebuchets. Lady Klara initially survived in the rubble in an airpocket but ultimately suffocated.
Meiserich usually haunts the ruins of the castle keep he used to live in. It is now a tourist destination and he likes to tease the tourists. He also eavesdrops and through them and the keep staff learns of other things going on in the world. He has not forgotten about Lady Klara and wants to reveal the truth she uncovered to the world.
Please note: The poisoning plot is fictional, Sigismund doing this is something I made up based on some Wikipedia reading I did.
His wish to have fulfilled at the LARP was to have the keep in Münster renovated and restored, revealing the buried corpse of Lady Klara. In her hand are a vial of poison and a letter proving Sigismund was the one who poisoned the previous king of Germany, Jobst of Moravia. It will be a joy for the historians and great to hear the tour guides at the keep bring this up in perpetuity.
And he got his wish fulfilled at the game! I'm so happy. Monsieur Roc Flamboyant (a French noble, 1600's) was touched enough by Meiserich's story and devotion to Lady Klara that he made the wish for Meiserich. I could not have asked for a better end to this game.
Shout out to the podcasts that helped me put together Meiserich as a character:
Gone Medieval by History Hit
We're Not So Different - esp. episode "Medieval Fail Sons: Wenceslas IV & Sigismund"
Weird Medieval Guys - esp. episode "Sieging for Dummies"
The Court Jester by Kleio Pethainou
I'm glad I picked the early 1400's for Meiserich's death, this is still before the Western printing press, Columbus sailing off to the detriment of many, the fall of Constantinople, and the big witch hunting craze, so he died in a bygone world on the cusp of the Early Modern Period.
If I could give him one power like in BBC Ghosts, I'd say that the two bells on his hat are audible to the living.
December '23, photos shot by berahthraben.cosplay (Instagram)
A day in the life of one Gay James Bond Parody. Complete with old MI6 Building.
Items are all bought, EXCEPT for the brooch. It's a cameo of Maraich and it was made by berahthraben.cosplay (Instagram). The cigarette is a prop (made people look whenever I just got it out of my pocket). The book title is 'The Boys Book of Spy Craft'.
[caption for the bench pics: wtf are they doing in there]
Bonus, he went to the theatre: (I made the cravat)
Doki Doki Manchester - 9th and 10th September 2023
Saturday - Wei Wuxian as Yiling Patriarch (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation) - handmade
Sunday - Jack Barbarossa Bancoran (Patalliro!) - closet cosplay but holy hell did I hunt for that shirt
This was the final Doki Doki! I'm going to miss this event, as they always had a cultural based programme with talks, demonstrations, films, and games to go with the merch and artist stalls. They even had an after party at a nearby pub.
Doki Doki Festival was an independent charity event for Aid for Japan. As the children they supported after the March 2011 Tsunami have grown up, they have achieved their goal in supporting them into adulthood and will no longer be organising this event.
The venue was a gym. It was boiling hot, but we had a lot of fun. Loved the contrast of being asked for a lot of photos as Wei Wuxian and not even receiving a single acknowledgement of my existence as Bancoran. But that's OK. It's probably for the best.
The professional photos taken with the grey background were taken by www.kevinpack.com, with permission to post.
Disclaimers: The cigarette is a prop, the Work Out sign is an inside joke for the MDZS fandom, and please drink responsibly
Comic Con 2023 Huddersfield Tour [4K] Cosplay Convention Video
(22.07.2023) I get interviewed at 10:40 >.<
The teeth are plastic, but I think he misunderstood, they are just not the halloween-shop cheap ones. They are the Lady Fangs by Scarecrow. You need to mould them to your own teeth initially and then I also add a type of dental adhesive so they definitely don't fall out. I've had them for a very long time now (I do clean them).
Ears are by Madhouse FX, based in Spain. They are very good, but they only take group orders.
I don't remember where I got my geta from... I could dig it out if people want to know.
And I know about the 3 original episodes featured in Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, I just wanted to keep it as simple as possible.
The Medicine Peddler (Kusuriuri) - 'Mononoke' (2007)
22.07.2023
Just a few more pictures of myself that I liked. All were taken on selfie settings on a tripod.
I would have liked more dynamic poses, but the floor was uneven and I was afraid the geta would break my ankles. Didn't want to go to A&E on a Saturday evening in full cosplay.
The Medicine Peddler (Kusuriuri) - 'Mononoke' (2007)
22.07.23
He won the Huddersfield Comic Con cosplay contest! It's a small con that I hope will grow in future. They have local traders, artists, UK media guests, and cars from various franchises.
I made Kusuriuri a few years ago now and he is always a joy to wear. I tie the obi in a tateya musubi style and this time I got it to hold all day! He is mostly made from curtains found in charity shops.
I use my wigs for other characters, so I never style them in a way that I can't reuse them. The sacred sword is made from layers of foam board stuck together and sanded down into shape with an aluminium foil head, covered in thermo plastic to shape the face and stick the hair in place.
I took most of these pics after the con in a little wood for atmosphere.
Olruggio, from ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ by Kamome Shirahama
24.06.2023, with Mini Beladruit!
Photos, Cosplay, and Beldaruit doll made by me, Colle.
Like all Olruggio cosplayers, it took a while for me to decide where to put his tassels. The beard was ventilated using toupee lace and leftover wig hair. It’s essentially crochet on a smaller scale.
I keep the hat on my head with buttons sewn onto the wig and loops on the hat, but sometimes you end accidentally up posing like a fashion model to put the hat back in place XD
I've been nervous about posting WIPs because I've been working at a much slower pace than pre-pandemic, but my aim it to have a fancy OVA Daryun as in Sachiko Kamimura's artbook ready for Thoughtbubble 2023 in Harrogate (UK) in November.
This is my first time working with foam and Worbla to make armour and I can say with confidence that working with fabrics is still my favourite method for cosplaying lol
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