Link to the Dad Egbert Page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=910043342369335&id=446076662099341 Apologies for the not that great photos. Due to the overall lighting in the room, it was very hard to get a proper shot of the Cecil cosplay.
Anyways. Let us begin the discussion five of you seemed interested in.
The first thing I wish to point out is the contrast on tones and colors. As you can sort of see with the Cecil outfit, I had an easy time matching the themes of purple and black, like the town of Night Vale, very easily. I also incorporated a lot of shiny items to the mix, to cause it to further stand out. You can tell right away by the patterned vest and tie, which both have a strong slick look to them. Accompanied by a pair of well polished black shoes to complete the look, Cecil went for a heavy on the serious look to him, very sharp, clean, despite his dysfunctional town.
Since the Cecil design was kind of...I'd say bland, I opted for the accessories as seen. The eyepiece that went on the collars was such an amazing touch. I still have people asking me where to get one. P.S., It's Etsy. The microphone is literally a cheap Walgreens bargain USB Microphone that I still can't get to work. The mug, of course, is from the online store. And the glasses are Walmart bargain brand glasses, sans the lenses.
Kevin's design was a lot harder, at least for me. The big challenge was to do the duality theme of Cecil. Since the NightVale design had sharp tones of dark colors, I wanted to go with soft shades of light colors. Hence the pursuit of yellow, which is also the main color of Desert Bluffs. I also tried for orange, but an orange shirt just looked clashing and weird. Orange ties were hard to find, and a good plain one just seemed impossible.
I eventually settled for this design, and I love it simply because it enforces the nature. For example, the primary color of purple is on the shirt for Cecil, but for Kevin it was used for the vest and tie. The black of the vest and tie became the white shirt, and the black pants and shoes changed to khaki pants and brown shoes, sadly not pictured. Also, the materials for all of Kevin's clothes are very soft, very casual in design, another choice done on purpose. I really did aim a bit for the joking remark of "Evil Mr. Rogers" a fan of mine made on the Dad Egbert Page previously.
I also aimed a bit for the "Morning News Room" host. You know the type. The sort of guy who fakes a smile and tells you news, despite the fact that he doesn't want to be up at five in the morning and doing stupid things involving playing with pets and other silly activities done purely to get ratings. It just seems fitting for him, really.
The vest was purchased at a second hand shop in St. Louis. As you can see, it is a Ralph Lauren piece. Sort of fits with the 'affluent' desires of a business I guess. The tie was a recent purchase from another second hand shop. It was pure coincidence that it happened to match the vest so well. The shirt is an old work shirt that I decided to sacrifice for the greater good. The khaki pants are from the ZombieDad cosplay I did previously. They were in such good condition from not being used, I decided to re-use them. Plus they already have blood on it. The brown shoes are my current work shoes, purchased from a second hand shop in Arkansas during A2F. Not going to lie, it still strikes me off to have a little shop like that next to the convention center, but you can't argue with the results.
Thank you all for reading. I hope you enjoyed looking into the "Behind the Scenes" of the costume and design.
Once again, thank you all a whole ton for your support throughout all of this. I wouldn't be making this cosplay were it not for the support of Fans and friends alike.
