I'm late to the party! 🥳 I'll be doing a few of these to make up for it! This Bowser was designed specifically for me by the incredibly talented @zachfischerart , with the entire concept being based off the Koopa shell and horns I had already made 2 years before the art piece was made. I created this costume and dedicated it to my late furbaby, Streaky, who was always ready and available to meowdel my costume pieces for me. I dyed my hair to match the character when I first debuted it and then decided to just work with my own hair as it changed. I also changed and added many additional pieces to the original breastplate to fit the scales on the boob part of the plate. A few cool notes about the costume: Zach changed the design on the corset piece after we sourced and were set on the corset fabric we were using (made by @castlecorsetry). The gradient on the shell and shell design on the armor is based on my shell I had previously made and hand painted. It's not airbrushed (the most common question I'm asked about). This is the OG badass, Bowser aka King Koopa. This is NOT Bowsette. The wonderful @jackicraft gifted me the original raw breastplate after me telling her my ideas for wanting to create the Bowser armor. It was so sweet of her and a piece I cherish! I also custom dyed the boots, and hand burned the dupioni silk skirt bits. That part was so much fun, but also nerve wracking. I made it in 72 hours on my hotel floor at SDCC. The final paint job took 2 weeks. After debuting the costume, I decided to remove all the paint from it, add more details to the brrsstplate, seal it, and then do a complete repaint on the entire armor. This was absolutely a passion project and love letter to my cat Streaky, to the art of cosplay, and to my deep love for the Super Mario World/Fandom. @worblana @cosplaycentral @cosplayofcolor #sdcc #cosplayofcolor #poccosplay #latinaboss #latina #cospositive #maker #worbla #womanowned #diy #worbla #supermario #supermariobros #bowser #bowsercosplay #plussizecosplay #kingkoopa https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtbrSDHjIc/?igshid=17bhauxukxskb
