Lilith Aensland - Darkstalkers
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Debuted: Katsucon 2008
Worn at: Katsucon 2008, Anime NEXT 2008,
Otakon 2008
Notes: Both of these
costumes were based off of my ideas on construction, and were planned out by me.
Catsiy and I bought the same fabrics and materials, and worked very closely
together so that they would match as much as possible! These costumes were a
literal nightmare. Everything that could of gone wrong during construction DID
go wrong I think. I tried a few different fabrics and designs. We definitely
wanted the leotard to be one piece, and we did not want to have clear fishing
line holding up our wings. We accomplished those two things, and thus were very
pleased! The wings are a mesh base that are covered in the same fabrics used for
our costumes - they are attached to a really sturdy corset underneath the body
suit - so they do sort of stand on their own enough so that we can pose with our
arms and they don't fall to the ground. We put a lot of detailing into our wings
- we even have veins/bones sticking out on the backs! We also have gradients on
the inner parts of our back and head wings - Morrigan's are much more noticeable
than the Lilith wings (which are blue to dark green)!
I painted both sets of tights as
poor Catsiy wore them for long periods of time! XD The feather trims were also
made by me, because we didn't have time or money to buy expensive feather trims
(why they cost so much, i'll never know). I dyed stretch white cotton for my
sleeves to match my tights, and costume colored, cut, and sized my boots
(doesn't seem like it was that much work when you look at the simple design of
these things). Catsiy's Morrigan wig started out as a white godiva wig that I
custom colored with various colors of sharpie and cut up. It was originally for
my Terra costume, but never got used - so we got to save money on that, and it
happened to work out well!
*Morrigan cosplayed by
Catsiy
Otakon 2008:
Photos by Eurobeatking:


Anime NEXT 2008:
Photos by
Chris Ronin:




