I have a personal rule that whoever I cosplay as, they have to have hair that is similar enough to mine that I don't have to cut or color it. 90's cartoon Rogue fits that bill perfectly. I even have greying forelocks. Unfortunaly I've been coloring those grey hairs purple for the last few years, and purple doesn't bleach as well as I'd hoped...hence the orange streaks where there should be white.
My husband is a good sport and even offered to do a bad Cajun accent while in costume.
My best friend wasn't enough of a good sport to be Captain Marvel in a skin tight leotard, but she was thrilled to be Carol Danvers in a flight suit.
Rogue's suit and Gambit's shirt and boots were the only things I needed to really make, the rest are altered thrift finds. Way easier than the Gundam Wing VIPs from last year!
The hardest part was finding good spandex in bright yellow. For some reason I guess there isn't much demand for a nearly see through color for skin tight clothing, huh...
YaYa Han's bodysuit pattern was easy enough to follow and alter to my size/shape, though I do wish there were more finished measurements given on the pattern itself to make the altering process easier.
Working with spandex and stretch pleather was a new experience for me. The pleather especially was a bit finicky, and I had to put tissue or tracing paper on each seam for my machine to sew through it at all without missing stitches.
Still, it was a fun challenge, and I can't argue with how well it turned out!
