Aya Brea
Parasite Eve
VARIATION Opera dress
COST $10 (minus wig)
HOURS TO MAKE 4
COMPLETED April 2009
STATUS Retired -- Sold
WHY I MADE IT
I had ordered the blond wig for another project, and fell in love with it, unstyled. The night before SakuraCon '09, I was looking for a third costume to take along, and while trying on this wig, realized it looked a LOT like Aya. I was sold after that.
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
Not much to really say as far as 'construction'. This falls under the same Ghetto Cosplay category as Light Yagami, and my first Misa Amane costume; After deciding to cosplay Aya, I did a quick online search. The most prominent images I found were of her black dress. I ran down to the thrift store and combed the racks until I found a dress that was the right style and, coincidentally, exactly my size. I purchased it for 10 dollars, took it home, and got to work. I split the seam on one side, and re-hemmed it, to get the split in the dress. I then spent a couple of hours tediously picking off all of the beading on the dress. The shoes, while not perfect, were the closest thing I already owned. The gun was borrowed from Kayla.
