Kagami Hiiragi
Lucky Star
VARIATION Winter school uniform
COST $50-60
HOURS TO MAKE 45-50
COMPLETED May 2010
STATUS Active?
WHY I MADE IT
The girls of NOTN have been talking about cosplaying as the main cast of Lucky Star for quite a while -- mostly because our height ratios and personalities are remarkably good fits for each of the characters. I got pegged with Kagami because Rynn and I are the closest in height (so we were the twins) and between the two of us, I have the more 'slanted/sharp' eyes.
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
These costumes were interesting in that no one person made EVERYTHING for their own costume. Rynn made all of our pleated skirts, except for attaching the waist-bands (which had to be done by each of us, based on length of skirt on our bodies), while Kayla and I collaborative spent a long weekend hammering out all four shirts, collars, and cuffs. All of the fabric is standard quilters cotton from JoAnns. I dyed both my own wig+extensions, and Rynn's wig (So they would match), using the FW Acrylic ink spray method. That probably took the longest of all the individual tasks I performed, and in the end, I'm still not really happy with the color. I also must not have washed it out good enough, because the ponytails bled on my shirt. Darnit. Atleast you can't see it. The base wig that I purchased was also way too thin on top, so parting the bangs in the middle wasn't going to happen. I had to trim the bangs a specific way to fake the parted look.
