First off, I hope this is the right place to put this. I looked at each place and none said anything about cosplay. Mod, please move this to where it needs to go if this is incorrect
I have been cosplaying for about 7 years now. I have done Kisame and Tobi from Naruto. Rinnosuke from Touhou, Link from Zelda, Bad box art Megaman, and last year I did Team Flare grunt from Pokemon. I enjoy cosplay, and its nice to make my own costumes. However... I kinda always wanted to crossplay.
I love female characters in games, but being a guy who used to be quite heavy, I couldn't justify cosplaying a girl, unless I would just be sailor Bubba. Also I have worried what my family would say. I have lost over 130 pounds in the last 2 years, and now feel confident on trying this. My family are raising some eyebrows, but are going along with it so far.
I decided to Play Okuu because she is my second favorite touhou other then Tewi, and I love her outfit and design. Plus I think as a buy I can pull off Okuu a bit better. I already started collecting things I would need. I have the wig shipping, I got the top and skirt top my tailor lady(who helped me make this awesome Team flare last year
http://40.media.tumblr.com/11a9dc080a3e383f22c183328da941fd/tumblr_n2poebqN2q1rmvijso1_500.jpg ), and got the cape almost ready to go. I just need the back part of the cape, as I found the perfect space material for the inside. The cape, skirt, and shirt should be completed hopefully in a few weeks.
That just leaves the Arm canon, right foot, the chest eye, and the wings. The Arm canon I am thinking of using some sort of cardboard tube as a base, and building around it. I may be able to find an tctogonal tube to use. I think I should put some sort of rod inside it so I can grab onto it and keep it on easier. The chest piece I am not sure on what to do with. Shoud I make with with felt like I have seen online, or something hard like a bowl?
My biggest worry right now is the wings. I have looked online and found some good ideas for a wing harness, and like this one a lot
http://whatishcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/harness9.jpg It can go on my back under the cape, I just need to figure out how to make that like a backpack. I am most worried about the wings. How should I build them? what do I use? Should I have them move and bend to make it easier to walk? What about the feathers?
So I hope you guys could help me out. I'll post pictures as I get them, I forgot to take pictures of the skirt and shirt and cape materiel, but I'll have my tailor lady take some for me and send them to me, and so I can post those here. I hope I didn't start this too late, but I think I can do this fast. I got my Team flare one done in a month, and I have may cosplay props before, like Kisame's Sword and Tobi's mask. I think I can get this down in a month and a half. I am just mainly worried about the wings, and any help on that would be great, as well as suggestions for the arm canon and right foot and chest piece!