Ciel: The Wig

Hi!

When I ordered the wig, I knew I would have to cut it because in the reviews section of Amazon, they all said it was too long. When I got the wig, it looked like this:

Cool, but more like Undertaker than Ciel.

Then I cut it. It was my first time cutting a wig. Actually, it was my first time cutting hair at all, but I am very happy with the result!

Me wearing the cut wig. (LOL you can see the hair on my shirt ehehehe)

I basically just grabbed sections of the hair, then cut with the scissors pointing up, to get that layered look. For cutting the back, I put it on a teapot as a form, because we don't have a foam wig stand.

Here is a picture of the wig with the hat on, the way it will be in the final costume:

Happy happy happy. Okay.
That's basically it for today. :D

Ciel: The Shirt

The shirt. 

Hi!

As you can see, I've finished the shirt, so now it just has to be sewn into the coat. The coat in the picture's actually the prototype for the coat, I'm just wearing it to show how the shirt will be framed. We haven't actually worked on the coat yet.

I actually made it by using a used tuxedo shirt that I found at my local thrift store (ever my friend), then hot-glueing lace trim onto it, instead of just buying a ruffled shirt. Which probably would have been more expensive, so I'm happy about the way it turned out.

Anyway, I also got the "earrings" (my ears aren't pierced, so I got fake gem stick-on things), and buttons for the coat.

Things are moving smoothly!

Ciel: Quick Update

Hi!

I've ordered the wig and rings, so they should be coming soon, and I just got this fabric for the coat:

Lovely blue fabric! Yay!

It's a bit darker than I wanted, and pretty stiff, but it's nice and velvety and will work nicely!

I've also worked a bit on the shirt, but it's not finished yet, so I'll post about that later! 

Aaaaand...That's basically it, I'll post more when some stuff is done, or when I get the wig (yay!) which I'll probably have to cut.

Anyway, bye!

Ciel: The Boots

The boots in all their glory.

Hi!

I got some black boots, and although they're not exactly what I was picturing (I wish I could have gotten lace-up boots,) they're still really cool!

I think they look pretty nice.

Soooo...

The Boots

What you'll need:

• Black side-zip boots with visible heel
• Thick blue ribbon (same ribbon as hat)
• Thin blue ribbon in the color of the hat ribbon
• Hot glue gun

So basically just hot-glue the thin ribbon to the shoes in a criss-cross pattern until you get to the top of the shoe, then cut about a foot and a half of thick ribbon, tie a bow, and then glue that over the ends of the thin ribbon on the shoe. 

Now you have some fancy boots. Hooray.

Me and my father have been working on a prototype for the jacket, but it's not finished quite yet. I'll post more on that when the prototype is done.

Ciel: The Hat

Me wearing the finished hat. Looking pretty good, if I do say so myself. :)

Hi!

So I'm finally getting around to doing something on this costume. Me and my father worked a bit on the pattern for the coat but still need to fix some things, so I'll post about that later. We'll be going to AnimeNext this year, so I'm super excited that it's sooner!
Anyway, I made the hat.

The Hat

What you'll need:

The felt coverings pattern.

• 3 sheets of black felt, I used one I got at Michael's that had a stamped pattern.
• 1 cheap foam kids top hat, I also got this at Michael's.
• Lining fabric, preferably in a bright color
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Colored Feathers
• Ribbon

Okay, so first you take the top hat and the lining, which should be cut like the brim in the picture above, and glue the lining onto the top hat. Make sure the fabric doesn't pucker, mine unfortunately did! There should be a bit of fabric sticking out past the edges of the hat, fold that up over the brim and glue it there.

After you have the lining in, take the fabric for the brim and slide it over the cylinder part of the foam hat. It should fit snugly and cover the brim. Glue down the edges of the brim over the lining and then cut the excess fabric away from the hem. You should have a nice border of lining showing on the edges.

Next, take the "top" fabric and glue it on the top of the foam top hat. These edges should also overlap the actual top of the hat. Fold the edges down and glue them.

Now for the sides. A mistake I made was that I started with the front, when I didn't know how to glue it on properly, and now I have a big wrinkle in the front! Ah, well. 

I recommend slowly gluing the top edge over the "top" fabric, then gluing the side down. Do th same with the other side. My sides overlapped, and that is fine. In fact, it looks better.

Take the feathers and arrange them in a lovely fashion!
Then, measure around the hat and cut a piece of ribbon to that length. Glue the piece of ribbon to the hat and line the cut ends up with the feather (the bow will cover it later.)
Take another piece of ribbon (about 5 or 6 inches long,)fold it in half and glue it like that. It should look like a big loop. Glue that vertically over the severed ends of the hat ribbon. Then, take a 12-inch piece of ribbon, tie a small bow with it, cut the non-loop ends off, and then glue THAT horizontally on top of the loop on top of the ribbon on the hat (confusing, I know, but the picture helps a little hopefully.)

All together, my hat cost me $11.95, for those people out there wondering if just buying a hat is better :)

There you go! Your very own Ciel top hat!

Happy Halloween, and AnimeNext!

2014: How It Went (Halloween)

Me compared with Maka!

Hey!
So my experience this year was a bit impaired, seeing as I caught a cold yesterday, so my review might be a bit biased. I also have a headache, so keep that in mind. :)

Recognition: 3/10
Okay, so I admit I was hoping for more recognition, but since this is better than last year, I'm fine with it. Three other people in our party of trick-or-treaters were from Soul Eater, so they obviously recognized me. One other person besides that did, who was dressed in an Attack On Titan cosplay, so that was fun.

Strength: 10/10
Yup, nothing came undone, nothing broke, nothing ripped, nothing popped off. It held up extremely well.

Comfort: 8/10

The skirt kept riding up, but if it weren't for that, it would have been fine. Also my legs and hands got a bit cold.

Candy Rating: 4/10
The usual treats! ;)

So, I know that was a little short but that's because I basically covered all that in the How it Went Special: Otakon post.

Happy Halloween!

2015's Costume: Ciel Phantomhive

The costume I'll be making!

Hey! So I know that it's really early to be posting this (I haven't even posted the How It Went post for this year yet!) but I know that this costume will be hard to make so I've decided to start as soon as possible so I can really make it look great. Anyway, I have decided that next year's costume will be...drumroll...Earl Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler! And for those of you who don't know, that's basically an anime about rich people and demons and contracts and servants!

So this costume I'm planning on elaborating on a bit by adding some extra ruffle here and there and picking out nice fabrics.

It's a costume that I haven't seen anyone do before, it's from the 3rd OVA from the 2nd season called Welcome To The Phantomhive's, and while I don't really like this particular episode, I do like the outfit that Ciel wears, and since I've been going as a lot of smart children lately (Near, Maka) I thought it would be a good fit. Also, the top hat, so yeah.

I'm going to need my father's tailoring expertise a lot on this one! :D

Happy soon-to-be Halloween!