My Newest Costume Write-Up!

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Written By Beverly Downen

My Totoro-Inspired Costume Build Write Up

I desperately needed a new costume for Anime Boston, but I only had a few days to design and construct it! Follow along with my process, and see how I used some unconventional patterning techniques to make something that fit me AND didn’t fall off me at con. I’m so happy with this costume, I could die from the cuteness!

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A very special thanks to Beatrice Forms, who generously sponsored the Beatrice MINI dress form. It’s a gorgeous, incredibly useful asset to my designing tools, and I can’t wait to create even more things with it! I am still blown away by how quickly this Totoro-inspired costume came together. Thank you Beatrice Forms!

Beverly Downen

Beverly of Downen Creative Studios is an internationally published professional author, award-winning cosplayer and creator, crafting high-quality costumes based on pop culture characters as well as elaborate original designs. She travels across the country to host workshops and lectures at events, and has a passion for writing extensive tutorials. In 2018 she founded SheProp, a maker forum for female, non-binary and transgender cosplayers, and is the executive producer of all programming and events. She’s worked with many industry companies including Marvel, Worbla, Smooth-On, PlaidFX and MicroMark and has been featured on Tested, Be Amazed, and NW Nerd Podcast. Her 240-page how-to book Cosplayer's Ultimate Guide to EVA Foam was published in 2022 and is available on bookshelves everywhere.

https://DownenCreativeStudios.com
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