Construction Details:

..2 weeks *dies* I pulled this one out as quick as i could. My wig did not arrive, and i had to finish up stuff in the hotel! Still I'm really happy with this costume :)

patterning- all patterns were draped myself. Vinyl pieces are machine stitched, vest is fully lined, as well as the white tube top!

Vinyl- Literally made over the vinyl i started off with. Started off as a brown scaly vinyl, that i then painted all myself. This took forever because i couldn't start construcing the overall outfit untill all the painting was done.

fur trims/pelts- made from fur fabric. I made my own trim to go along all the edges, instead of buying my own fur trim. I wanted the fur to wrap and flip outwards the way the kirins armor shows, because it's a specific way it rolls over and the way the fur looks. The pelts are cut and sewn together and has a lining done in fur as well, so that the edges would also be nice and fluffy.

black collar- is vinyl with fur sandwiched inbetween and then another layer of vinyl underneath. The color has many intricate cut out's of the same vinyl that is machine-stitched onto the collar. A blue casted gem, with a plastic silver base i made acts like a broach that keeps the collar closed.

Braided ropes- because i wanted all the reds to match, i cut strips of vinyl and braided it together to create a 'rope that ties the top of the leg warmer, and goes around the neck of the collar. In the artwork/design it's a rope but i thought it'd be a nice detail to do!

Headband- styrofoam horn base sits inside of the fun-foam horn you see. mod podged over and spraypainted. headband features numerous vinyl cutouts on it as well.

thigh-high bands- made from fun foam, and then has red angled red squares that go along the whole band. if you look close enough you'll notice i have them rotating away from the opposite leg.. i thought it was cool though most won't know unless they really look lol :)

Buckles/belts- buckles are pieces that are shaped centra with a dremmel. The belts are normal belts that are then covered in a black and red vinyl layer.

SWORD- i began the sword 2 days before ax... it almost didn't happen, but my bf honnou/kasou helped finish it for me. It is a foamcore base, that ha s a wooden dowel that is sandwiched in between. The foamcore blades and curves were cut by my BF. All of it was hot-glued together. Then painting.. which was done by me and my bf, and help from our friend max. Painted on 4am-10am of anime expo saturday morning LOL

Basically the sword was done in the hotel, and despite being rushed it looks flipping amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Personal Thoughts:

My bf was actually asked a couple years back for a commission of the kirin horn, i thought kirin was so adorable, which sparked interest into looking into what it is. And it was the game monster hunter! So after getting into it, and keeping it in the back of my head i decided to finally do it, i was super nervous cause it's a revealing costume to me, but i worked up the courage and decided to make it for anime expo 2010. ...with 2 weeks to construct it 8DDD

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