Plant Doll Cosplay Outfit

This outfit was originally created for an Asian ball-jointed doll cosplay contest that took place during the Otakon convention in Baltimore in August, 2005. (For the uninitiated, "cosplay" is a Japanese word that was originally derived from the combination of two English words--"costume" and "play". Many anime and manga fans throughout the world tend to dress up as their favorite anime/manga character. Anime conventions and street festivals celebrating Japanese or Asian culture is usually the best way of seeing cosplayers in action.) I created my doll's outfit based upon a Plant Doll character in Yumiko Kawahara's manga series Dolls. (By the way, I didn't win the contest.)

Type of Doll This Outfit Fits: 1/3 scale doll (22-24 inches/60 cm).
Pattern It's Based On: The inspiration for this outfit came from a few drawings in the manga series Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara. I managed to construct a similar outfit using patterns from Venus A. Dodge's book The Dolls' Dressmaker.
Outfit Description: The wooden chair was purchased at a local gift shop for $10. I used the Monique Dutch Girl wig because that wig came closest to the hairstyle that's depicted in the original drawing. I used the black Azone shoes because they were the pair I own that best matched the outfit. I used a silk bouquet that I originally carried as a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding many years ago. I used cotton striped fabric that I found at a doll show. I made the hat out of felt that was stiffened with fabric stiffener and I trimmed it with fake craft flowers that I found at a local Michaels Arts & Crafts.
Date I Finished Work on It: August 4, 2005

This outfit is modeled in the photos by a Volks Dollfie Dream. Click on any photo below to see a larger version of the same photo open in a new window.

Original manga drawing that inspired the doll cosplay outfit.


		A collage of images of the Plant Doll character that was submitted as part of the application to the Doll Cosplay Contest at the 2005 Otakon convention in Baltimore.

Plant Doll Cosplay Outfit

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