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Published: 2012-05-14 00:55:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 982; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 25
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Description I looove how the city lights were captured in the background of this shot!

This is my take on a couture Godzilla gijinka! My inspiration for this cosplay came from the Chinese zodiac since it\'s the year of the water dragon! After lots of sketching, I created an original design for a Godzilla gijinka. I wanted to challenge myself by sewing something clean and couture that would also represent Godzilla in a more abstract way. The patterns were made from scratch, and there was a ton of applique work involved. For example, each of the "scales" is an individual circle I had to cut out and applique onto the jacket. Each of the "buildings" in an individual rectangle that had to be stitched down as well. In addition, everything is fully lined. It was alot of hard work and there are still things that I'd like to add on in the future, but I'm really happy with how it turned out and I can't wait to make more original gijinka designs based off of existing characters!

Major thanks to Elysia from for this lovely photo!
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Comments: 22

Kokoblu [2013-08-14 21:16:54 +0000 UTC]

LOOK OUT ITS.........God.....Zilla?

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zippertan In reply to Kokoblu [2015-06-16 15:01:01 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, right!!!

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Damien-the-Ogre [2013-03-29 08:50:46 +0000 UTC]

Great concept and a very stylish interpretation! I love that you've gone beyond the character to include mise en scene.

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zippertan In reply to Damien-the-Ogre [2013-03-30 20:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. Definitely owe some of it to my awesome photog!

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OnigiriPandah [2012-11-18 00:06:00 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! Love the colors!

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zippertan In reply to OnigiriPandah [2012-12-01 01:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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OnigiriPandah In reply to zippertan [2012-12-02 06:39:35 +0000 UTC]

NP!

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CuroArk [2012-07-13 15:47:41 +0000 UTC]

oh noes!
Godzilla!
Tokyo is under attack!

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zippertan In reply to CuroArk [2012-09-10 13:39:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh noes!!! XD

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Greyroamer [2012-06-14 15:26:36 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful and inventive work!

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zippertan In reply to Greyroamer [2012-06-14 19:06:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!

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ishougen [2012-06-02 16:53:41 +0000 UTC]

This is such a beautiful outfit! I love the different patterns you used, it really gives off a couture aura Great work!

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zippertan In reply to ishougen [2012-06-04 12:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I want to try experimenting more with fabric like this, so please look forward to seeing more!

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TifaIA [2012-05-15 03:32:41 +0000 UTC]

The lights really add to the dress. Very creative costume!

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zippertan In reply to TifaIA [2012-05-21 17:20:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It was all thanks to the amazing photog, I just made the dress, haha.

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LunaBell [2012-05-14 23:48:30 +0000 UTC]

this is soo pretty. especially against the city lights

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zippertan In reply to LunaBell [2012-05-21 17:21:41 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, when I found out was going to do a shoot in downtown, I knew I had to bust out this costume for it!

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jythie [2012-05-14 00:57:13 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Sounds very labor intensive! Seems to have been worth it though since that is a stunning outfit.

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zippertan In reply to jythie [2012-05-21 17:22:21 +0000 UTC]

Totally worth it. Satin stitching isn't too complicated, but it's still super time consuming!

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jythie In reply to zippertan [2012-05-21 17:23:44 +0000 UTC]

I admire your patience.. or insanity.. hard to tell which in this case ^_^

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zippertan In reply to jythie [2012-05-21 17:36:35 +0000 UTC]

Both. Totally both. X)

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jythie In reply to zippertan [2012-05-21 17:54:51 +0000 UTC]

A very effective combination ^_^ *envy*

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