Completed: September 2018
Debuted: Two Heroes viewing
Hours Spent: 20-ish
Why This Costume:
Have I talked about how much I love spandex lately? Because I really, really do. As soon as I saw Nana on My Hero Academia, I knew I needed to make her. She’s super in line with my cosplay type. But what really triggered the inspiration for this costume was the need to remake the cape for my Saitama commission. The one I originally made was a few inches too short for my client, so I decided to use this cape for myself since I’m a few inches shorter than him and the cape worked almost perfectly for Nana. From there, it was pretty much a dive in my closet of what materials I had available (black spandex, check; wig from Angel Dust, check; yellow leftover spandex also from my Saitama commission, check; red mystery knit, check) and getting to work!
Purchased Pieces:
- Wedge heels: Amazon
- Belt buckle: Etsy
Patterns Used:
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How I Made it:
Since the cape was already done (and my serger was threaded with red), I started with the skirt. For Nana’s skirt, I drafted a half circle skirt and tweaked the opening a bit. I wanted this to have some volume, so of course a circle skirt was the way to go! After letting it hang for a few days, I tapered the opening a bit and lined the skirt with the same fabric. The waistband has elastic in it and I sewed snaps at the sides and center back for extra support, much like I did with Utena.
My next step was to work on Nana’s bodysuit. Her suit is pretty simple overall: just a single-color sleeveless form-fitting suit with a high collar. To make this, I turned to Yaya’s bodysuit pattern and made a mock-up in my size. From there, I tailored it to fit me while wearing my intended undergarments. My original plan was to eliminate some of the extra seamlines, but I quickly realized that wouldn’t work for the yardage I had on hand. So I stuck with the pattern as designed and managed to squeak out all the pieces!
The gloves were… interesting. I forced myself to make them this time since I had a solid yellow on hand (hehehe) to match her design. I used the cheater’s method of sewing stretch gloves and made a hand turkey. These aren’t the prettiest, but they work!
I started to make the buckle myself, intending to make it out of foam. A quick Etsy search revealed this lovely 3d printed option, though! I went ahead and purchased the buckle, then sanded it down and painted it.
To make the boots, I chose to go a little outside the reference image and wear wedges instead of flats. Heels just make legs look better to be honest. I picked up a cheap pair on Amazon, stripped the varnish, and painted them white with Angelus. After several coats of paint, I sealed them up again using Angelus products and they were good to go!
The last piece I styled was my wig. This is the same Arda wig I used for my Angel Dust cosplay! After giving the wig a thorough washing, I set out to re-style this wig. I used a couple of tricks from my wiggy senpai Victoria Bane to get the pieced bangs, then used the back portion of the wig to style a half-up messy bun.
To finish everything off, I covered a few button kits with yellow spandex to match my gloves, added them to the cape, and also stitched on a gold chain.
Thoughts on this build:
This was such a fun costume to wear, and it came together super fast! Honestly, I think I spent more time painting the boots than anything else. I was so glad I finished her in time for the Two Heroes movie debut and got to wear her with my awesome friend JWow! I can’t wait to shoot her and wear her at a con!
Have you seen Two Heroes yet? What did you think of it?
The Geeky Seamstress 