What costume should I make for an Anime Convention? Please Read Details!!

Question

I wanted to make a costume for an anime convention that I want to go to (My first one!! I've never been to an anime convention before♥)

But I can't think of a character to be. I don't wanna be someone reaaallly skinny, like Sakura or something. I don't think it would look right. (There's a reason for that below) So far, the people I thought of were Temari, Kairi, and Dawn / Hikari (Pokemon DP) I'd most likely be Temari, but I wanted to take on the challenge of making Kairi's costume, because I think it's really pretty. I think Dawn's costume is cute too, but everybodys like NOO NOO DON'T BE DAWN.

So, if this helps, here's a description of me :

*I'm African-American , so from there, the only person I can think of is Yoroichi. >_< (Not extremely dark though, more like a umm.. coffee colored, after you add like half the container of creamer lol. or maybe toast colored. ORRR That shade that is ONE shade lighter than my avatar. ♥ Perfect!)

*I'm about 5'3

*Chest Size - 38in.

*Waist - 25in. (11 inches wide at the front at smallest area, 13 at largest)

*Hips - 36in. (14-15inches wide at the front)

*Feet - Usually an 8.5

*Arms- About 9inches around the elbow

*Thighs - Unfortunately, about 20inches around. (only 9in at the front)

*Lower Leg - About 15inches around (only about 4.5 maybe 5inches at the front)

*Eyes - A couple people told me I have anime-ish eyes, but I'm still trying to find it. lol.

*Hair - I have shoulder length hair, but I cut it shorter, and I'm going to grow it out again.

Face - No freckles, But unfortunately, small scars that look like them, =(. Glasses. Medium Sized nose? I supposed. Rounded.

I weigh about 145or so, But as you can see, weight is a little um, 'distributed' lol. I know its kinda weird posting all this stuff up, but I can't ask my friends who I should be anymore. If one more person tells me Tsunade (for obvious reasons) I'm gonna stab them with a spork lawl.

**I know the numbers are big, but I'm really not that big lol. The biggest I can wear in shirts is a Medium and In bottoms usually a 10. (Yeah, I admit a 10 is pretty big. *sigh*) **

So, Just a few questions before I finish up ♥ :

*What Character would suit me well?

(If you give a character, please tell the show they're from =) )

*Also, if I do in fact decicde to be Temari, what types of materials should I use? (Which ones give the best results rather)

*HOW DO I MAKE A GIANT FAN! LOL

~What Materials should I use

~What type of paper should I use

~What should I use to make the frame of the fan (Sorry, I forgot what its called)

~ And last, what type of paint should I use to paint the moons (circles) onto the fan? And if theres a specific shade of purple that would work well, can you give me the name/ store to buy it from? Thanks!! ♥

And Also, Could You take a look at this other question I have? It's kinda the same as this one, but its a little more detailed and has to do with the actual Anime Conventions rather than just costumes. Thanks! ♥

- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AquY7ByzgrrG5jN0.sVBzvjsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080810165527AAvcqql

ALRIGHT! THIS IS THE LAST THING! My friend wanted to be Ulquiorra, but he couldn't sew to save his life. He'd probably end up sewing his arms together or something. So, enough said. Any tips on that? I told him I'd make it for him if it wasnt too hard.

~Thanks! I know you guys are sick of me!

~iLoveGaara♥

Answer 1

Well if you are looking for dark skin characters to cosplay, there  are a few characters:

Nadia (Nadia: The Secret of Blue Wate) - She&#039;s not really African, but she thinks she&#039;s from there. She is a circus performer so she is thin, and her costume is a bit revealing. So if you want to go s**y, this is a good one.

Opacho (Shamen King) - In the original Japanese she was actually a girl, so if you cosplay as her you&#039;ll get otaku points for knowing this. She also wears a very loose costume, so it will be easy to make and hides most of your body.

Claudia Grant/Claudia LaSalle (Robotech / Macross) - if you don&#039;t want to go a  kid you can always go as this lovely Lieutenant Commander. Her costume is a military uniform, so it&#039;s going to be a bit difficult to make, but she is a great character.

To make a fan - well, it depends on what kind of fan. I f you just want to make a harisen, you can just get a pice of that stuff they sell a Staples/Office Depot that&#039;s mean to be used for presentations, and fold it into a fan.

If you want to make  one of those fancy decorative fans, that&#039;s going to hardder. You will probably need to get some balsa wood or really heavy card board, cut that into strips, pin one end together and then glue thin paper to the other end.