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Character: Julia
Series: Cowboy Bebop
Photo taken by LJinto at Katsucon 2012

This suit is probably one of the most mind boggling things. It's full of why's everywhere. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed wearing this at Katsucon with my wonderful group. Aside from the heels, this is probably my most comfortable costume.

Construction-wise I'm not completely satisfied with everything and want to make some revisions, especially in the legs. I patterned the whole suit myself and for some reason the legs did this weird wrap thing, which I'm not very happy about. Next time I wear this costume, I'm hoping to have the buckle casted. This time around because of weather and time constraints, I opted to just make one out of paperclay. It ended up cracking a little, which I expected, but for the most part it held up like a champ.

This was my very first time using vinyl! I used a 4-way stretch vinyl, which has a very beautiful sheen. I knew, when I made the decision to cosplay Julia, that I wanted the details on her suit that makes it distinctly her catsuit. I ended up studying reference images of her to figure out what all was going on. I decided to put some piping details along the zig-zags on the torso, under the bust, across the back, and I even did the weird butt piping that you can see going across Julia's bum in the infamous image of her and Spike together, with her back facing the viewer.

I really did enjoy wearing this costume and it was the highlight of my weekend. The costumes in our group were so well-received and it was so rewarding to see how excited it made Bebop fans around the con. I can't wait to make some improvements on it and wear it again.
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~moyashisoba Apr 8, 2013
I'm good up to this characterヽ(*´Д｀*)ﾉ━!!!!
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Mood: Love ~000SkyArrow000 Oct 28, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
So pretty.....>//////<
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~JMinnesinger Mar 25, 2012
Sexy ♥
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Mood: Wow! ~SorcererMag Mar 10, 2012
wow pretty ! Awesome job !
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*m-squaredphotography Mar 9, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Gorgeous!
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~AshBrad93 Mar 9, 2012
Sexy, is she the female double-0-seven
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*queennee Mar 9, 2012  Hobbyist
you look fantastic <3
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~Dessi-Desu Mar 9, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thank you! c:
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*PaXingCai Mar 9, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
You are a great Julia! Excellent job on the cat suit, I've always wanted to try making one~
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~Dessi-Desu Mar 9, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thanks! If you do decide to make a catsuit, save yourself the headache and just buy a pattern online and modify it as needed x_x; I kind of regret not buying one.
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