Costumes - Nico Robin

Nico Robin from One Piece: Water 7 Arc

Worn at Otakon and AUSA 2009

I've been dying to do a One Piece cosplay for a while, and who better to cosplay than Nico Robin!

When I decided to cosplay Robin, I had just finished the Thriller Bark arc, but wasn't a fan of her outfit during the saga. I wanted to keep the cosplay simple and recognizable. Her outfit from Enies Lobby/Water 7 fit both criteria.

The costume construction was easier than finding the 'perfect' fabric to work with. Instead of using super shiny material I wanted to go with a matte look. Fortunately I found the perfect material that gave (as in slight stretch) just enough, was durable and has a smooth feel. (Sometimes I get so excited about fabrics, even the simple ones.) I worked off of a dress that came pretty close to Nico's and made an altered pattern from that. I had to keep in mind that my body shape was going to change once I slipped into my corset; an important item I ended up purchasing more than halfway through my construction process. The dress didn't turn out perfect due to slight miscalculation and a last minute change in corsets....which made me a different shape altogether. *sigh* In almost every picture the corset sticks out around the belly area.

I had to purchase blue contact lenses, ridiculously painful boots, a corset, two wigs and breast inserts. Yes, I did say breast inserts. Robin is HUGE and since I am not that well endowed, I had to make due with other means.

Photos by Judith Stephens. Larger versions of the below pictures can be found on flickr.

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