Steven Universe was an incredible series, and as a plus size girlie Rose Quartz seemed like a perfect choice as my very first cosplay in 2018. I wore a version incorporating the Mr Universe tee over her iconic pink and white dress.
Photographer: James the Enthusiast
Making Rose Quartz was more challenging than I anticipated. Ultimately, while I was happy with the skirt of her dress, I could not get the bodice right and made the choice to wear the Mr Universe tee instead. I actually love that this gave me a more uncommon version of this cosplay, and it was comfortable to boot! The wig was my first attempt at cutting and styling a wig - it's two identical wigs sewn together with a ball of wool in the top one for volume.Â
Wearing her to C4 was actually the death of this cosplay. The skirt was literally floor length and by the end of the day the bottom layer of chiffon was ruined. Due to the other issues with the dress I decided against fixing or remaking her, so my first cosplay was a one and done affair.
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I was bold enough to enter the cosplay contest at C4 - naturally, I didn't place lol. But I'm still glad I did it!
It is, actually, my only time entering a cosplay competition to date.
Photographer: Cliff Dorian
On the day of C4 James and I booked a studio to take some proper photos of this cosplay. Luckily for me they had a guitar in their prop collection which made for some fun shots!
Photographer: James the Enthusiast
Before I started work on Rose Quartz, I owned the Mr Universe tee. James and I had a huge pink twintail wig in our model wardrobe, so doing a mini test shoot seemed like a great idea!
Photographer: James the Enthusiast