Driselle Sharil cosplay - Tales of Xillia

Driselle Sharil cosplay

Of all the cosplays I have made, I am most proud of this one.  This is the first cosplay where where I made both the patterns and the outfit completely on my own.  Driselle is a NPC in the game Tales of Xillia.  I love her design and she's as sweet as can be. I wore this cosplay at ACen 2015 and hope to wear it again soon.

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For the wig I bought a light ash blonde Jeannie from Arda Wigs.  Its a great wig because it comes with a pony tale clip that can be moved around to match Driselle's side loop style.  I made the hair clip using some lace appliques, embroidery floss, and wire.

Aside from the whole make the patterns thing, the part I found the most challenging was painting these silly designs on the front and back of Driselle's dress.  I used a combination of acrylic paint, spray paint, and contact paper. It was a long process but in the end I really like how it turned out.

I really got into using the spray paint, so I also used it to add the maroon to all the trim.  Due to poor weather conditions I did most of the painting in my room.  The only casualties were my rotary blade and an extension cord which are now both a nice shade of burgundy. 

For Driselle's shoes I bought some cheap mesh slippers off of ebay and covered them with felt and ribbon.  Sadly I'm pretty sure I left them in the hotel room at ACen so I will need to make another pair soon.

I was really worried about making the jacket, but I was able to knock it out in about two days.  The green design is spray paint and the rest is homemade bias tape and ribbon.


And now for the finished product...

Driselle wouldn't be Driselle without a cup of tea in hand.  I found the cup and saucer at a local resale shop.  Sadly it wasn't Efreet fired, but its still pretty. 

All of these pictures were taken around ACen and at the tales shoot.