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Pin-Up Iron Man Cosplay

Posted on April 8, 2019April 4, 2019 by Kimapult

My latest creation for WonderCon was a pin-up Iron Man Cosplay, complete with light up arc reactor!

I am super duper proud of this cosplay, so let’s break it down with some shopping links!

I used my handy dandy cosplay Team Build Checklist. Print your own check list here.

The Team Leader- Arc Reactor

I found this fantastic arc reactor online at Etsy. Get your own here. It runs on 3, AAA batteries for hours and hours. I wore it all day at WonderCon (about 7 hours) and the batteries were still going. It didn’t get hot to the touch or even warm, and it is super lightweight. The artist provides a sticky pad to adhere it to your clothes, but I utilized the loop to make a necklace out of it. It didn’t show up in most pictures, but it is super bright.

The Brick- Dress from Amazon

I cannot recommend this dress from Amazon highly enough. It comes in a gazillion colors and it really and truly size inclusive, going up to 4xl. I am wearing a 4xl in these pictures. I apologize for the wrinkled look. The iron in my hotel room was pretty sad and didn’t do a good job at all getting it pressed for me after unpacking it. Get your own dress by clicking this link.

The Scientist- My DIY Saddle Shoes

Check out the tutorial post here.

The Exotic- Shrug, Gloves, Sunglasses and Petticoat from Amazon

Again, I recommend Amazon as your first stop when looking for accessories to dress up your cosplays and bounds. Get the shrug here. Get the gloves here. Get the sunglasses here. Get the petticoat here. All four from Amazon, and also all come in a gazillion colors.

The Blaster- Hair and Make-up

This cosplay didn’t require a wig or any super special make-up. For pin-up, a nice red lip is a great finishing touch. I wear “Love Is On” by Revlon. Get yours here.

Adaptations for Everyday Wear

This one is pretty simple to adapt to everyday wear. Lose the arc reactor and put on an arc reactor pendant instead. Click this link for a cute one. I’d also lose the petticoat and that’s pretty much all you need to do to take this look to the office or out and about.

As always, professional pictures by Justin Davidson Photography. Book him here. You’ll be glad you did!

Happy Shopping!

Until next time…

Love, Kim and Benji

How-To

How-To: Glitter a Shield

Posted on March 7, 2019March 1, 2019 by Kimapult

I have this great Cap shield that I used for cosplay, but the problem is that it scratched up rather easily. Now I have a great shield, but it is not looking so great these days.

I decided to do the girliest thing possible and glitter it!

It took about three months in total to do it. Because I wanted to make sure the different colors of glitter didn’t run into the others, I had to start from the inside and work my way outwards.

I used the products pictured below. Click on the links here for the glitter, brushes, glue and sealer. All available on Amazon.

Happy Shopping and send us pictures of your creations!

Love, Kim and Benji

Bounding, Dapper, How-To

DIY Saddle Shoes

Posted on February 25, 2019February 12, 2019 by Kimapult

I’ve talked a lot about these DIY sneakers as of late. It is about time to show you how to make your own.

You will need:

Shoes
Fabric Paint
Paint Brush

First, the shoe. I have arthritis in my right knee, which makes walking a lot difficult. So, I found a great walking shoe from Skechers. Get your own with this link.

Now, the fabric paint. Click on this link to get your own. Lastly, the brush. Click here to get your paint brush.

Now, basically a saddle shoe is just what the name implies. It is a shoe that looks like it has a little saddle on it. You can get any color shoe and any color paint and just go bananas if you want to. There are no rules here. You can match them with your outfit. You can get a very inexpensive shoe if you they are for a one-off costume. You can find very inexpensive sneakers in a variety of colors just about anywhere. I chose my shoe because it was super good for walking all day.

So first thing, you need to chose how big or small you want the saddle to be. Choose a natural line on the shoe to mark it. Like in the pic below: