Mimikyu - Gijinka #5

THE SMALL BITS

Sparkly Eyes

the back of the sparkly eyes, with the snaps to attach them

the back of the sparkly eyes glued to the gold vinyl

completed sparkly eyes

attached to the eyeholes

First I traced the sparkly eyes with Affinity Designer and had them printed on paper. I cut the sparkly eyes, and traced them, mirrored, to a piece of glittery golden thin EVA foam, which sheds glitter like there's no tomorrow! I had to lint roll the foam first, and then I roughly cut the same shape in the gold stick on paper. I removed the backing, put the gold paper, sticky side on top, on a flat surface, and glued the foam, glitter side up, to the paper, and pressed hard and evenly. I trimmed the sticker paper, and the visible part is done. Added 4 male press on snaps to two smaller pieces of golden foam, that fit inside the eyeholes, which I glued to the (glitter) back of the foam. I also cut a smaller piece of thin black EVA foam, enough to cover the eye holes, and added 4 female press on snaps to it. This way I can attach the sparkly eyes through the eyeholes.

Wig Twin Tails Ties

Mimikyu is supposed to be black, inside the poncho, so I decided to use my Yuuko first wig, which was also my very first "serious" cosplay wig, which I retired, since I got a longer one for her. I think the hime-cut sort of suits Mimikyu, and decided to make twin tails, to make it cuter, fit better inside the hood and be easier to manage.

black yarn I-cord

finished ties (after blocking)

simple twin tails
(I later changed it for looped braids)

As it's also cute, and looks home made, I decided to make hair ties in I-cord, and put my Clover I-cord maker to good use. I used the same black yarn for the face embroidery, and it definitely looks cute. The second time I wore this costume, I changed the hair a bit, braiding it and looping the braids (milkmaid braids?). Besides fitting better inside the hood, it also looks more childish and cuter than normal twin tails.

Other Items

Under the poncho and the skirt, I'll wear a black turtleneck, black leggings, black gloves and black shoes. My simple short black gloves are still at the Batcave, so I wore it the first times without gloves.

Make-up

Since I went for a kawaii aesthetic for the "human" part of the costume, I also decided to wear heavy Lolita style make-up. Dolly eyes, with pointy fake lashes and heavy coral rosy cheeks. I also opted for coral lipstick.

+ Both accessories were very simple to make, and I'm glad I changed the hairstyle, I definitely prefer the milkmaid braids.

- I should have used a thicker yarn for the ties, but I didn't have any, and didn't want to bother buying some.

THE CUNNING PLAN

Reinforce the back of the sparkly eyes, and check if the snap bits are properly glued, due to the glitter.