I was looking for an anime to watch, and I've heard really good comments about this one called Avatar: The Last Airbender. So I began watching it. To my big surprise, it wasn't a Japanese anime at all! (At first I wondered why I could watch it with English dubbing only...) But I watched the whole thing, and really, it was a masterpiece. I recommend it to anyone who likes action, comedy, romance and great characters all in one series.
This was supposed to be a group cosplay (around 10 people, but they all bailed on me at the end :( ). My friends and I were all hyped to make an Avatar group for G-Anime and carefully chose our characters. I got/chose Azula because she's awesome and eeeeeevil! And my friends said I resembled her the most. I chose her fire nation armor because it is really imposing and I really like the style.
This was mostly a sewing job. I took some liberty with the fabric as I chose a red fabric (for the pants/shirt) with a flower/leaf pattern, and I really like how it looks. I made her shoulder armor with fabric and interfacing, but looking back I should have made with it something sturdier.
One big mistake I made was using boots with a rubbery surface for the base boots. Hot glue doesn't really work well with it, so I used a little silicone at some place to get the boots covers to stay. To get the pointy toes, I made the shape with craftfoam.
I made the high bun using Kukkii-san's high ponytail tutorial on cosplay.com. This is a really hard technique and you have to do it multiple times to get good at it. As this was my first time doing it the right way, I wasn't 100% satisfied with it, but it looks good in pictures! It was also my first time modifying the hairline - I added the widow's peak at the front.
At least, for once, this was a comfortable costume, but it can get a little hot with all the layers!
*Note: My entry is the first one. The sound is off by a second or so.