ALRIGHT LET& #39;S GO LET& #39;S GO LET& #39;S GO
In 2010 I hotglued my trenchcoat for Balalaika together 30 minutes before my judging time.

Tbh that& #39;s less of a cosplay fail and more of a cosplay sin but here we are
Not only did I neglect to put any support garments or petticoats under this skirt, I literally made the skirt... out of a hoopskirt. And threw away the hoop.

( @SoulfirePhotos still made me look cool though. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">)
I didn& #39;t know how to dye or style wigs in 2008. I also thought that gluing craft foam to a bandeau bra with no support was an excellent idea.

(But also, considering that Space Yoko was like my 6th or 7th costume? Not bad.)
In 2014, I started working on Mirai. I just... never finished it.

( @ZeronXepher still got pictures though, so it lives on!)
Okay so in 2010 I had the right idea. I took apart the top of my prom dress to use it as a pattern for a new top to make it work for Celty& #39;s character song dress. But I failed to account for the fact that the original top had darts, so there was no proper shaping.
Fun fact: I had 6 different wigs for Saber because I kept messing them up.
Hot glue and safety pins, thy name is Ryutaros Natsumi from Kamen Rider Decade.

(Photo by @acparadise!)
Back on the cosplays-I-never-finished train, I never actually made the shirt for Momoko. It& #39;s a piece of fabric that I tucked into the ace bandage binding (throw me in cosplay jail now).
I really wish I had actually made a properly structured bodysuit and bodice for Princess of the Crystal.
The first wig I styled for Mami took several attempts, and I never did get it quite right.
I don& #39;t know where to start with this picture of Massacre Euphie from 2008 so I& #39;ll just let it speak for itself.
Anybody remember Spinzaku and Faillouch from 2008 because I certainly do

Honestly this cosplay isn& #39;t a fail as much as a pure win
Okay so

Don& #39;t procrastinate on your costumes. Don& #39;t con crunch.

Otherwise you end up like me, sobbing on the hotel room floor while you glue rhinestones on your Love Live costume at 3 am the night before judging.
You know, as much as I& #39;m pointing out my "fails", at the end of the day they& #39;re really just things I didn& #39;t know yet, and I can& #39;t fault myself for that.

Maya& #39;s a good example of that. Back then I was still learning about fabrics and wigs. But I was still proud of what I& #39;d made.
Gonna end this thread with what is quite possibly my favorite picture from Animazement 2018.
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