Illustration I did for a Ball that the wonderful Doublespeak (no relation, despite the similar name!) is organising.

Photos by theImage.co.nz, thanks Chris!

As you can see my Bioshock Little Sister cosplay is nearly done…and by done I mean the easy part has been completed. Now I have to make her syringe.

(P.S when I run for parliment I am using the second photo!)

Sheer overlay- I have yet to cut into

I’ve completed the hard part! The velvet leotard with built in bra.

I’m an old fashioned girl and believe most important part of a costume is a sturdy foundation! It’s hard to have a good time at a con if you are worried about falling out of your costume or it is pinching and uncomfortable.

At this stage it looks a lot like a Playboy bunny suit .

...it's the ears

Bunny suits were a real feat of engineering – each Playboy club would have a full time seamstress in charge of fitting the Bunnies (I can’t image there was much fitting diversity- the suits came in two sizes, C cup and D cup).

Inside a bunny suit (History Wired)

"a Bunny must be correctly proportioned" - from a recruitment Pamplet