I started on this costume last summer holiday. This costume is as expensive as hell!
It took the normal budget of 2,5 normal costumes. (About 300 ++ euros.) Luckily, I have been saving money for 3 years now specially for this costume. XD
I am happy to say that my mom will do the sewing again. The best Christmas present ever! <3
Credits for images, info or help:
Armor tutorial- Narayu
Glove pattern - Melizenn
Lower dress pattern - feuer_de_amure
Hairband with triforce - linksliltri4ce
Crown jewels and belt jewel - Wietz (not on cosplay.com)
Her shinyness is finished (after taking me 150 hrs of sewing shineys and beads)! Her debute will be at Abunai!con at the 28th of August!
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And it was an amazing experience! People shouted Zelda quotes at me (I tried to reply to most of them), I had a LIVE Brawl on-stage and girls loved Tael and boys loved the sword.
Only bad things were that I got a headache of the tiara and that some small details fell from the dress. But I promise that you wont be able to find the missing details except for the back of the tiara!
And there is a little bit of filming in which you can see my costume (in BRAWL action XD):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAN4zkDQMxI
And with the Bow of Light:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eezAWFbBLwg&feature=channel_video_title
List of props:
-Tael
-Smash Ball
-Sword (as seen in TP)
-Light Bow with arrow *newest*
I seem to be building an arsenal of Zelda props and weapons.
Awards
Free entrance tickets to the Magic Fair 2012.
And the respect of loads of people XD. (Including Ryo Fuijmara, a Japanese singer.)