I felt that this was a pretty successful attempt at a first costume, but I'm glad that I've moved on and will now tackle more complicated things.
Here's another wig costume, although I did do some alteration to the clothes I was wearing. I love how this wig came out. I was my first real success in wig styling and I couldn't be happier. I custom dyed, cut/styled, and added extensions to this wig. I had a lot of fun in this costume because it was the first time I felt proud of my costume. It was also the first time I cross-played and the last time I used that type of tape to bind myself (ouch).

Also, if you're drooling overly that awesome weapon I have, I'll point you over in the direction of http://www.pikminlink.com/cgalleria.html they make wonderful items, as well as take great pictures. Highly recommended!