Completed March 2006

Inspiration
I heard that Junko Mizuno was going to be at Anime Central 2006 – only a week before the con! I decided to bust this out at the last minute to declare my Junko love. It’s not in the pictures, but “I <3 Junko” is embroidered on the back of the shorts. We flashed her our booties and she enjoyed it so much she took a picture. XD

Construction
I dyed and styled an old blonde wig. I ended up using left over dye from my Rydia wig. (See, it occasionally pays to keep useless stuff for years.) It has a batting-stuffed pillow sewn on top that I combed the hair over to achieve the bouffant. I patterned and embroidered the detailed linings and armbands of both our jackets and shorts, while my friend sewed up the jackets and shorts themselves. We thought this would be a one day project, but they ended up taking much too long because of all the embroidery. Once again, another sleepless night before the con, but it was worth it!

Photos by limebarb