Historical Maleficent Cosplay
Geek Girl
ÁLI looks phenomenal in her impressive 15th Century Maleficent cosplay! It was inspired by the Maleficent fan art in this
Historical Disney Princess Designs series. Here's what ÁLI had to say about this cosplay...
"With all the hype and build up of Angelina Jolie's Maleficent movie this year it was hard not to get excited. This is Maleficent we're talking about! She is mysterious, larger than life, and as a child I thought of her as the epitome of evil. I knew that a lot of Maleficent cosplays would make their way to the internet and at Cons but I was looking for something a bit different...so when I saw Claire Hummel's (AKA Shoomlah) 15th Century version I knew I had hit the jackpot! A costume with historical reference and challenges galore...this was the one for me!
There isn't much to help with how to make clothing from this period so I spent a lot of time researching photos online and pictures and text from my Costume books.
I started with the horned hennins. I decided I would use Worbla as the base structure and thick eva foam for the horns. After priming and painting the middle section, and adorning with pearls I painted Glow in the Dark, I made sleeves to fit over the foam horns with velvet, hot glued them to the Worbla base and made a criss-cross pattern with gold wire, finishing it off by handsewing pearls where the wire met.
The houppelande is HUGE!!! Made with over 10 metres of fabric and fully lined...this bad boy was heavy but comfortable at the same time! lol. It is fully lined, including the dagger sleeves which were painted with fabric paint and glitter around the edges. The belt was made with Worbla and then covered with the same velvet used for the hennins and both pearls and resin medallions were handsewed on. The necklace was also made with resin, first by making clay sculptures, silicone molds, and then resin which were each painted.
All in all this costume was the most time consuming and hardest I have ever taken on. Almost every aspect was a first for me. At times I wanted to give up but it was all made worth while when I debuted it at Ottawa Comic Con and people approached me saying they had waited to see my Maleficent in person. Have I said how awesome my fans are??!!
You can find my tutorial for Maleficent on Instagram and my Facebook page."
Geek Girl/Costume/Septor:
ÁLI -
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Maleficent 15th Century Artwork:
Claire 'Shoomlah' Hummel
Photographer:
Van Tran Photography
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August 28 2014