Costume References (Patreon)

Reorganizing my saved images and whatnot now that I'm very seriously commissioning art with all my spare money.

References for Steph's Flamituff gijinka. I feel like this study shows that she needs much more exaggerated ears so that it looks less like a Halloween costume and more like a cosplay. The pinpoint ears on the other Pikachu cosplayer are atrocious, but the rest of her outfit is surprisingly spot on for me to find just from random gijinka searches:

In my head, I think Brian's Lance cosplay was always based on the SeeD cadet/Dollet exam uniform from FF8:

Chloe's Magical Doll outfit was always a direct reference to Sailor Moon, but with a bit of the Nui haughtiness from Kill la Kill (not the best pic of cosplay mega drills, but I'm working on it).

Brian's Darkmask/Skullfie soldier outfit has always been a reference to the Jacky soldiers from Jackall in Ratman. In my descriptions I think the only real difference is the color of the briefs and adding utility belt pouches. Otherwise, it's 110% this:

Not perfect for Kelly's Calamity Queen, but the closest I've been able to find:

Emily's Akane Kurokawa is something of a mashup between skimpy yukata and sexy Anko from Naruto: