Hello everyone! I’m so excited to share with you the first-ever cosplay that I made! I am still new to sewing (only being learning to make clothes for maybe 6 months or so) However, after over 2 years without a vacation due to COVID, we decided to do a mini weekend getaway and go to our first official comic con near us. We of course didn’t decide that we were going to do this until the last minute so I had to pull everything together in 5 days. It was a struggle for sure with trying to work and make this costume but it turned out so well that I have to share it with you.
If you have not had to the chance to play Monster Hunters Stories 2: Wings of Ruin for the Nintendo Switch I highly recommend it. It has a great storyline and the action is not too intense. It’s an open-world adventure that is so relaxing as you can explore and the character customization is top notch. One of the characters that travel with you is Ena.
So first off one of the most important things for this character is the jacket. This is ultimately what took the most time. I was able to find this pattern on Etsy and I highly recommend it. What I loved about the pattern is that it has not only the jacket pattern but also the dress, bracers, belt, and pauldrons. I also loved that the price was so reasonable. I also found the seller was extremely helpful and willing to answer all of my cosplay newbie questions. When it came to the fabric for the jacket I had a hard time trying to figure out what to use. I get overheated very easily and was worried that in a busy convention center this was going to be an issue, especially since it had a lining. I finally decided on this linen blend on Amazon and purchased the green color. (For fabric listing click here) For the inside lining, I just went to my local JoAnn Fabrics and bought a basic white cotton fabric.
For the dress I didn’t have enough time to actually sew it so I went to Walmart and purchased a short-sleeved shirt that was 4 sizes bigger so that it would have the right length. I cut out the details for the dress and hood of the jacket with the included SVG files on my Cricut and then ironed them on.
For the belt, bracers, and pauldrons I used a microsuede fabric in Chocolate on Amazon (you can find it here) For the scales on the pauldrons I purchased some silver rolls of faux leather from Hobby Lobby and had my Cricut cut that out as well so that they would be even and then hot glued them on.
The accessories were what really finished it off. In the listing for the pattern, they recommended someone who had the 3D print files for all the accessories. Needless to say, I purchased those and 3D printed them and hot glued them on or hot glued to a broach pin to easily take it on and off. (Click Here for the link to the 3D print files.)
I finished off the outfit with a pair of shorts and a pair of tall boots that I already had as well.
Wig: Click Here
Ears: Click Here
Now I present you with the finished cosplay:
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