Building Sylvie (Loki) Cosplay Costume

Alright now let’s get into problem solving and into the details and things I learned for my dear Loki.

Gluing up the breastplate:

• One gem is that I learned how to smooth out my contact cement with another piece of EVA Foam so that the faux leather would adhere without any glue swirly lines showing after it dried.

Painting the EVA Foam Bracers:

• I already knew that high quality acrylic paints were awesome materials, but goodness gracious, gold acrylic paint made this costume shine! I started with EVA Foam paints for the base layers, but for shading and details I turned to high quality acrylics. I’m talking artist/professional level paints here and in my opinion, it’s worth the investment.

• Professional acrylic paints are so pigmented and smooth and consistent. I have tons of control over the colors and shading on the costume this way and it was extremely satisfying to use such excellent paints when making Sylvie’s gold “battle damage” on her breastplate and bracers. Pretty slick. Loki would approve.

Making the costume comfortable to wear:

• A couple important sewing construction decisions were made to make this costume easier to get on and more suitable for long periods of wear.

• First, elastic lacing. On the bracers and the back of the breastplate, I used lacing and eyelets threaded with elastic. This makes moving around in the costume more comfortable and allowing the breastplate to be a little adjustable.

• Next I added a side zipper under the armpit for the breastplate. This allows Kelli to put the breastplate on one arm first, then head, then zip up the side. It’s a little wiggly but she can become Sylvie by herself and not have to have someone lace up the back of her costume. Getting the costumes on independently is an important bonus for me. So I try to factor that into sewing when I can for cosplay in general.

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