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Cosplay Feature: Gray Oranges' Rikku!

Photo by David Ngo I won't ever shy away from writing about cosplays of Rikku's look from Final Fantasy X-2 and Gray Orange did a fantastic job portraying her in both the overall cosplay look PLUS the pose work. Of course I'll get to all that in due time but let's start at the top! It's certainly a cosplay worn for several events and I want to say I first saw this in the overall collection of MAGFest photos back in January of this year. I really love how the multiple braid strands are integrated into the blonde wig for starters. I can't tell if they're either part of the wig itself or the blue headband that's wrapped around. In any case, following this is a red scarf wrapped around Irini's neck before you then get to the yellow bikini top. Here, you can also see orange trim lines as part of the piece. Oh, I forgot to mention that the red scarf actually travels all the way down to her legs. These end points then transition to a yellow/orange gradient!

Cosplay Feature: Zombie Bit Me's Road Biker Harley!

Photo by Novii Photography
I wanted to feature cosplayer Zombie Bit Me (Shantel Knight) again because she just recently debuted a really interesting version of Harley Quinn. Dubbed "Road Biker Harley", it looks like a very punk/apocalyptic version of Harley who's out causing some mayhem in an already chaotic Gotham City. It looks like to be a version that Shantel created on her own, unless I'm mistaken and it's inspired by a certain artist's rendition. The outfit utilizes the classic Harley Quinn colors throughout the outfit including her breastplate and pants. I actually love how she colored in the shorts red and black equally. In addition to the breastplate is this upper section that encircles her head and is jet black in color. Shantel's wig looks really awesome with its length going down to the chest.

Photo by Joker Style Studio
Other pieces to the outfit include a small but beefy looking gun and grenades hanging off her shorts. One leg has an armor plating which goes well with everything else. White thigh high stockings are also seen with high top black boots. The boots themselves are decorated with small silver plates! Shantel also did a great job on the makeup and the mask.

The photos I love the most as she captures the character of Harley so well. The black/red editing in most of the photos I have for you clash with the overall cosplay really well. The writing of "Bomb Squad" on her breastplate was a nice touch too! With posing, Shantel mainly stuck on the badass side as she stands tall and definitely looks like she's ready to mess stuff up as Harley. Take a look at the other photos I have for you and tell me what you think! :)





Photo by Novii Photography 
Photo by Novii Photography

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