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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!
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Cosplay Feature: Ireland Reid's Link!


Cosplayer Ireland Reid has been creating outfits for conventions like crazy. For today, I had to share her Rule 63 Link cosplay from the Legend of Zelda. Not only does Ireland look killer in the outfit as a whole, but the photos are pretty freaking amazing. For the iconic Hylian, Ireland has the traditional green tunic over a white suit. Leather boots and gloves also are a part of the cosplay, these in particular look beautifully crafted! Some of the main things that stick out are of course the Master Sword and Hyrulian Shield. Both of which were made by Ireland herself. I have to say, they're pretty dang spot on. For posing sake and whatnot, I imagine both were done with foam and carved out. Possibly Worbla was involved, though I'm unclear on that element.  The top piece has a small insert with exposure to the chest for a slight sex appeal for this genderbend.


The blonde wig Ireland has is a very light shade and looks absolutely beautiful on her. With the added Ocarina in her hand, all signs point to the Ocarina of Time version of Link being cosplayed here. The green hat is also hard to miss since well, that's another iconic part about the character. As I mentioned above, the photos shot by ModelMosa look downright beautiful. The sunshine is really present here and gives off a pretty glare effect. Hell, most of these photos would make for an awesome wallpaper!

I have to wonder how fast Ireland cranks out her cosplays since I know she's a very busy lady. She pulls off Link very well and the cosplay is just gorgeous to look at. Would love to see this in person (along with her Yoko from Gurren Lagan because OMG) one day! I really hope you guys enjoy the pictures I picked out for you!





All Photos by ModelMosa!

I can't recommend Ireland Reid's work enough for you guys. Meeting her last night was a treat and I miss her constantly. She's so sweet and down to earth, not to mention inspiring on many levels for me personally. I look forward to most likely seeing her at NYCC this year! <3
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