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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 Showcase: April Gloria's High Elf from ESO!



If there's one thing I know about April Gloria, it's that she absolutely adores the Elder Scrolls franchise. Having done several characters from Skyrim, it was only a matter of time before she dipped into the Online game. For today, April beautifully recreated a High Elf from ESO! What you'll find at the end of this writeup is a link to a full FB album and WIP pics! The album states that April started this cosplay in June of last year, with completion in February of this year plus its debut and proper shoot later on! I'm at first blown away by the fabric used in majority of this cosplay, the dark forest green is such a perfect fit. It really looks as if April went and looked for accurate fabric types for this! Said fabric is used for a neck cover, long arm sleeves and leg sleeves leading into BOOTS FOR DAYS <3.

You'll also find some brown in the way of straps for a variety of tools the High Elf is wielding. All the armor is done in a shiny shade of silver/grey. Speaking of which, mainly the armor is done on the sleeves and shoulders. The line cuts give off a winged look to them! There's also some small breastplate piece of sorts on top of the green fabric base. On the waist belt is a large buckle that extends downwards in almost a tabard like fashion. Etching is in place in what's probably an insignia for the high elves.

The straps have engraving in what's probably elven language and I love it a whole lot! On one side of April's waist you can also see brown pouches which look to be stuffed/inflated with something to make them look full. Weapon wise, you can see in some shots a long dagger of sorts sheathed and hanging loosely behind her. Oh and did I mention that April has a back cape flowing off like a badass? All of the photos were shot at a National Park so the scenery is really fitting for the character. I also love the elf ears and how the brown wig was styled!


As I've come to expect, April produced a truly high quality cosplay and you can really see the love and effort that went into this. Check out all the other shots she sent me to share with you guys!










All Photos shot by CG!

April Gloria is just one of those fun loving and hard working cosplayers who REALLY pays attention to her craft. To me, she's one individual you should be following and supporting! Check out her Patreon for more on tutorials and first looks! You'll also find her other social media links there <3.
https://www.patreon.com/aprilgloria
https://www.facebook.com/pg/aprilgloriacosplay/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1602515836466510
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