I was initially drawn to Shampoo because I took Mandarin in high school, which got me interested in Chinese characters in general. This costume had several firsts, including my first styled wig (tons of wefts, and super-heavy!) and my first armor piece (cardboard and paper pulp/cheesecloth/wood glue, and also super-heavy!). It's another one of my early costumes I'd love to remake now that I have more experience and access to better materials, if my current backlog of costumes wasn't already so high. I wish I'd had access to Wonderflex or Worbla back then!

Bonus! I did my first photoshoot with my husband at the con I debuted this costume at! That's him in the Girl-type Ranma costume. We bonded over our shared love of Ranma 1/2. Geek love!