> made in 2012, updated in 2014

The pants and tie were bought. I made the hat four times. In newer photos the hat is made from blue wool and lined with a lighter blue cotton. The hat band details were made with hand-made bias tape and satin-stitching. The shirt I made completely by hand the day before the con - took about six hours from start to finish. Would have taken longer if I hadn't run out of thread and was actually able to put in buttonholes and buttons. I searched online for hours for that specific color of poly-poplin and I couldn't be happier with it. All seams are overlocked, except on the sleeves - I used French seams since they would be visible.

When I updated this costume for Shadow Naoto in 2014, I finally added buttonholes and buttons! No more safety pins!