A few weeks ago we featured Amberlee and her Maleficent cosplay. As promised she has shared her crafting secrets for this fiendish fairy. Here are her notes and design choices. I personally cannot wait to see what she comes up with in the future. - VFire Amberlee and Maleficent Photo by Robert Hyrum Hirchi Inspiration I had decided to do the Maleficent costume soon after last Septembers Comic-Con. I had seen a wonderful Ursula cosplay and thought that the female villains of Disney were a wonderful idea. I remembered that a live action version of my favorite fem-fatal, Maleficent, was going to be played by one of my personal hero's Angelia Jolie, and it just clicked. I didn't start making the costume until February of this year, and was slow going. Material Choices I had soooo little reference to go on, with only one teaser trailer released and a few good pictures, one being the awesome headshot of just her face and cowl. So I started there. I knew I
A blog about going behind the scenes of costume creation.