X 1999 has been one of my absolute favorite manga series, and Karen one of the most overlooked but strong characters I loved, since I’m probably quite attracted to strong female leads. When Eve agreed to do Nataku to wear with me from the Tarot Card image series, the joke to make it turned serious and I had to make it out of principle. Despite being highly impractical for… well basically any convention… this was a ton of fun to wear after hours for photo shoots.
The PVC corset was loosely patterned by me using an old corset pattern I had laying around and altered with deep red taffeta lining, mostly for show rather than real functionality. The bra cups were made using cut up bra forms with push-up inserts, covered in craft foam spray painted with glitter paint, which I will never use again with how inconsistent it applied. Arm and leg buckles were patterned from red PVC, boots pre-owned, and finished with a serged chiffon cape. Wig was a lucky find on Ebay that required only bangs to be cut in. I opted out of her thorn choker for comfort and functionality.