Van Fanel from The Vision of Escaflowne

Character Name: Van Fanel
Series: The Vision of Escaflowne
Specifics: main outfit
Cost: $150
Time: 25 hours
Started: April 2008
Completed: May 2008
Debuted: Anime North 2008


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Photo credits: Solartempest


Costume Information

My friend Becky was planning to cosplay Hitomi from Escaflowne, so she asked me cosplay as her Van. I've always wanted to cosplay from Esaflowne, and Van is one of my favourite characters, so I agreed.

I made the shirt out of red twill, which was too heavy a fabric for this lol. I didn't make the split in the shirt go down as far as it should, because it would've made it harder to hide my biding. I made the pants out of a stretch-cotton. This was my first time making a pair of pants with a proper fly. I made the gloves and boot covers out of a chocolate-coloured twill. The belt is also made out of interfaced false-suede, eyelets and cardboard.

The wig started out as a short curly wig with a center part so it took some styling to move the part and straighten it.

Our friend Crimson surprised Becky and I at Anime North with an Allen costume! Yay for our mini Escaflowne group!



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