Kumori-con + What is to come

My entire focus (Besides writing and editing a novel and finding a job) is on Kumori-con and the new costumes I'm bringing. I love Kumori-con. It's a smaller con with more of a family feel. You will find all types of ages ranging from infant to elder. It's overall a very kind con with lots of nice people. It's been held at two hotels for the last few years with a nearby park to go to. It seems to be focused mainly in the park. Most people are hanging out there during the day. We, however go inside a lot due to my health issues so we enjoy shopping and sitting inside, but do hang out at the park throughout the day for short periods of time.

This year we will be bringing three new cosplays. And are leaving behind our very first cosplays which debuted at Kumori-con. Sharon and Break are retired as of now. They will only be brought if something goes wrong with Alice and Oz, which are replacing them.

                                                 Taken during out very first PH meet up!

This year we have...

1. xxxHolic

• Yuuko      (Kimono outfit)
• Watanuki  (School uniform)

2. Trinity Blood

• Caterina (Young artbook version)
• Abel       (Artbook version)

3. Pandora Hearts

• Alice (Artbook version)
• Oz (Artbook version)

These will all be new to Kumori-con. Our Trinity Blood costumes will be worn for short periods of time. They are entered in the costume "Walk on" contest so we will be wearing a lot more around that time of day.  Due to Caterina's wig I can't wear her costume for long. Plus it will be hot. It will be replaced by Seth and (Whoever my fiance decides to be) next year.

We only need two things for our xxxHolic cosplay (Heels and a corset for Yuuko.) and we will be able to wear those. We were going to bring them to Sakura-con but were unable to buy the items. Since the obi the site I bought the kimonos from was too small and didn't wrap well around me I couldn't wear the outfit. I freaking am in love with the outer kimono. It's so soft and comfortable I just cannot wait to wear it! The wig will be a pain but I'm planning on pinning it up when I walk around so it should be okay.

Our Pandora Hearts cosplays and xxxHolic cosplays will be out main cosplays as they haven't been worn before and are great for summer. If the PH panel goes though I will be Alice in the panel so I'll be wearing the outfit quite often because of that. The dress has been stressful to make so far but I love it.


We don't yet know what days we will be wearing the cosplays but here is a rough idea.

Day zero: Lolita/Yuuko

Short drive up from Oregon, check in to the hotel. So I will be driving up wearing my new Angelic Pretty dress and may change into Yuuko later on just for fun. IT'll be a hang out day, nothing much going on. May go to a lolita meet up, may not.

Day One: Yuuko/Alice

Depends on when the panel may be (If it's accepted) I have a feeling I'll want to wear one of these. We normally have the PH photoshoot during day one so I might just wear Alice all day. Maybe change into Yuuko during the evening since that is more comfortable.

Day Two: Yuuko/Alice/Caterina

Guessing this is the day of the contest so we'll most likely whip out our TB costumes just before the contest and wear them a bit afterwards. Depending one photo shoots we will either wear xxxHolic or Pandora Hearts most of the day. Most likely will be wearing xxxHolic.

Day Three: ?

The day we leave home. Barely anything happens this day so I use my day three cosplay for day zero instead. I may wear Yuuko or wear my lolita and have her outer kimono on just for fun. I'm not sure what we will wear this day but it wont be anything big or a complete costume since we do have a bit of a drive back to where we live. It's really not worth wearing a full outfit since the day is so short and barely anything is going on. I might just wear lolita or casual street clothing.