First modelled in 2018.
Cosplay number 2.
1 second place competition win.
1 appearance in the film Invisible Heroes.
Appeared in Cosplay UK Magazine Volume 2.
7 Public Appearances.
I have always loved Wonder Woman. The character is strong, powerful, truthful, kind and inspirational. In 2017, after watching the film, I ended up seeing it multiple times. It still remains one of, if not my favourite superhero film. After attending my first Comic-Con I planned to return in 2018. I was going through a lot of mental health battles and my best friend drew my portrait as Wonder Woman (knowing how much the character meant to me and how much I respected Gal Gadot for bringing this character to a modern day audience). She remarked that I should cosplay Wonder Woman, which I initially laughed off. But her words live with me, “If it’s a character you admire, someone who brings you joy, why does it matter if you’re not a woman, you should cosplay her.” So I did.
My first attempt, I sourced a sword and shield, a metal tiara, rubber gauntlets and a leather costume. After my first event, where I became incredibly overwhelmed, I wanted to try again. NoxuCreates sent me patterns and inspired me to try again. I ordered EVA Foam from Poly Props and began working. I printed out the patterns after sizing it up and began building. I even created my own patterns for the leather straps. I created the armour and painted everything, then weathered everything. After a few wears, I repainted and varnished the armour to give it a better shine. After an incident at the first Comic-Con as Wonder Woman, I covered the rubber of my gauntlets to protect my forearms. Lastly, NoxuCreates made me a lasso that lights up.
After doing this cosplay again, I felt amazing. It is one of my proudest builds. It even won me second place in an online competition. Moreover, it caught the attention of DC Comics, who shared a trinity photo on their social media and sent me a Wonder Woman bundle on the 80th anniversary!
I have not worn this cosplay since 2022. I gained a lot of weight during Covid. I managed to lose just enough in 2022, but I was still too big for the costume, because it kept ripping apart. I have not worn it since. I am on a weight journey which is going in a positive direction. My goal is to wear her again; even if I have to add extra panels!
Fun fact: when I was attending a photoshoot with CosplayAcademyUK, just before the first Covid lockdown, we shot this cosplay in Enfield and a dog walker asked CosplayAcademyUK if I we were doing a historical Boudicca photoshoot.
Foam by PolyProps.
Patterns, support/guidance and lasso by NoxuCreates.
Photo by CosplayAcademyUK
Competition win:
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