Otakon 2013 preview

So as some of you may know, Otakon is just around the corner! This will be my fourth year at Otakon and it is my biggest convention! For me, it requires a lot of planning, but I love it! I am so excited for this year and I would like to share my planned outfits with you! This year Otakon is August 9-11, so I am planning fast!

Here is my current line up:

Thursday: ???
Friday: Kawaii/ Fairy Kei gunner
Saturday: Deer inspired Cult Party Kei
Sunday: Lolita

I am on a budget this year since I am leaving for college. I have been working as much as I can at my retail job for pay both for Otakon and my college expenses. So I've been trying to put these outfits together in a cheap, but quality way!

First up is my Friday outfit. I got inspiration for this one with an inside joke with my friends, Prince and Skye. We had a group that we called "Kawaii Killers" and I said we should all deco nerf guns and that's really how this idea started!

I already have some of these items in this picture (the hat, wig, shoes, and socks). I do not have this exact shirt, but I am going to use a shirt I have instead.

I have yet to order the shorts, I also decided I am going to get them in purple and yellow. I  just ordered my collar and the gun will be soon a project for me to do! So without the items I already own, this outfit will cost me about $90. Not TOO bad for what it could be.

Next up is Saturday's outfit. This one I actually came up with a while ago when I created a headpiece made with real antlers for my photography class, and of course I had to have some kind of outfit to go along with it, but did not really get around to that until now!

This was my original inspiration picture for my outfit (done by my friend Skye). It's changed slightly since then. I had to get a different dress because the one in this picture would ship far too late for my liking. 

As of now, here is a progress shot of my outfit. I really do adore this one and cannot wait to wear it! It's almost complete as well! I just need a few accessories to finish it off! Once again, I already owned the wig and shoes and I created the headpiece myself. My peignoir was $28 and the dress was about $30. So with the final touches that I still need this one only costed me about $70!

Finally, is Sunday. Now I had absolutely NO clue of what I was doing for Sunday until a few days ago. My original plan was that I was going to cosplay Chii, but once I added up how much everything would cost, it would be about $200. This was way out for my budget for just one outfit. So then my lolita idea was born! I ordered almost everything of lolita sales so I got every part of this outfit for a great price! If I bought everything first hand it would probably be about $200 as well, but instead I got every part of this outfit for $140! In my opinion, this is a steal, ESPECIALLY in lollita.

All I need to order for this outfit is the blouse! Everything else has already been shipped out and is on my way to me. 

I am so excited for Otakon! I think I have a great collection of outfits and they are all adorable. If you are going to Otakon, let me know who you are cosplaying as, what you are dressing in, or whatever! Don't be afraid to come and say hello!

Thanks for reading!

-Rin