Once upon a time, circa 2002-2003, YuffieBunny used to wear really, really, really, REALLY weird rave outfits. Back during that time money was tight, she was just finding out about cosplay (so obviously she couldn't really sew just yet), attending her first few conventions and discovering the amazing night life that was anime convention raves.

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Yeah... you guys are seeing some old, old, OLD stuff here... Basically when I started attending con raves I had just found out about Party Monster and had been deeply obsessed with Japanese Street Fashion. So I was obsessed with trying to do a little more with my look; like the crazy party ravers I saw in the movie and the layered fun looks I saw in FRUITS and on LiveJournal communities for Japanese fashion. I had a formula for every outfit, that evolved over time. A fun tiny top/ layered bra and fishnet, boy underwear (started out white then I believe I got creative with other colors and patterns), crazy layered tights, leg warmers and fluffies with big shoes, and top it off with some kind of crazy hair piece or wig.

As time went on I obviously got better with sewing, and had started making friends with the DJs at these events... so eventually the invitation to start stage dancing at the cons allowed me to start putting more effort into the looks.

Eventually things got pretty serious. As more people started attending the raves, and the longer I stage danced at them, the more people asked me to start making my unique cyber falls for them. Long story short I started Head Kandi, and started creating themed outfits for myself to wear while I stage danced with my friends (who created an outfit in the same theme) and for while I vended at the con as well.

In recent years online sales have been good enough that I've allowed myself to sit out the raves these days. Instead taking the time at cons to just hang out with friends, while I continue to handle the business from home. But that doesn't mean I don't miss it. And even with all the growth and changes to my rave style over the years I still look back at the simplicity of my first few rave outfits and miss those too.

Introducing the Power Ravers!

I took my love for the Power Rangers and the nostalgia I felt for my oldest rave outfits and came up with this brand new set of prints for you guys! With a little bit of tweaking to what the old looks were like I put together 6 looks that I //might// have worn to a rave these days, all around my Power Ranger panties. I had so much fun with these looks, and I hope you guys like them, and this weird little back story to how I came up with this set. I've always loved "rave fashion". There is so much versatility to it, so many kinds of styles and looks within the umbrella genre. People go from full body coverage to underwear. From simple comfy looks to crazy themed outfits. Really, it's an anything goes kind of fashion movement, and when you look at the history of it and where it is now it really IS anything goes.

I will have all of the separate prints, along side the full set of 6 prints for sale in my shop, as well as have them at conventions I'm a guest at.

So what time is it guys? IT'S RAVIN' TIME!

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It's so great to see a series that meant so much to me get a modern update and rer-elease. Now fans of the series who have been with it since the beginning can enjoy it all over again. And even better, others can see it for the first time and surely fall in love with it the same way so many others have.

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It seems just as things were starting to pick up with my cosplays; I was nearing completion of a few, starting others up, really banging out shoots and editorials... then my personal life said "Hey, you're not paying enough attention to me!"

Trying to keep a long story short... I had started to remodel my 3 bathrooms and kitchen in my condo before I left on vacation. After my vacation, some horrible things happened during some demolition that have now left me at a stand still because almost my entire condo is packing into my sewing and craft room. The remodeling is still going on, but it's going to take longer than I thought. Because of this progress with my cosplays is pretty much at a halt. I am going to try moving some things around this weekend in hopes of getting a little space to work. But this means that any cosplays or summer conventions I had planned on might not happen now. This KILLS me. Working on cosplay might be stressful at times but it's the one things I know I can go to to also help me DE-stress, if that makes any sense in this crazy world, lol! Plus the satisfaction I get when I complete parts and the entire cosplay put me in such a good mood. Now I have the stress from this remodeling and the nightmare of everything I'm dealing with and no way to work on cosplay.

So with all that said, I'm HOPING to have everything back on track at the end of the summer. I can't thank you all enough, those who have kept with me for this long, that you all continue to show me support and follow my work. Life can be crazy some times, which keeps me from doing what I love, but I always find a way to keep going, mainly because of you guys. <3

I'm still trying to keep my social media pages updated, so if you haven't yet please give me a like and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vampire Freaks. OH! I've also started to maintain my American Cosplay Paradise account again too. You probably won't see a ton of 'new' stuff, but there were some video blogs and shoots that happened before this disaster that I still need to edit and get posted, so at least I have that!

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Welcome to my first blog post! I haven't really had a blog since the LiveJournal days, and we all know the various social sites out there only allow you to say so much. If I have a shoot or cosplay go live and there's something more than the basics I'd like to share with you all it'll be said here. I'm doing this so I can keep my modeling and cosplay "galleries" just as they are, quick, easy, eye candy. And there's not always something more I'd like to add past what I already say. So yes, yay for blogs!

My first blog post is about a shoot I did with Don Sipley a while ago. It was for a book called Angel's Ink, part of the The Asylum Tales by Jocelynn Drake. When we did the shoot there was a very specific look we were asked to capture, so the shoot itself was easy going and quick. Normally Don sends me edits once they're finished but this one I had to wait to see until the book was released. Of course I bought up a copy during the pre-sale. I love having physical copies of anything my image is published in, it'll be a really cool thing to look back on when I'm older, and besides, I love reading! I'm a big fan of fantasy and was excited to dive into this book once I got it. I had heard good things about Jocelynn Drake before and everyone assured me I would enjoy the book thoroughly.

That I did! A great mix of drama, fantasy, magic, action and romance. Plus a nice steamy scene between two of the main characters didn't hurt. It was cool to see such a reversal of certain things in this book too. What most write about in a fairly positive light she penned in an intriguingly dark manner. This book is part of a series and while it fell in the midst of a lot of action there was enough back story told that I wasn't lost and it stood nicely on its own. Now I'm excited to pick up the rest of the series to see in detail what happened before and after my book. If you're into fantasy and all that comes with it you should really check out the series.

Small unprofessional book review over, I wanted to show you guys my cover, before and after text. I don't believe I posted the cover sans text any where else before, so it's exciting to be able to finally share it with you guys! Oddly enough I've always wanted some kind of wings tattooed on my back. So it's really neat to see what it might be like! What do you all think, should I get some wings?

I think this will wrap up my first post. I've never really done a book review before, and it's been ages since I've written something longer than a paragraph or a tweet, lol! But I hope you guys enjoyed this and that you check out Don and Jocelynn's work.

These posts will be very random and scattered time wise. But I'll certainly let you all know when I have a new one up. Thanks for reading!