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Behind the Power Raver set...

3/9/2016

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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.

Pause for laughter.
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!
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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!

PLUR
<3<3<3
Bunny

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Rikku: 2002 vs 2015

2/19/2015

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I was honestly going to leave this whole #TBT thing as just that, a cute little update for my social media accounts. And it's not like it's gone viral with hundreds of thousands of hits/reshares etc or anything- BUT the small group of friends (close and new) and fans who have shared THEIR photos with me made me want to post this.


2002 Rikku (first cosplay I "made")
2015 Rikku (recent remake)
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The differences and upgrades are pretty obvious. In 2002 I had no idea what wigs were, I had no idea how to do my OWN hair, no idea how to do my makeup, how sew.... The majority of this cosplay was made from pre-made clothing I tracked down in the mall. Anything that had to be sewn/modified I had my dad and the woman I used to baby sit for help me- cuz let's face it the sewing machine scared the hell out of me at first! (It still does when needles snap in my face...) Basically I was what people call a cosplay n00b. Little to zero skills on crafting/sewing but I had a passion there and I was liking the process of researching the design and trying my best to put it together. When I finally got to wear it to a convention I was so excited! Bouncing off the walls excited because people knew the character, I was taking pictures with others who were cosplaying from the same game, meeting people who were into the same stuff I was into. It was the beginning of so much for me.

Fast forward to 2015 and I've debuted my official remake of my FFX Rikku cosplay! This time, I styled a wig, I knew how to do my makeup and even went the extra step with some green contact lenses, and I made the entire thing from scratch! When I had the majority of the cosplay on in the hotel room I walked out of the bathroom to my roommates with the biggest, goofiest grin on my face. I WAS RIKKU AGAIN! And this time, with some serious upgrades!

When I posted this to FB/Instagram/Twitter I was nervous because who doesn't feel a little awkward when they look back on a photo of themselves from 10+ years ago? But then people started showing me similar photos from when they remade their first cosplay. Or they told me that they wanted to do this now. Or even that this photo gave them hope for their own cosplays in the future. And it made my heart swell! It reminded me that we ALL start some where with this hobby.  It's when you take the time to learn from others, or your mistakes, or take a class, and give yourself some practice and time to get better that you start to see improvements. It can be frustrating along the way, boy do we all know it, but if you're having fun in the end it's all worth it. Then if you do something like I did above, and go back years later and remake something, you get to step back and look at how far you've come. And it really blows you're mind to see it. Never in a million years did I think, back in 2002, that I'd be remaking Rikku in 2015 and that it would turn out as nicely as it did.

And now you guys are showing me yours! And again, it's blowing my mind!! Look at how far we've come! Think of how far we'll go if we just keep at it! Even if you're just starting out, never feel discouraged if something doesn't turn out the way you want. Try again. Ask for help, tips, take your time.  Never give up and never let anyone tell you that you can't, because you can. With practice you WILL get better. And you'll be able to blow your own mind years later to see how far you've come!
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In honor of Sailor Moon...

7/5/2014

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In honor of the release of the new Sailor Moon Crystal anime today I uploaded a new photo of my Sailor Jupiter cosplay to my Facebook page. This photo and more can be found in the fanboy issue of NUMiNOUS Magazine.

My love for Sailor Moon goes super deep, and way back. Back to before I knew anything about cosplay, or conventions. Every month when the new translation of the manga came in I would be at my local comic book shop buying it up and would spend hours between reading it, figuring out how the internet works to look up photos and more information on the series and chatting with other fans in the Sailor Moon Universe chat room (OMG who remembers that site?!?!) I'd wake up super early before school to watch the anime on TV, and I met one of my best friends in middle school thanks to Sailor Moon.

So needless to say, all of the excitement recently with VIZ redubbing/resubbing the old 90's anime and the brand new remake of the entire anime series has had me feeling like I'm 12 all over again.
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.

<333
Bunny
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Oh life, you little rascal you...

5/24/2014

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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!

<333
Bunny
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Angel's Ink

1/19/2014

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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?
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Cover shot and edited by Don Sipley.
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Angel's Ink part of the The Asylum Tales by Jocelynn Drake.
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!
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