Shinjuku Robot
Husband and I both had Japan-specific costumes for our last Halloween in Tokyo. Mine was based on the Amazonian fembots of the Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku, which I decided I wanted to do the first time I saw the show. Reference photo on left from here . This has been my most time intensive costume yet. Over 7 months I clocked 110 hours of construction time. Most of the materials are foam and cardboard, with touch lights, chair, magnets, and elastic from the ¥100 store. (For all intents and purposes, ¥100=$1.) Fabric for the skirt/top/backpack were more of an investment, but I used the whole meter of red I purchased, and I'll find a use for the rest of the blue stretchy vinyl eventually. Feet The feet started with a cardboard model over sneakers and ended with craft foam over Converse for a lower profile and less of a tripping hazard. Legs Lower pieces are held on by elastic straps, upper pieces by magnets paired with partners sewn into leggings. Two a...