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Dark Howl: Inerasable Curse

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Howl's Moving Castle

Dark Howl: Inerasable Curse

:iconarlo-arleh: as Dark Howl.

Photography by :iconsorceressmoonblader: our gorgeous photographer who had to handle road blocks to get there after a 1.5 hour drive and also Arleh's stupidity in FORGETTING HER WINGS the first time around. Bless your buddha-like patience.

Edited by :iconalita-b-angel:

About the Costume:

Made in June 2009 by ~arlo-arleh who really wanted to try her hand articulated wings. They're really quite a feat of engineering, they could fold in and out, and we've since used it in several costumes, including my Sephiroth costume here. They were made with a backpack support frame which we would detach and use with other costumes.

We did a combo team of Dark Howl/Normal Howl originally for Supanova 2009 and won Runner Up Best Skit.

The body suit was made from long hair 7cm fur which was ridiculously expensive at around $70 per metre, which she then cut into the feathery shapes. She had proper claws on fingers and feet too.

The wig was styled from the same feathers as the wing, and all together we lovingly called her the Giant Chicken when she actually walked around in it look hilarious in a children's park.

We even had the awesome matching necklace jewellery!

Check out a step by step of how she made the costume here at our joint live journal Battle Arleh Productions:
Part 1: [link]
Part 2: [link]

The Edit:

Quick 2 hour edit. I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO POSTING THIS AWESOME PICTURE OMG. It's been MORE THAN A YEAR since the shoot. I have such a backlog...JFC.

Most of it was a super colour-grade to make Arleh's costume pop.

I just like the little Calcifer I added :)

One day we might stop cosplaying Ghibli but we're well on the way to making a costume for EVERY GHIBLI FILM. Yikes.

If you love Ghibli as much as us, please check out also our Spirited Away Cosplay Over Here
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600x906px 359.37 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D90
Shutter Speed
1/640 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
75 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jul 11, 2010, 2:25:34 PM
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Can I borrow the cosplay and the contact lenses, it's so cool and beautiful