Outfit: Kuja
Series: Final Fantasy IX
Completed: October 2004

Hours Spent: 60-80
Total Cost: About $250
Debut: AnimeUSA 6
Awards: None
Why I decided to make this costume: This cosplay was decided to be done on a whim, really. I saw an fmv of Kuja and I just thought he was totally awesome. Not many guys have done the outfit and the bishi factor of Kuja just took me.

Construction notes: This outfit could have definitely been constructed better, but I used a heavier purple fabric, im not sure what type it is to be honest, with some gold lame I got on a bolt for the top. The silver crosspiece is foam covered in laytex and paint, and the spikes are gold lame pouches with foamies inside. Wig was an enchantment wig from amphigory.com that I styled. The codpiece is also filled with foamies and I bought dance pants to ensure no poppage. Haha. The boots were bought and sprayed a purple tint, the base of the foot was covered with metallic posterboard but later changed to metal which was a bad switch. Wish I stayed with the first.

Extra Thoughts: This costume is also now retired. My satin mistake was this outfit as well, all new ppl seem to have this problem at one point or another haha. My sleeves and train were white satin.

Credits: DVDVisionJapan/Tomoko

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