Heather - Silent Hill 3
Cost: $115
Time to Make: 16 hours
Timeline of Construction: July - August 2007 (with some improvements in May 2008)
Pictures
Post-Anime North 2008
Anime North 2008
Fan Expo 2007
Information
I've loved the Silent Hill games since late 2005 and I wanted to Cosplay from one of the games
but I couldn't figure out which character to Cosplay. In mid 2007 I finally figured out that I
could Cosplay Heather and the hunt began for preexisting clothes to modify. The skirt was
actually a pair of pants my friend Pan helped me alter to the right length. The shirt was part
of my Haku costume. I cut off the sleeves and I used them to make the armbands so they would match. I bought a pair of
boots on eBay and just used bias tape for the details on them. The vest was originally a jacket
and the sleeves were removed and used as the material for the pockets. When I wore it to Fan Expo 2007 my friend Crimson
dressed up as a nurse so we spent much of the con posing together. <3 She also made a really nice rusty steel pipe for me to use as a prop. I'm looking forward to wearing this costume again and
hopefully being part of group. I love looking for neat Silent Hillish photo spots around town!
:D In May 2008 I fixed up this costume to wear to Anime North because I was being a panelist on
a Silent Hill panel. I bought a new wig and the style of it matched Heather's really well. The
colour was a bit darker than I had hoped for but overall it was a great wig. I managed to find
a brown permanent marker which I used along with a black one to create highlights in the wig
along the part and bangs. I also managed to find a semi-accurate
flashlight which had to be sewn into the pocket of the vest because the pocket was too deep. I
decided to paint the base of my boots orange to make them more accurate. I started painting my
boots at Pan's house and used Gesso to give the paint something to stick to. It took a lot of
coats of Gesso and paint but eventually I was happy with the coverage. My dad then used a
waterproof spray so the paint wouldn't run if I stepped into a puddle. I also added nonfunctional buckle details to the boots. This costume marks one of the first times I did some experimentation with makeup. I used various red and pink eyeshadows to make the swollen eye effect Heather has in the game. I'm pretty happy with this costume. I may eventually make or buy a new jean mini skirt because the colour of my current one is a bit off but other than that I have no really major complaints. (^^) This costume
started my addiction with Cosplaying from my favourite horror video games so
you can expect more horror costumes from me in the years to come.
Events/Conventions this costume was worn to
Fan Expo 2007 (Saturday & Sunday), Anime North 2008 (Friday), Ohayocon 2010 (Saturday night) & Fan Expo 2011 (Sunday)
Photo Credits
Kevin (Stillvisions), Kevin (SolarTempest), Eurobeat Kasumi, EggyCham & Amanda
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