Sunday 1 February 2015

OOTD - Edward Scissorhands

I went to see Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands at the Liverpool Empire yesterday. It was beautiful. I'll be posting a review soon. This seemed like a good opportunity to Cosplay the man himself.
Photo from @Mattbourne1 Twitter
The main body of this outfit is super easy to do. It consists of items I think most people will have in their wardrobe already. Leather jacket, black jeans, black boots and a belt. You can leave it here and still have a great casual cosplay look. However as you make have picked up already I like to add accessories and other items to represent more of the story in my outfit.

Under my leather jacket I have on a striped top with a sequinned heart. I chose this to represent the innocence and sweetness shown in Edwards character. Of course if you wanted you could simply wear a black to but I wanted to break up the black with a little colour.

Ok so I couldn't Cosplay Edward Scissorhands without any scissors could I? I made this bracelet myself. I plated long pieces of grey waxed cotton thread and added scissor charms at regular intervals. I simply wound it round my wrist and tied it with a knot.
My lovely snowflake earrings and leaf bracelet represent two beautiful moments in Edwards story.

I went for a slightly gothic twist on my usual make-up. I didn't go whole hog and wear pale foundation but I did go for dark eyes and dark lips. The lip colour I used was Collection 2000 Gothic Glam 2 - Scorned. It's a sumptuous deep purple and toned in nicely with the heart on my top. To finish off my look I added black nails with a hint of sparkle. 

I loved cosplaying Edward at the theatre I really enjoy it when my cosplay matches where I am going. I feel extra sneaky, Ninja Nerd was in full effect! 

Let me know what you think of my Edward Scissorhands Cosplay. 

Much love
Charlie x

8 comments:

  1. Awesome outfit, I am so mad at myself for not knowing that this was a thing (I'm only an hour train ride from Liverpool to) I would have loved to see it and I imagine it would translate quite well into the theatre xoxo

    ♥ Cateaclysmic ♥

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    1. Ah hello! Waves from Wirral. It really was brilliant I wanted to watch it again as soon as I left the theatre. I hope it tours again soon.

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  2. I am so glad the show was so fun. The little scissor bracelet is my favourite accessory on this! So cute! I love the lippy too and the jacket is fab!

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    1. Thank you Vicki! The little scissors where my favourite too. And who doesn't loves strong lip! 💋

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  3. Love the teeny scissors on your homemade bracelet. How clever is that?! I also think the sparkly heart top is a gorgeous and sentimental touch - getting to the core of the Edward Scissorhands story. I'm stoked you had such a smashing time, Charlie. I bet you were the best dressed there. x

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    1. I'm so glad you like the look! I had the best time. I love live theatre.

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  4. I think you did a fantastic job! I love the bracelets!

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