I cut out two rectangles for each shirt, folded them into the exact shape I wanted, ironed them into the shape, and used stitch witchery to ensure they wouldnвЂ™t come unfolded. Since the khakis were slightly different colors, I wasnвЂ™t sure what color the fabric would turn exactly once dyed, but I found two colors in my dye lot that were close to identical to the colors the pants and skirt turned. I then made the shoulder pieces from the excess fabric I dyed. I chose to seam rip the pocket off of the shirt since the uniform shirts do not have pockets on the show. After I finished dying and washing the pants and skirt, I ironed the pleats back into the skirt and ironed the pants to make sure they were wrinkle-free. I also put my pieces in the washing machine to make sure all of the dye had come out and to make sure the pieces were ready to wear once I was done. I kept the fabric submerged for 15-20 minutes and stirred it for periods of time (usually about 5 minutes and then took a break) to make sure everything was getting an even dye job).ДЄfter I was happy with the amount of time the fabric had been dyed for, I rinsed each piece in cold water until the water ran clear. I then added the skirt, pants, and some extra fabric that I would use later for the shoulder pieces to the dye bath. Prior to adding my fabric to the dye bath, I pre-soaked them in water to ensure that the dye would spread evenly while dying. I will note that since you are dying something that has a color already, it will change the exact color of the dye once you dye the fabric will turn once it is dyed. Doing this will ensure the brightest and truest color payout for the dyed fabric.ДЇor the color, I mixed a few colors until I was happy with the color if you want to dye something a specific color there is a dye chart on the Rit dye website that gives you exact color formula in both their regular dye and in the synthetic dye formulas. A great tip for dying is that when you are dying with cotton or natural fabrics, add a cup of salt or soda ash to the water once it is boiled, but if you are dying polyester or other synthetic fabrics, add a cup of white vinegar. Since I wasnвЂ™t sure of the fabric content of the pants and skirts, I used the Rit Dyemore dyes which work for polyester fabric. I boiled water for the dye (about 3 gallons from my project) and added one cup of vinegar to the boiling water before adding the dye. I started by dying my pants to the forest green color they are on the show. For your costume you will need a short sleeved white shirt with a collar, a pair of khaki pants or a pleated khaki skirt, a red tie, a belt (for some characters), and a pair of shoes (dependent on the character you choose). These costumes are pretty easy to thrift and alter into screen accurate costumes from the show. Cosplay has expanded over the years from just anime characters to western media as well (everything from Star Trek to Disney to My Little Pony).ДЇor the anime I chose to make the summer school uniforms from the anime My Hero Academia (or Boku no Hero Academia). Cosplay is a mashup of the words вЂњcostumeвЂќ and вЂњrole playвЂќ is the term used for making and wearing costumes at conventions worldwide, whether it is a genre inclusive convention like San Diego Comic Con or a local anime convention like CharlestonCon, which is this weekend, right here in Charleston! The main difference between just wearing a costume and cosplaying is that cosplayers tend to not only bring the look of the character into the costume, but a lot of times like to pay homage to the character by interacting in character at these events. You probably have seen anime even if you arenвЂ™t familiar with the term because animes like Pokemon, Sailor Moon, and Yu Gi Oh are pretty widely known. Anime is the term for animation created in Japan, there are tons of genres of anime (from fantasy to sports to everyday life) and span from animes for kids to anime for adults and everything in between. This week the focus of the costume challenge was cosplay and anime.ДЄ quick history lesson if you arenвЂ™t sure what either of those are.

My hero academia costume