VERY proud (and rather absent...) Thread Momma here! I want to congratulate every single one of you on your amazing Rey cosplays, your dedication to the craft, your willingness to help each other out, and making this community a great one. We're already gaining a great reputation in the cosplay world at large for being Sister Reys, #
reyitforward (best hashtag ever,
kristenjones), and willing to help at a moment's notice.
Next, I will be working on writing up a Master blog post entitled "
The Ultimate Guide to Rey's Costume" to help future Reys out. A lot of folks are showing up here, on Facebook, and my personal blog with costume questions, so I thought, why not make a one-stop guide? (With a link here of course, for folks to ask more questions and meet this lovely community). I'll post a link to it here when I'm done.
In the meantime, my Rey costume is finally finished! I debuted her at Dragoncon, then did some fitting tweaks, and did another photoshoot with a 501st friend who did an amazing Kylo Ren (his first ever costume and first ever photoshoot! I was honoured to be a part of it. He killed it!). I also was able to join the Rebel Legion (as of yesterday), so I'm incredibly excited to use this costume to give back to the community. Yes, wearing a costume for oneself is fun, but there's nothing quite like watching kids' faces light up when they see their hero. Or heck, even seeing fellow Rey's faces light up when they see you (there was a lot of that at Dragoncon this year!). Thanks again to all of you who helped me out in making and bringing this costume together! (you know who you are.
) Seriously, our little Rey community really pulled together to help me make this costume. I've cried big fat Jakku tears on more than one occasion due to generosity. So I'm going to do my best to be worthy of said generosity and give back in any way I can.
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