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Mara as Sailor Mars in a costume she made with Kat. |
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Mara says: "Sailor Mars was one of the first costumes that I made specifically for the Kawaii Cosplay Quartet, the short-lived cosplay group of myself, Kat, and the cosplaying twins, Athena and Alethea. The twins already had Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury costumes, respectively, and Kat and I joined them. My original senshi that I wanted to cosplay (from before I really knew what cosplaying was) was Sailor Mercury, but since Alethea already had that costume, I decided to do Sailor Mars instead." |
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"Kat and I worked together to create these costumes (she was doing Jupiter) and we used some help from the twins. They sent us patterns for the skirts, waistbands, and collars, and we improvised the rest. The costumes were actually made around cotton/spandex leotards with separate skirts and 'protectors'. The skirts, collars, glove bands, and bows were made from broadcloth and the white 'protectors' were made from a somewhat stretchy cotton blend." |
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"I thought at first that I wouldn't like cosplaying as Sailor Mars, mainly because I was attached to Sailor Mercury's blue hair. But I actually really enjoy her, since I think that her personallity fits mine the best." |