NAME OF CHARACTER: Misato Katsuragi ANIME SERIES: Neon Genesis Evangelion COSTUME STATUS: 100% made by Claudine Roselle Puente COSTUME DEBUT: Anime Central 2002 DETAILS: This costume is one of my all time favorites... unless you want to count the part where I'm always complaining about my boot cover repairs. *laughs*  To be totally honest with you, I've only seen two episodes of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series.  I made the costume for a So Desu Ne Cosplay Skit back at ACEN 2002.  One of the members thought I would be perfect for the part of Misato.  I liked the idea, but I wasn't too crazy about making the costume.  I knew what kind of fabric was needed for the jacket. Instead of spending countless amounts of money on PVC, I decided to purchase pleather.  It's not shiny, but hey, it almost looks like leather.  When I told mom about what I was planning, she said, "Claudine, are you sure you wanna do this?  Just remember -- if you make one mistake, you have to start all over again."  I promised that I would be careful, and not to panic. No pattern?!  Okay, start panicking.  Again, I was stuck with absolutely no pattern for the jacket.  Time to look at some good photos and test my ever so moderate visual memory... if I still have it.  Well, I took all my measurements and decided to more or less play it by ear, or should I say, "by eye"?  It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  Oh, I did mess up a few times, but it wasn't to a point where I had to start all over again. *whew!*  All in all, I think the jacket turned out really great. :)  The badges and the black trim design was pure felt.  The dress for Misato was made of black lycra, and taken from my patterns used for the DDR costumes I made for an Anime Expo skit back in 2001.  The only difference is, this dress has a turtleneck, while the DDR dresses were made with a V-shaped neck lining.  Another similarity are the shoes.  Yes, they are the same 5 inch pumps I wore for the DDR Sailor Jupiter Costume.  With the extra black lycra that I had, I used it to make boot covers, which are the exact same length as before, only folded inward towards the ankle.