NAME OF CHARACTER: White Duelist Utena ANIME SERIES: Revolutionary Girl Utena COSTUME STATUS: 50% made by Claudine Roselle Puente COSTUME DEBUT: Fanime Con 2002 DETAILS: Personally, I'm not an Utena fan.  Again, this is a costume for a So Desu Ne Cosplay skit... and guess who was cast as Utena? :p  At first I was reluctant because I don't look like the type of person who would cosplay as her, and I was afraid of negative feedback.  You know, someone saying, "oh, she's a horrible Utena" or "how can SHE cosplay as her; she looks nothing like her".  In the end, according to my knowledge, it turned out well.  I haven't had anyone criticize me about cosplaying as Utena... yet.   So, why did I choose White Duelist Utena?  Because I've seen too many cosplayers wearing the usual navy blue Ohtori Uniform.  I guess it's all about originality... unless you wanna count the fact that I was inspired by Love Meeko's White Duelist Utena costume.  If you want my honest opinion, hers is much better than mine. Okay, the costume was 50% made by me.  I didn't really have enough time to finish the costume since I was at Anime Central the week before, not to mention that school and work were pretty much in the way. :(  Okay, the jacket was entirely made by me, and if you really wanna know the truth, I think it was poorly made, which is why I refuse to wear it again.  Remember when I said that I didn't have enough time to make the costume?  Well, for starters, the skirt was an old tennis skirt that I owned.  I borrowed the epaulets, the red leggings, the medals, and the white platform boots from Ashley.  I swear, she was a life saver for me that weekend.  It's just too bad that I couldn't make the costume entirely on my own. :(  Well, you know the old saying, "never say never".  There's always time to fix costumes. :)