My Append cosplay is the first full costume I made.  I debuted it at Otakon 2012 and then wore it again at Anime Next 2013 and Anime Expo 2013.  It was actually quite a pain to wear haha.  I bought a wig on eBay that is 100cm long, so it gets very tangled in my costume when I walk.  I also feel very stiff because I have props on my head, arms, and waist.  Other than that, I am very proud of this costume and had fun wearing it at conventions.  This costume cost approximately $100 in total to make.  I wore Neo Sunflower Aqua circle lenses.

In this post I will give some detailed photos of my costume and how I made it.  For the waist belt, I bought a cheap canvas belt from eBay ($4) as a base.  I first made templates out of cardboard of the shapes I will cut out from craft foam.  For the larger thicker parts, I used 6mm thick craft foam sheets.  For the 2 circular shapes I used 4mm large craft sheets.  I used a glue gun to glue everything together.  For the 2 white strips that float on both sides, it is 2 layers with wire sandwiched inbetween.  The wire helps to hold the shape you want it to stay in.  I used a light teal color scrapbooking paper to make all the tabs on her costume.  For the center of the circular shape, I bought 2 push-on lights from eBay ($3~ each), and glued red cellophane on top (red paint may also be a good alternative).  They use 3 AAA batteries and gives a cool light effect for the costume.  I used excess white fabric from the bodysuit to add a small pleated belt skirt on both sides of the waist.  Lastly, for the transparent glowing flames, I used clear folder separators and cut out the desired shape, used glue gun to attach the pieces, painted the ends turquoise, and used a sharpie to draw in the design.

This is the outside view of Miku's hairpiece.  (Sorry it is a bit scratched from attaching the wig clips.  It can't be seen when worn)