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A second shot of my v19 Johnny! (I'm calling it the v19 version because it's based on the cover for volume 19, and includes some details that aren't in the ordinary costume as seen in the manga.) Photo by Geoffrey Greer.

Hey, you can see my hearts in this! I'm really pleased with how they turned out; they're actually both hollow and flexible, so if they bend, it's no big deal. If you'd like me to whip you some up for your own JoJo cosplay (these would be great for Dio belts and knees) in this or any other sizes, send me a note! I can definitely make more.

The secret of this costume is this . Times a million, or however many seams or stars there are. I did all of it as going over the stars, since in my tests it worked better that way, and also there's weird detail in the art like the reddish pink stars going over both types of stripes on the sides. The other secret is "wearing two binders", which wasn't all that fun! It felt so weird to wander around the San Antonio Riverwalk wearing spandex, since wearing a spandex jumpsuit feels like wearing nothing at all! nothing at all! nothing at all! Overall though I'm really happy with everything other than the (currently not visible) feather, and I feel really proud of all the small details, some of which you can't even see. Waaaaaah I talk too much!

I also am under orders from all of my family members and many of my friends that if I ever think it's a good idea to make a star-covered outfit (without using pre-printed star print spandex) again, I am to be variously shot, sent to the mental institution, or denied all chocolate privileges for a month. Now I love chocolate like Jonathan Joestar, so I don't know if I'll be doing any other Johnny Joestar outfits in the foreseeable future. I can't give up on cosplaying JoJo, though, since it's just too much fun, and this outfit is far from done; there's a few location shoots I'm planning (can we say Wild West Ghost Town?), and I'd like to try and shoot it with some SBR-loving friends at a later convention for more of a group interaction, since a Johnny by himself is a lonely Johnny indeed.

Description
A second shot of my v19 Johnny! (I'm calling it the v19 version because it's based on the cover for volume 19, and includes some details that aren't in the ordinary costume as seen in the manga.) Photo by Geoffrey Greer.

Hey, you can see my hearts in this! I'm really pleased with how they turned out; they're actually both hollow and flexible, so if they bend, it's no big deal. If you'd like me to whip you some up for your own JoJo cosplay (these would be great for Dio belts and knees) in this or any other sizes, send me a note! I can definitely make more.

The secret of this costume is this . Times a million, or however many seams or stars there are. I did all of it as going over the stars, since in my tests it worked better that way, and also there's weird detail in the art like the reddish pink stars going over both types of stripes on the sides. The other secret is "wearing two binders", which wasn't all that fun! It felt so weird to wander around the San Antonio Riverwalk wearing spandex, since wearing a spandex jumpsuit feels like wearing nothing at all! nothing at all! nothing at all! Overall though I'm really happy with everything other than the (currently not visible) feather, and I feel really proud of all the small details, some of which you can't even see. Waaaaaah I talk too much!

I also am under orders from all of my family members and many of my friends that if I ever think it's a good idea to make a star-covered outfit (without using pre-printed star print spandex) again, I am to be variously shot, sent to the mental institution, or denied all chocolate privileges for a month. Now I love chocolate like Jonathan Joestar, so I don't know if I'll be doing any other Johnny Joestar outfits in the foreseeable future. I can't give up on cosplaying JoJo, though, since it's just too much fun, and this outfit is far from done; there's a few location shoots I'm planning (can we say Wild West Ghost Town?), and I'd like to try and shoot it with some SBR-loving friends at a later convention for more of a group interaction, since a Johnny by himself is a lonely Johnny indeed.