Character: Marie Antoinette Cosplayer: Aimee

Character: Hans Axel von Fersen Cosplayer: AJ

Character: Duchess Montzette Cosplayer: Tristen Citrine

Character: Countess Moncrief Cosplayer: Judy

Character: Page Boy   Cosplayer: Cheryll

Description

Rose of Versailles is a manga that Takarazuka turned into a musical in the 70s. It's one of their signature shows and every 5-10 years, they perform the production again, the most recent run being this year (2006). Rose of Versailles was the first Takarazuka show a lot of us saw and it was love at first sight.

It's always an adventure wearing these as the musemuyaku are kinda big in these costumes. Aimee's dress alone is 6 feet wide. Big. =)

These costumes made their debut at Fanime 2005 where we performed in the masquerade. We wore them again at San Diego Comic Con where we did a skit wearing masks (which is why you might see us in these costumes looking a little freaky). We also re-made PositiveSpace's costume in case you were wondering why she shows up in 2 different colored outfits.

A bunch of us traveled to Japan this year to see the 2006 Rose of Versailles shows. It was amazing and we all fell in love with this show again. There is sure to be more RoV costumes in our future!

Awards

Fanime "Technical Achievement Award" 2005
San Diego Comic Con "Most Beautiful" 2005

Videos

Fanime 2005
San Diego Comic Con 2005

Photos






Photo credit: Kyle, Lionel, Consplayers