Yay! My Rider wig was ordered yesterday from CosWorx. They had 4 left of the Amanda wig in violet. Damn lucky thing I am xD Hopefully after I get it, I can really start to get some progress done on all of my Rider cosplays. Though, for Dancer Rider, once I have the wig, that version will be finished ^^ (just need to find a top that doesn't try to kill me when I put it on and off). Elegant will be one step closer to completion as well, and then all I'll need is the purple ribbon. Then there's all the other versions of Rider. Like, white, bodice, human, swimsuit, maid (which will come into being whenever I want to do Fate/café version of her), and all the other versions. For the versions I want to do of her, I'd love to have Dave do the Lancer versions with me. That'd be so awesome. Especially swimsuit version since we could do that at my cottage.

This is going to be my most risqué cosplay. Probably ever. Unless I ever do Yoko, but currently she's just a maybe. But Rider is definite. Wig is ordered, I have the dowel to make her weapons, base shoes for the boots, I have the black material for her dress, will be getting the material for her blindfold soon, and a buckle for the collar. Oh, and the purple that I will need for the trim and such. And some black over the knee tights. I'll see about getting those when it gets closer to the con (Anime North). I have lots of time to do white and bodice versions of her, fix up my clubber Neuro, and make Evil Hoop, Evil Fiction, and Rider's blades (other props are all ready to go, being Evil Cuteness, and the 2 Evil Fridays). Either way, I still have four props to make. That should be fun. But Evil Fiction is small so it should be a bit easier than the others.

I'm just bummed about one thing in regards to my Rider wig. I don't get it until Christmas D8 I'd rather have it sooner, but I did tell my mom that I wanted it for Christmas. She was actually okay with ordering it for me because she knows that once I have it I'll take care of it (especially since I've been closely watching the Amanda wig in violet since April, and been looking at other places to see for one as well). She knows that I take good care of all my wigs. All 17. Though, one still needs to be finished (that one being Eeyore), and all the rest are completely styled. Most of them have wig heads, but I'm 4 heads short when it comes to my wigs. I won't be able to use one for Rider, I'll have to hang her on a hook to keep her good. Why? It's a 48" (inches for you peons who don't know) wig. So, I don't think there are any wig heads in existence with a neck long enough to keep that in good condition.

I'm going to take ~YamanekoDemon's advice and get some motion oil on the weekend to put in the wig when I finally get it (she's done this with Xemnas, and now Sephiroth). Keeps the wig from tangling as much and makes it easier to comb. Rider would be a nightmare to comb out @_@ I'll have to have Lancer comb it out for me while I'm wearing it. Yeah, definitely. From bottom to top according to Yamaneko. Must be easier that way. I'll trust what she says about it, as she does have Xemnas, Sephiroth, Aion, Byakuya... I think there's a few others. But she used her own hair for Rangiku and Tsunade. Yeah. I'll take her word for it.

I'm going to need to think of some non-revealing shots for Rider. I don't want to pop out of my dress or give free panty shots. NO! Not when my own boyfriend's gonna be there, and we'll be in public. But I'm pretty sure he's already been picturing naughty things regarding my upcoming Rider cosplay.

Here's how I figure things for this cosplay:
Easiest piece of the costume: The boots
Hardest piece of the costume: The arm guards
Easiest part of the props: The chain
Hardest part of the props: Sharpening the dowel

Well, that's how I think it'll be. Not entirely sure. I want to get this version done before I start on the white dress (will probably either make from scratch and spend who knows how much to make it, or make from an old wedding dress). If you have suggestions regarding how to do things for Rider, please give them.

By the way, my birthday's on the 22.