I mentioned in a previous post that I really love Futurama. It is my favorite show of all time so when I started getting more into cosplay Leela was an obvious choice. She dresses like I do normally so I figured she wouldn't be too difficult to put together.
For her outfit:
This one is easy. I already owned the white tank top and black leggings. I bought a purple wig off of Amazon. I bought a pair of black boots from Payless (RIP) and painted the boots grey. I taped off where I wanted the boot strap details.
For her armband:
I used the pattern for the thing she wears on her wrist (haha) from this website here. I cut it out of foam. I cut out the design on the arm band to match Leela's in the show. I primed the foam with watered down white glue and painted it a teal color. I cut another piece of foam that I had primed and painted dark blue. I just glued that on the inside of the arm cuff where I cut out the design. I used velcro to secure it on my wrist.
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| This thing has seen better days. It has been to 4 cons in 3 different states. |
I used plastic canvas that I believe is used for cross stitch. I cut out a bean shape with eyelashes on it. I used black felt for the pupil and eyelashes. I glued those on with hot glue. I tied thin elastic to it so it can go around my head. I have a rough pattern I drew that you can find here.
That's it! Leela is pretty easy cosplay to put together but I thought I would share my own interpretation of her. My partner bought me Nibbler so he's a perfect addition to the costume.
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