Inspiration - I fell in love with the Ace Attorney series. I had no intentions of making anything from this game at first. But when I got to Trials and Tribulations, Iris started to grow on me. Her character was just so awesome. I really like her outfit and especially her hair style.

Motivation - I went to Japan in 2010 and I knew that this costume would be the perfect outfit to take with me. It took a 2 hour train ride and 1 hour hike to find this shrine in Minakami, Japan. I chose this location because it was the closest place that still had some snow. It was probably minus 30 degrees that day. I almost died in that cold. Luckily, there was a patch of snow still on the ground when I got there.

Construction - I figured this was a simple outfit to make, and that it wouldn't take me very long to complete. However, I had to be a perfectionist and ended up taking a lot longer. It was worth the effort. I used heavy cotton for the purple outer robe, and lightweight cotton fabric for the pink yukata. The obi consists of three heavily interfaced pieces: bow, belt and wrap, so that it's easier to put on. The wig was a shoulder length base wig. I added two packs of extension in to make the braids, but even that wasn't enough to create the enormous "cobra" style. The magatama is sculpted out of model magic.