Character:Shiva from Final Fantasy 4 First Worn: Katsucon 2005 Cost/Hours:$100/70-85 Awards: Best Beading Judges Award in Masq. Competition

My first Amano costume! This was loads of fun as it was the first time I really got to experiment with design and embellishments on a somewhat looser idea of a costume design. Therefore I went wild with it and had tons of fun! My first Masquerade costume, we went on stage! I was scared to death but we ended up getting a judges award which I was immensly pleased with because I was expecting nothing! This costume inspired many future Amano endeavours!