Shot on film.
I can finally start showing off this costume! This has been about 150 hours of work over the course of a couple of years. It’s not 100% completed, but should hopefully be done by the end of June for the cosplay contest at the next convention. I never thought I would see the end of this project, but I never gave up.
I fell in love with the Boss’s costume (and the Boss herself) from the moment I first played Snake Eater years ago. I’ve seen many faithful and realistic cosplays of the Boss’s sneaking suit, based on the pachinko and Delta versions, which rightly interpret it as simply silver vinyl. But there is something beautiful about the strange, almost watercolour-like texture the PS2 version had. So once Snake Eater was brought to PC, I ripped the texture straight from the game and printed it onto lycra. Stretch fabric is a nightmare, never again!
I ruched several metres of fabric to imitate the texture on the side panels/stripes. And the rest of the costume was an exploration in trying to make this fantasy costume into something practical. Every buckle or lacing panel is completely adjustable.
Travian Designs 