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Ripley was one of those characters that left SUCH an impression on me growing up, a strong, feminine, enduring woman. This costume was a work of love, I don't expect most people to get it, but I'm really happy with it and I love wearing it!
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While not technically terribly difficult I struggled a fair bit over the design of each piece, there were many changes made to my original sketches along the way. There's lots of details on it tying into the movies, and one or two things I'm still debating on adding, including props.
The background art was used with the kind permission of Ian Stewart!

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BREAKING DOWN THE DETAILS:

1. shows the original sketch, you can see I had a lot more xenomorph garbage on the costume. I realized it made it overwhelming & messy. I do still have the back spines I made, but I don't think I'll be implementing them on this costume. Maybe another??
2: The Sacred Heart. I wanted the Face Hugger to sit where the Sacred Heart sits in such iconography, the legs being the 'rays".
3: An obvious detail: the Power Loader aesthetic used for the border on the robe, replacing the typical gold
4: The Cincture has been replaced with the M41-A Pulse Rifle ammo bandolier
5: Hidden detail: the tassle at the end of the cincture has a hidden Weyland Yutani logo on it!
6: I incorporated both the tracker watch & of course, her shoes!
7: Finally: the halo is a Xenomorph Queen tail, gilded in gold.
The main body of the dress was a gorgeous silk I chose to match her blue jumpsuit, of course with the Nostromo patches on arm/chest!
I put so much thought and love into this costume, I wanted it to be a celebration of one of the characters that shaped me, growing up.