Oftentimes what you think will be the easiest part turns out to be the hardest! This can be for many reasons but for my Alphen build, it was this silly, little bolero vest. Tailoring was important so that it would lay right and the back lacing was something I wanted to be very clean. It took many muslin mock-ups but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! Scroll through to see some construction photos. . . #cosplay #cosplaywip #alphen #alphencosplay #talesofarise #talesofarisecosplay #worldcosplaysummit #worldcosplaysummitteamUSA #wcsteamusa2020 #wcsteamusa2022