X-Men at Wondercon
Everyone loves the 90s, that much is obvious from the influx of 90s clothing coming back into style right now, but MAN oh man it’s a great time to COSPLAY from the 90s, too!
Who doesn’t remember the corny 90s X-Men cartoon? We could all hum that opening theme song on command! Inspired by our love for this cheesy rendition of our most beloved X-Men, we dressed up for Wondercon this year to show our love!

Photo by Mad Calamity Photos
Do you like mutants?
MICHELLE:
I wanted a really minimal effort cosplay for Wondercon, so I opted for Jubilee! I’ve always wanted to cosplay her, but felt like the costume was too “easy” so I had never bothered with it… until now!
I purchased the jacket and boots on Amazon.com, glasses on ebay, and found high waist denim shorts at Forever 21. The gloves I reused from an old Captain America outfit I made, and the earrings were easily made using pair of old hoop earrings and some printer paper.
It was bizarre having black hair, and then of course, having a TON of my friends not recognize me because of it! I was pretty pleased at the reaction most people had to Jubilee which was: “OMG 90S JUBILEE I LOVE YOU.” Who says there’s no glory in easy cosplay?
YUME:
Originally, I had no real plans to cosplay for Wondercon. However, as many experienced cosplay-procrastinators know, you should always decide to make a costume right before convention, especially if you work a 9-5 job so you only have a few hours every day for crafting.
Double points for not sleeping.

Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo Storm (Left), Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Storm (Right)
I do fancy some 90’s Jim Lee X-Men but I went for Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Storm. I also decided to go with Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo Storm’s headdress since I liked the thickness and how it framed the face. I told myself I was going to keep it “simple” and “easy”.
I ended up doing what I do best, over complicating it for myself. I drew up a pattern for the bodysuit, made it out of black spandex with gold metallic spandex trim, and basically didn’t make anything easy for myself.

Just a few days away from convention? Seems like a perfect time to make something from scratch!
The first rule to casual cosplay, is that I should have been more casual about it! I also decided to straighten out an old wig and add a fake widows peak. At least I had the sense to just buy an easter egg and paint it for the ‘gem’. The boots were the easiest, since I already had them lying around.

Wigs! Easter Eggs? And extra boobie padding?
When deciding to be an X-man, Storm really stood out. I think she has one of the more amazing character designs across the board. One always recalls the original black bathing suit, the Jim Lee 90’s White Power suit I grew up with, and let’s not forget her amazing Mohawk from the 80’s. She was even an Asgardian Goddess.

Photo: Lauren Elisabeth Photography
She’s not my favourite, that would be Rogue followed very closely by Gambit, but she’s pretty high up there. I also noticed when looking up references and admiring other Storm cosplays, I realized how few other Asian girls have actually cosplayed Storm. This is a tragedy! It just made me want to do this costume even more.
This costume totally came together in the end, literally, about 2hrs before I had to get up and get ready! I think I am definitely going to fix a few things and revisit this costume for another convention this year.

Hey Gambit, your hair is looking amazing!
Til next time!
Michelle & Yume
