In less than 2 months my 2013 calendar is usable!!! I’m so excited! For those of you who haven’t flipped through it in person yet, here is an example month - November featuring Ada Wong ! This is what could be hanging on your wall next year

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Character: Catwoman from Arkham City (video game)
Costume made by: Yaya
Model: Yaya
Photography: Brian Boling
Tumbler: The Dark Knight screen-used car, thank you, WB, for letting me pose with it. Location: San Diego Comic Con 2012

Forgive the crowd in the background, I took the chance to pose with the Tumbler when permission was granted!! When I post closer-up photos of the costume, I will share the construction process in detail. For now, just know this costume was made in 50 hours, but only takes 5 minutes to put on lol. To match the hexagon fabric in the video game, I had the pattern designed by my friend Jinyo and printed up at Fabric On Demand. The secondary fabric is a rubber coated spandex. Cathy of GSTQFashions saved me hours of work by graciously letting me base my bodysuit off of the pattern she had made already for this same costume for a customer. I had to redesign most pieces of the pattern to fit my bodyshape and height, but it was nice to not have to make a full mock-up from scratch, and with my tight work schedule, I appreciated every second of time saved. I sewed the costume entirely myself, as usual, making sure to triple-stitch the seams (100+ of them) and also top stitch all of them. I also made the matching accessories such as gloves/hood/ears/sculpted metal bits/altered boots etc. I re-used the goggles from my other Catwoman costume because I kind of hate the design of the Arkham City goggles, and I already made perfectly usable Catwoman goggles before. :D

*When we hit 50,000 Likes on my Facebook Page, I will give away lots of free stuff as a Thank You, including a hand made corset by me!*

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Eeeeeh! I am so excited about the sharing the images from the photoshoot I recently did with Bryan Humphrey! More coming soon!
Character: Catwoman from Arkham City (video game)
Costume made by: Yaya
Model: Yaya
Photography: Bryan Humphrey

How I made this: This costume was made in 50 hours, but only takes 5 minutes to put on lol. To match the hexagon fabric in the video game, I had the pattern designed by my friend Jinyo and printed up at Fabric On Demand. The secondary fabric is a rubber coated spandex. Cathy of GSTQFashion saved me hours of work by graciously letting me base my bodysuit off of the pattern she had made already for this same costume for a customer. I had to redesign most pieces of the pattern to fit my bodyshape and height, but it was nice to not have to make a full mock-up from scratch, and with my tight work schedule, I appreciated every second of time saved. I sewed the costume entirely myself, as usual, making sure to triple-stitch the seams (100+ of them) and also top stitch all of them. I also made the matching accessories such as gloves/hood/ears/sculpted metal bits/altered boots etc. I re-used the goggles from my other Catwoman costume because I kind of hate the design of the Arkham City goggles, and I already made perfectly usable Catwoman goggles before. :)

*Remember, when we hit 50,000 Likes on this page, I will give away lots of free stuff as a Thank You, including a hand made corset by me!
You must “like” the Yaya Han page to be eligible for the free goodies though! ^_~ PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!*

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Character: Psylocke - Marvel’s X-Men
Costume made/modeled by Yaya
Photography by Anna Fisher
Psychic blade made by Volpin Props
Photo location: Otakon

This is a brand new Psylocke costume! I cosplayed Psylocke back in ‘06 but wanted to make a new version, more grounded in Reality. I drafted my own patterns for the bodysuit, arms/legs, boot covers etc, and sewed everything in a day utilizing two contrasting fabrics, heavy duty spandex & stretch pleather. The only piece I re-used from the old Psylocke costume is the sash.
My wig is sponsored by EpicCosplay!! It is incredibly thick, heat resistant, smooth and soft. You can see more of Epic Cosplay’s wig line at http://epiccosplay.com/!

*When we hit 50,000 Likes on my Facebook Page, I will give away lots of free stuff as a Thank You, including a hand made corset by me!*

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<p>For the past few months I have been hard at work with designer David Terres and photographers such as Anna Fisher and Paul Tien, to produce this 12 month collection of my favorite and best costumes. This is the cover image, shot by Anna Fisher!</p>
<p><strong>Calendar info:</strong> For the first time ever, Yaya’s best costuming and cosplay photos are collected in this Exlcusive 2013 Limited Edition Calendar.<br />Printed on high quality glossy paper, you will receive a collection of 12 mostly new and never before seen images of Yaya’s favorite cosplays at 11x17 display, with a personal quote accompanying each month. The full calendar opens to 11x24 inches.<br />Each purchase will receive an autographed and personalized calendar by Yaya. Just note the name to be signed to in the payment.<br />This is a pre-order for the calendar, which will ship beginning of <strong>July 2012</strong>. <strong>Domestic USA orders</strong> will receive <strong>FREE SHIPPING</strong>! International order only pay $10USD shipping.<br /><a class=”external” href=”http://yayahan.bigcartel.com/product/yaya-han-2013-calendar-pre-order”><strong>Click to order!</strong></a></p>