Nanako - Amzing Nurse Nanako
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Worn at: Armageddon 2002.

Awards: None.

Hmm. I don't think I even have any pictures of me in this costume - I was 14 when I did this, and had never even heard of the series before. I only picked this because I saw a flyer in the con leaflet advertising the fact that her (american) voice actress would be attending the convention. I saw a bit at the convention and being the 14 year old girl that I was, was kindof embarassed to be dressed as this particular character! Not that it would bother me now, but hey - I'm not a minor anymore. I did get an autograph from Mariah Martin though - she liked the costume, apparently. Or she might have been being sarcastic.

Okay - From what I remember, my mum did a lot of this costume. I helped of course, but I wasn't really any good at sewing back then lol. We modified a dress pattern and made up the frills and apron as we went along. Mum interpreted the front and bow of the apron as a sort of sash-thing - basically a long strip of pale blue organza that was simply tied in a bow around my waist. I also remember leaving my headdress-thing at home...I improvised with a couple of bobby pins and a venue map folded into shape. Hooray for kiwi ingenuity!