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I’ve been itching for the perfect chance to feature costume designer, model, and cosplay queen Yaya Han’s work for some time. Luckily, A recent photoshoot showcasing her tribute to Resident Evil 4 provided the perfect opportunity. When finished here, be sure to check out Yaya’s website to gander at her numerous other costumes. The quality and craftsmanship illustrate why Yaya is regarded as one of few “professional cosplayers” worldwide, and why she is often whisked away to be a guest at major international conventions. Enjoy the photos!Who: The CharacterAda Wong - Resident Evil 4Why: The Decision“I love the Resident Evil games and RE4 is my favorite. Not only was it fun to play, the story and characters really grabbed me and I especially loved the chemistry between Ada and Leon. She is such a mysterious, sexy and elegant character.”What: The Process“I made this costume in about two days, and used a matte casa satin for the dress because it came in a nice wine color and I thought it would be befitting the evening dress look. The dress is lined to my waist and I installed multiple sets of plastic boning to give it more shape. The designs were hand painted on and the outlines are embroidered, and the dress laces up with eyelets in the back. I couldn't find red eyelets and didn't want to stick with the chrome ones, so I hand bound all the eyelets in burgundy thread. The gun is a modified airsoft handgun with laser, and I got the holster at the same airsoft store. I found the shoes after trying on a million pumps that were all too big, and added the criss-cross straps. The wig was ordered off eBay and then cut by me and I made the scarf out of black chiffon. I spent about $100 on this costume, which is one of my cheaper projects.”Where and When: The Debut“I first debuted this costume in Monterrey, Mexico, at a huge anime and sci-fi convention. Brian, who is my Leon, and I were Cosplay Guests and Resident Evil is a beloved game in Mexico, so we thought Ada and Leon would be great for that event. And everyone loved us! We didn't have time for a real photoshoot, but when we re-wore the RE costumes at Anime Weekend Atlanta, photographer Ljinto did a shoot with us in the parking garage. We didn't even plan ahead but just walked around and snapped photos along the way. And we got lucky and met a couple of zombies even for action shots. I really love Leonard's photos, he managed to make the images very believable and intense even in a limited location.” Links: The CosplayerMy website is yayahan.com and Brian can be found at bountyhardware.com. I also post frequently on Twitter at and Deviant Art.The Gallery
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so hot! wow, but the leon guy kinda needs to fix the hair. but extraordinary costumes period
Nice. Very hot.
She should run errands or just do mundane everday activities dressed like that. I wonder how long it would take before police tackled her. Nice costumes. I wonder what makes a person get into cosplay. I like to see the pictures, but I bet that stuff takes a lot of work.
Wow, a perfect Ada, she can most certainly get the role of Ada if a GOOD Resident Evil movie comes out. The designs are really nice, and it's also nice to know that they were hand-painted and embroidered on, and it does the job really well. Thanks Megan!
I can't believe she did that with $100.oo! That's astounding. Great job. :)
@sakabato24: I know, the paint/stitch work is unreal!
@LunarStaraFox: I think the better seamstress you are, the less money things cost. If I had to make that thing, it would be hundreds of $$$ because I would buy then heavily modify a dress. I need to learn how to sew better :P
pretty cool. very sexy.
Pretty sweet cosplay.
Uber kewl. I love his emofied Leon haircut. It takes some serious skill do all that for only $100. Wish I could sew like that! Curse you 7th grade home ec class and your woefully insignificant sewing unit!
Awesome costumes! She could also be a pretty good Faith, from Mirrors Edge :3
wow thats very impressive and with 100$ thats evan more impressive.
Yes, she could definitely do a Faith, as well. Really cool and nice photography to really bring the character to life. It's always sad when people have great costumes and make-up and then the photographer kills it. Very nice work here though.
Cosplay seems fun, but I'm already made fun of for still playing goldeneye and having an insomnia time of 17 hours on timesplitters 3.
Wow, that is very impressive. High attention to detail, great photography, and they even got a cool setting and zombie extras.
This is one of the best cosplays I've seen in a while. The makeup on the zombie was pretty decent too.
Very cool! She fits Ada perfectly! Very sexy and nice attention to detail! :P
She's my FAVORITE! I love her costumes... this one gives me an incentive to play RE4, since I never have. xD