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  • @HeyLizardLeigh
    @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +73

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  • @cottoncosplay
    @cottoncosplay Месяц назад +2028

    i find it hilarious how you say that pokemon genders are super binary because whenever i want to look the most extremely nonbinary i dress like a pokemon player character dressed by an eight year okd

    • @basementdwellercosplay
      @basementdwellercosplay Месяц назад +305

      Or how it's a meme that Pokémon trainers from scarlet and violet sometimes look like the opposite gender they identify as

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +846

      yes!! this is EXACTLY why it's so funny that the game design for player characters is so wildly gendered (boys can only wear pants and girls can only wear above the knee skirts or shorts) when I feel like the actual aesthetic of pokémon is way more flexible.

    • @Yuriko-bh2vw
      @Yuriko-bh2vw Месяц назад +5

      Lol

    • @d4n737
      @d4n737 Месяц назад +140

      We laugh at Prof. Oak for being so dementia ridden that he can't see if we're a boy or a girl, but honestly... I don't blame him,

    • @meeb_consumer
      @meeb_consumer Месяц назад +16

      rika

  • @pavarottiaardvark3431
    @pavarottiaardvark3431 Месяц назад +1794

    Fashion would indeed go totally haywire in a world like that. There's no point in dressing for the weather when 12 year olds can summon thunderstorms. You can't even dress for the season cos you never know when a elementally themed gang will accidently uncover a primordial sky god.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +405

      this made me cackle, you're right and you should say it

    • @eliontheinternet3298
      @eliontheinternet3298 Месяц назад +144

      Would it not just emphasize very practical stuff? Layers for example to adapt as much as possible. Bags and accessories to help prepare for lots of different situations. Washability since clearly the weather will result in lots of water and washing lol.

    • @jordanhabibi332
      @jordanhabibi332 Месяц назад +39

      @@eliontheinternet3298it seems a lot of people took that approach too

    • @Amy_the_Lizard
      @Amy_the_Lizard Месяц назад +28

      ​@eliontheinternet3298 I mean, you can still make an educated guest and hope for the best. Or teach your Pokémon a move that alters the weather, and dress based on that

    • @TripleBarrel06
      @TripleBarrel06 Месяц назад +30

      @@eliontheinternet3298 Well the early gens definitely emphasise that. Everyone you meet on a route is either in sports uniforms, activewear, or hiking clothing. It pretty much predicted gorpcore 20 years early.

  • @lizdee3243
    @lizdee3243 Месяц назад +427

    For years I've said that that the secret to dressing like a Pokemon trainer is at least one major piece that cannot be described using clothing words that the average dad would know. "Pants", "shirt" and "skirt" are too easy. Show me a sleeveless jacket with suspender straps hanging from the bottom. Biker shorts that are also a unitard. Make a shirt that goes over too many sections of the body to clearly categorize, make the colors high constrast, and then cut the shoulders out and you're good to go.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +88

      this i SUCH a good way to think of it lmao

    • @seir323
      @seir323 3 дня назад

      ACCURATE

  • @Fireheart318
    @Fireheart318 Месяц назад +381

    I think “flamboyance creep” is more accurate than “flamboyance drift”. Drift (ie linguistic drift) means something slowly morphs into something else for no reason. Creep (ie power creep) is when something gets bigger & stronger in an endless loop of one-upping.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +69

      I can see that!

    • @hemoglobin3751
      @hemoglobin3751 22 дня назад +17

      you're using "ie" (in effect) to mean "eg" (exempli gratia). the former means "this one thing, specifically, is all i mean", while the latter means "here, have one inexhaustive example of the kind of thing i mean".

    • @Fireheart318
      @Fireheart318 22 дня назад +9

      @@hemoglobin3751 Good to know. Thanks! :)

  • @marliesd5830
    @marliesd5830 Месяц назад +558

    Since I've cosplayed Cynthia before, I can confirm that the 'why' of her hair baubles is "the absolute whimsy of it bouncing when you move your head".
    It's a fun acessory to fidget with when you sit down or something.
    Only con is that it was SUCH an ordeal to find out how to attach it. I came up with a whole plan to attach them to hair clips, only for them to be too heavy. Eventually I just sewed them into my wig.
    I also think they actually defy the design expectation with that choice, because many people have thought 'she must have an umbreon' when seeing Cynthia, so that's a fun misdirect.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +100

      I remember having friends who cosplayed Elesa back in the day and that was a WILD undertaking!! and yes, I thought she had an umbreon for soo long!

    • @marliesd5830
      @marliesd5830 Месяц назад +28

      @@HeyLizardLeigh Oh I can definitely imagine that an Elesa cosplay would be quite the challenge too! But then the satisfaction of figuring out a way to make it work... *chef's kiss*

    • @hbic7367
      @hbic7367 Месяц назад +23

      Isn't it referencing her lucario?
      EDIT: I've just noticed the accessories have gold rings on them. Genuinely feels like a Mandela effect, I thought they were completely black all this time.

    • @marliesd5830
      @marliesd5830 Месяц назад +15

      @@hbic7367 Actually, you make a good point about how they look like Lucario's "mane", if it weren't for the yellow stripes. I never made that connection! That's a neat observation :)

    • @HotDogTimeMachine385
      @HotDogTimeMachine385 Месяц назад +20

      @@marliesd5830 I'm certain they are meant to reference Lucario, who is treated like a mythical mon, you get it as a gift and it even got a movie. In the game it's treated as a special cool pokemon. But the colors look exactly like Umbreon lol!

  • @AshLG
    @AshLG Месяц назад +434

    "This bad boy can fit so many historical eras in it" is my entire design aesthetic

  • @stormRed
    @stormRed Месяц назад +120

    "There are over 250 trainer classes, and that wouldn't be a very fun video to watch"
    Clearly you haven't seen my RUclips history.

  • @gabbywills98
    @gabbywills98 Месяц назад +498

    ORAS Wallace with Trixie/Katya's "Hi gay!" Took me out good lord 😅

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +120

      sometimes I laugh so hard at my own jokes when I’m editing and I can never tell if it’s a good or bad thing, but that one got me a few times😭

    • @lilpetz500
      @lilpetz500 Месяц назад +37

      Ohh the advent of ORAS redesigns hit me at the same time I discovered Drag Race and I like to think they both equally sewed the seeds for my current flamboyantly dressed self.

    • @danielblair5970
      @danielblair5970 Месяц назад +4

      Oh my god, me too! I had to take a moment to recover!

    • @Froggy_days.
      @Froggy_days. 4 дня назад

      I literally have the Wallace Pokemon card in my hand....
      ​@@HeyLizardLeigh

  • @demonicbunny3po
    @demonicbunny3po Месяц назад +143

    Galar really missed out on a great chance… KILTS!
    I wanted to play a Scottish boy being the most incompetence possible.

    • @monoduck
      @monoduck Месяц назад +32

      I didn't think of that before but yeah! Give the boys kilts and the girls sweatpants! It's sad that they didn't make it as costumizable as they could

  • @aquamarinerose5405
    @aquamarinerose5405 Месяц назад +58

    "Paldea is unequivocably the worst decision the franchise has made by making school uniforms we can only accessorize"
    *PREACH*

  • @Rebecca-hm6pw
    @Rebecca-hm6pw Месяц назад +171

    perhaps a hot take but I actually kinda love team stars outfits. They’re so completely ridiculous and kind of stupid I find it very charming and fun

    • @Shinntoku
      @Shinntoku Месяц назад +46

      The team star leader outfits absolutely *rule*. They're designed by a chuuni obsessed with ninjas, of course they're over the top

    • @lightdarksoul2097
      @lightdarksoul2097 Месяц назад +25

      I mean designed by a bunch of kids with unlimited money I expected the crazy to come through

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +60

      I do love the team start outfits, I realized as I was editing that I don't think I underlined enough the fact that like while I do think they are WILD I also DO LIKE THEM A LOT, especially atticus tbh

    • @fallenaster
      @fallenaster Месяц назад +8

      fr like they are sooo camp and i love it

    • @aquamarinerose5405
      @aquamarinerose5405 Месяц назад +23

      I like the team star outfits mostly because I think they reflect something in the narrative. Team Star was created by a bunch of social outcasts who got bullied for being their own varieties of weird, and so when they became the bosses of Team Star they embraced it by having their team's tailor make absolutely ridiculous outfits.

  • @lilpetz500
    @lilpetz500 Месяц назад +119

    AHH the gen 6 girl player design was an absolute obsession for my budding fashion designer brain, she's so perfectly on trend and polished for SPECIFICALLY the early 2010s. I desperately wanted to make her skirt.
    The entire thing of trainers being forced to always wear hats until gen 8 I think was also one of the defining traits of the Pokemon aesthetic, because maybe I just wasn't very sporty, but I knew no one who would ever wear a hat if they werent forced to at school. Yet the game said absolutely not, find a hat you like and wear it!
    Then gen 9...personally I actually really ended up liking gen 9 but ooof the uniforms are almost exactly like the ones I grew up with and hated, and kind of drained the outfit potential from all student characters/trainer npcs, luckily absolutely carried by Team Star and the gym leaders. Even Arven and Nemona, don't quite get to express with clothing that you don't just get to wear an exact duplicate of immediately. What is their taste in outfits outside of school? Is Nemona into sportswear with bright and cheery motifs? Did Arven have any space to develop a sense of fashion between a lot of depression and speedrunning survival skill development? (I like to think he's a socks and birkenstocks type, a combo strictly banned at school)

    • @ellespoonies
      @ellespoonies Месяц назад +9

      This! The fashion is one of the things that keeps me playing the games, I’m literally motivated by knowing where the next clothing shop is. Gen 9 was rough for me (even though I did enjoy the Team Star storyline and open world) because I got so burnt out on not having a fun little fashion break every few towns. I really hope they bring it back for the next game, it just feels weird without it!

  • @Stewystew2
    @Stewystew2 Месяц назад +143

    The way the poke balls are attached to the hip makes me think of a chatelaine! Basically a woman’s keychain on the hip with chains that hold all the things she’s use for her trade like scissors or other tools. I don’t know if you’d take suggestions for this cosplay and I don’t want to change the way it is but it would be a beautiful design detail and maybe you’d add other lavender witch trinkets!

  • @fanceknight9888
    @fanceknight9888 Месяц назад +38

    "I can't just 'je ne sais quoi' I have to 'sais quoi' " has to be one of the best sentences I've ever heard

  • @twudderbutt
    @twudderbutt Месяц назад +315

    I appreciate how you did the sponsorship part of the video. Doesn’t feel forced, it’s something you actually use and tied into the video so it’s wholly relevant, and after a while it didn’t even feel like an ad, but a tutorial on how you used it for your project

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +82

      this means so much to me!! I was so excited when Milanote reached out because I knew it would actually very genuinely help me in these projects. and i had SO much fun making the boards themselves, I think they turned out SO cool and helpful!

    • @savybeanie
      @savybeanie Месяц назад +4

      I absolutely love you profile pic!

  • @thebienderman4848
    @thebienderman4848 Месяц назад +232

    I can imagine this cos play being an antagonists in a future game where she specialises in Halloween pokémon and her having a noibat/pumpkaboo as a starter

    • @Ashen.Elixer
      @Ashen.Elixer Месяц назад +16

      Have her be a dual type Grass/Ghost type Gym Leader, who also shows up throughout the story, and her Gym is just a Grey Gardens style mouldering manor - with a giant haunted garden maze!
      You could even wrap the whole thing in a Past/Present gimmick, and have the Past be when the manor was in active use!
      And you'd have to swap back and forth to solve the puzzles

    • @RadenWA
      @RadenWA Месяц назад +7

      Ngl she looks like Agatha in her prime as a gym leader or main character

  • @foxymcloxy7492
    @foxymcloxy7492 Месяц назад +165

    Seeing this cosplay come together over such an extended timeframe is weirdly reassuring to me. Like we all know making costumes takes a ton of time, but sometimes professional cosplay content makes me feel discouraged over the lack of time I can dedicate to my projects bc of my life and full-time non-cosplay job. The way you present your process feels so relatable, right down to the late night, last minute “I really should be packing” final touches. Like cosplay is not a slickly-edited 30-50 minute video, it’s months or years of creating and long breaks and creating some more.
    Great job on the video! Can’t wait for the next one! 🖤

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +38

      thank you!! tbh I think a big part of it is that I cosplayed for so long with absolutely NO social media following, and then even longer after that while not being a "content creator"! it means that while I'm very much focusing on my video production as a job, it's so important to me to keep my crafting the same way it's always been. Which is also how a lot of other people craft too!

  • @orsonzedd
    @orsonzedd Месяц назад +28

    An entomologist trying to develop a clownsona makes me feel a little called out

  • @heavy_yawns
    @heavy_yawns Месяц назад +152

    Love how consistent the quality of your content is while maintaining these run times, and my adhd brain appreciates the noticeable play speed increase.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +28

      honored to get this feedback from my number one supporter 💯

  • @reggies2893
    @reggies2893 Месяц назад +77

    when you talked about being a lawful instead of chaotic sewer when cutting it out i IMMEDIATELY thought of nicole rudolph who is so precise with the stuff she makes, and then was jumpscared when you brought her up in the very next section 😂😂❤

  • @Hanaconda_Aquaponics
    @Hanaconda_Aquaponics Месяц назад +41

    Inventing my own Pokémon was my gateway into doing character design.
    (Also, I swear I drew Azumarill a year before it existed: I was making fake chocolate wrappers where each of the flavours had its own creature, and the bubble chocolate was represented by a round boi with rabbit ears, a similar wavy/spotty pattern to the Pokémon and a gumball tail.)

  • @crickett3536
    @crickett3536 Месяц назад +26

    I actually like the Team Star bosses' crazy outfits. They are homemade by one of the bosses, and he is wonderfully extra. I'm not sure if the creators made this intentional, but my head cannon is that the amateur fashion designer went all out on his friends' outfits because he had too many ideas and fit them all in at once....which I totally did at that age!

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +13

      I didn't get a chance to get into it enough with trying to keep the script length down but i DO ALSO love the team star bosses- Atticus is one of my fave poison designs in the whole franchise, and I think it's sooo smart to have multiple enemy bosses so you can get more 'typed' trainers in each game without splitting them between versions. Like I was soo sad to miss out on some of the galar gym leaders because I was playing sword and not shield you know? 😭

    • @crickett3536
      @crickett3536 Месяц назад +3

      @@HeyLizardLeigh 100% with you on Galar and Atticus! If you haven't been able to do end game dialogue with characters (sorry, new to your channel so I haven't seen much YET😂), I would even just look up the scenes as a compilation because Atticus is fun to talk to post game.

  • @ikarusrq4299
    @ikarusrq4299 Месяц назад +87

    I want "i need to sais quoi" on a shirt fr

  • @Khunai.
    @Khunai. Месяц назад +69

    Man, you really do just steal hours of my life at a time without me noticing smh. Jokes aside, I have been *addicted* to this little series of yours, I watched the last one twice! Dropping my like and comment to help push this into the algo for those like me who love this shit!
    On a separate note, you definitely sold me on trying Milanote. I'm currently working on a very large crafting project myself and i think this is exactly what I need for my organization! Signed up with your link.
    Have a good week Lizard!

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +13

      ahh thank you so much, i'm glad you're enjoying the series!! and YAY milanote was genuinely such a treat to use for this video, I can't recommend it enough!!

  • @motracey5866
    @motracey5866 Месяц назад +18

    "Checkmate atheists" really had me out here choking on my breakfast ramen, thanks uncle lizard
    On another note, I love how much you detail the process of upgrading and reiterating your cosplay pieces, it makes me feel like just because I "finish" a piece doesn't mean I can't push it further later, even much later if I want.

  • @VincentCipherCosplay
    @VincentCipherCosplay Месяц назад +80

    Even with the generations' professors, their designs tell you what their personality is like from the first look you have of them.
    Oak is classic, he's the baseline. You don't find out much about him but he's professional and put together, without being too rigid
    Elm looks a bit more erratic, which makes sense as baby Pokémon were introduced in that gen, so he has to keep up with all the baby Pokémon in his lab, like a tired parent
    Birch, in both the original RSE and ORAS, you can tell he's pretty laid back when he's not being attacked by a wild poochyena just by the cargo shorts
    Rowan is the first one to not wear a white lab coat. He's well dressed and put together, but there's something about him that makes you curious every time he's talking to your character.
    Juniper has the same vibes as Birch, while also maintaining her absolute girlboss nature with that pencil skirt
    Sycamore (my beloved) looks like he's been through some stuff. His hair is wild and fluffy, his shirt's slightly undone, but it's tasteful. He's a cafe-loving goofball; but depending on sources he's simultaneously a workaholic with a coffee addiction.
    Kukui is even MORE laid back than Birch or Juniper. No shirt at all. But despite that he still knows what has to get done since he makes himself your final challenge to become Alola's first champion (honorable mention to Burnett, another athletic girlboss)
    Magnolia has this wise lady look to her, she's been at this for a long time- and her look reflects that, with her lab coat reaching her ankles with her dress.
    Sonia on the other hand, she JUST finally became the regional professor in place of Magnolia, so she's still wearing what she is when we first see her. She's a well known researcher in galar, but when it comes to being a professor, she's still got things left to learn.
    Sada and Turo are.... obvious. They got so absorbed into their respective time periods (past and future respectively) that they lost sight over everything else in their lives. Their AIs wearing what the humans that built them thought was appropriate for whatever time they were researching.
    I just think that's fun ^-^
    Some more honorable mentions:
    Laventon; like our player character, isn't from hisui. But unlike us he's still from that time period, and his clothes reflect that. They also look well worn, since he follows the player to every galaxy base camp while they help him complete the first ever Pokédex.
    Director Clavell, our stand in professor since Sada and Turo are absent, also wears the same color palette as the students. He doesn't have to wear the uniform like them but seeing him with it makes him seem approachable. Though the fur collar around his neck (similar to a certain trauma inducing champion from Sinnoh 😆) tells us that he's probably hiding something, but we won't find out until later. Bonus points for his glasses doing the Anime Thing.
    Lemme know if I missed anyone!!

    • @lilpetz500
      @lilpetz500 Месяц назад +14

      I love this analysis, and may I ask; I consider Jacq the true professor role of gen 9; he introduces and guides the player and evaluates your Pokedex, and he even follows the tree name tradition.
      But honestly, all I get from his design is "quirky purple man, got a lotta books!"

    • @VincentCipherCosplay
      @VincentCipherCosplay Месяц назад +8

      @@lilpetz500 i was kinda thinking that the professor role is split pretty evenly between Clavell and Jacq, mostly since Clavell is the one you get your starter from. (But if you really wanna push it then you could say that about Leon in SWSH and Tierno and Trevor in XY too so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ grey area, I guess 😆)

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos Месяц назад +8

      ​@@lilpetz500Being a purple professor who made a pokédex helped Jacq make a new friend in Masters. Unfortunately that friend is Volo.

    • @dx.feelgood5825
      @dx.feelgood5825 Месяц назад +1

      Kukui my beloved

  • @mollyshadows9726
    @mollyshadows9726 Месяц назад +46

    Working on a fairy type elite four cosplay! This video was super helpful with the design!

  • @fardareismai4495
    @fardareismai4495 Месяц назад +14

    This series is hands down my favorite thing to watch rn! As an English literature and linguistics student and someone new to cosplay, it's the perfect mesh of media analysis and really cool crafting!
    Love all the insight in your thought process, ans your willingness to change, shift and go back to already finished pieces to make them better. That takes some of the pressure off making more complicated pieces. Genuinely, thank you for all you do!

  • @VerbenaComfrey
    @VerbenaComfrey Месяц назад +9

    I'm a MilleniElder, so the 90s series was what the kids I was babysitting when I was a teenager were watching. So I immediately identified with and adored Team Rocket, the flamboyant duo. I (theater kid, gay Dad) loved repeating their chant and then having the kids repeatedly fight me with their Pokémon stuffies until I dramatically fled. Very fun times.

  • @11smartj
    @11smartj Месяц назад +58

    “I like shorts” squad rise up

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +12

      sometimes I think about how I want to make a shirt that says this but then I’m like, is that…. disrespectful to shorts ?

    • @rivvix
      @rivvix Месяц назад +6

      I like shorts! -that one npc

    • @blaireshoe8738
      @blaireshoe8738 Месяц назад +6

      @@HeyLizardLeigh Now imagining "I LIKE SHORTS" emblazoned on the back of shorts in the style of Juicy. Maybe a bit wordy but this feels workshoppable 😂 On a less silly note, I would totally consider buying shorts as merch with understated/tiny embroidery with the phrase. Coincidentally going tiny would also make it less rude to shorts to put it on a shirt, and it would be pretty neat if you were able to offer a set 👀

  • @beccawiegers6454
    @beccawiegers6454 Месяц назад +19

    Whopper popper is also the term for large snaps in theater costume design too, the woman I worked under when did my work placement in a regional theater called them that and for the longest time I thought that was here own silly little name for them and it is very heartwarming to hear other people use that term

  • @thederpstate3330
    @thederpstate3330 Месяц назад +9

    In series merch is one of my favorite things. That's why I'm obsessed with the random kid in one peice wearing a Kuma shirt. Like yeah....either his mom made it for him because he loves kuma....or Kuma has merch....and I love both ideas

  • @bradparris7651
    @bradparris7651 Месяц назад +8

    I also find it cool that not only did you reference the tile graphics from red& blue but you also created a tie that looked like gengars tounge.

  • @YouSawNothing13
    @YouSawNothing13 Месяц назад +11

    I love how your videos never feel like they drag on, despite how long they are! You do a really great job of pacing and transitioning topics. Also, I highly recommend ORAS, I think it does a really great job of keeping the best parts of the original games while also adding a lot of fun content. Looking forward to the next one!

    • @dx.feelgood5825
      @dx.feelgood5825 Месяц назад

      Yesss it’s so good! It follows the timeline of Emerald rather than the original two Ruby and Sapphire too!
      Most of the fandom hardcore ships Wallace and Steven and playing the game will quickly show why lol

  • @esthermcafee5293
    @esthermcafee5293 Месяц назад +22

    35:59 You had the opportunity to say you want the cosplay to be the very best, like no one ever was, AND YOU DIDN’T TAKE IT?!

  • @Shamazya
    @Shamazya Месяц назад +8

    I love the different ways these videos wander around. It's like going through an exhibit that has connected but distinct parts and that the transitions between the individual exhibits have been carefully chosen and arranged.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +2

      This truly means so much to me 🥹 thank you

  • @johnsmith2875
    @johnsmith2875 Месяц назад +3

    Have you looked into the Pokémon conquest game designs? I love how the warlords evolve with their signature Pokémon (yes they literally evolve and get more fancy outfits) and there is a lot of incorporation of Pokémon within their outfits

  • @vex7550
    @vex7550 Месяц назад +9

    i played gen 5 but heard it was easy, so gave myself the challenge of "never use the pokemon center"
    ... and that challeng genuinely made it one of my favorite games. so i highly recommend that

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +1

      oh that’s FASCINATING that sounds like a wonderful way to add stakes to these games!!

    • @nighttyger3397
      @nighttyger3397 Месяц назад +3

      Personally, my method of adding challenge to pokemon games is to run them where I only use what I call “gift pokemon” - that is, pokemon that game practically hands to you. So yes, your starter and any other pokemon that are literally given to the player, but also things like trades, fossils, and set encounters (such as the Snorlax that like to block your path, or the Gimmighoul that sit on top of the watchtowers in Paldea). I also try to rely on found items as much as possible, rather than buying them, though that’s not exactly a new concept to pokemon challenges. I find it very fun, as it forces me to not only use pokemon I normally wouldn’t (see: Snorlax!), but also to just deal with type disadvantages and lack of coverage that, on my own, I would have never let be an issue. For example, I’m in the early part of my scarlet run rn, and my only three pokemon are Sprigatito, Snom, and the aforementioned Gimmighoul. The fire/flying struggle is REAL, I actually lost to the bug gym on my first attempt, and Gimmighoul is frankly a struggle to make work at the moment. I’m having a lot of fun! :D

  • @ZiriO
    @ZiriO Месяц назад +12

    Oh my gosh I am dying to go make things from this but I am needing a infodump about your son Sableye so badly
    ALSO THE REVEAL IS STUNNING I'm dying, its SO good I'm dying, I wanna make a trainer fit so badly, 2003 is coming back to haunt me, I can feel it 🤣

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +6

      I will ALWAYS have a sableye on my team in game, and irl if pokémon were real I would 100% just be a sableye trainer and struggle with getting them to not eat my rhinestone collection in my craft room 😭 I love them so much

  • @fenfaerie
    @fenfaerie Месяц назад +9

    This cosplay is EVERYTHING. I can't even pick a favorite part, because it's all my favorite!
    And I love your style of mixing "making" videos with analytical essays!

  • @YayRandomness
    @YayRandomness 14 дней назад +1

    honestly, the little details you considered when choosing certain aspects like square patterns and tying back to the Silph Scope.... that's so insane. it's so cool. those details are what truly make the design not only shine but link it strongly to the Pokemon world it's supposed to be coming from and i was floored by your choices there (also thank you for the shoutout to us pkmn gijinka creators)

  • @paulinebonafous6623
    @paulinebonafous6623 Месяц назад +11

    Heck yes, the newest installment of this saga! Very excited to watch 💜

  • @peaches7759
    @peaches7759 28 дней назад +1

    I'm watching the long form videos on this project way out of order and I've seen your reels in passing for ages but in the past couple of days I've finally watched several of your long videos while working on my own little craft project and it's been a real pleasure. The time spent on the video subjects (e.g. the primary: sewing/project work and the secondary: movie analysis/convention stories/etc) is incredibly well balanced, the transitions between subjects is smooth and allows for you to build your discussion in a way that's dynamic and engaging but not disruptive, and your vibes are just immaculate. I love cosplay, I never broached it to the extent you have, but we come from the same late '00s/early '10s cosplay era and your approach to the craft resonates with me deeply. I remember doing a somewhat thrown together Cowgirl Trainer cosplay at Colossalcon way back in 2013 and unfortunately it didn't read as Pokemon so much as a MLP character 🥲 This video lowkey makes me want to reimagine that cosplay because I stand-by that it was a great idea for a low-key, final-con-day, cosplay LOL Anyway, thank you for sharing your creation/development process through these videos. They're really cool and it's very fun to follow along while exploring topics like The First Movie or the unhinged fashion of the Pokemon world!!

  • @linneathesystemsdruid308
    @linneathesystemsdruid308 Месяц назад +5

    These videos have honestly pushed me to want to start creating again, for myself, taking time to make things just because it makes me happy

  • @Melody-mi7qg
    @Melody-mi7qg Месяц назад +1

    Your videos are so high quality and satisfying to watch. I know NOTHING about fashion and honestly, don't really care much for it -- but you make learning about it enjoyable! keep up the great work :-)

  • @robintheparttimesewer6798
    @robintheparttimesewer6798 Месяц назад +1

    I had no idea that the world had gotten so big. To be truthful I stopped paying attention long before the kids stopped watching. It's funny that the grandson found all the old dvds and vhs to start following. The next gen is hooked!
    Your take on things makes me think and I love the care and attention you put into your creations!

  • @aardappel536
    @aardappel536 Месяц назад +7

    I’ve never watched/played Pokémon but for some reason I get so excited for these Pokémon analysis videos

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +4

      this makes me SO glad, i'm so consciously trying to make sure everyone will have fun watching these regardless of pokémon guy level

    • @edoyle441
      @edoyle441 Месяц назад +2

      i also am pokémon naive and all these videos are so accessible and interesting! i'm honestly kicking my past child self for being so unnecessarily contrarian that i missed out on such a cool franchise but very happy i can learn about it now from someone who so clearly has so much love for it!

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos Месяц назад

      ​@@edoyle441No time like the present to get into it!

  • @strictly1becca
    @strictly1becca Месяц назад +1

    !!!!!!! i think i've been seeing shorts from you for a long time, but youtube finally placed one of your videos in front of my eyes and i think i sat still for an hour with my mouth wide open - you are both so talented and also so, so interesting to listen to!!!! i'm in awe of your hand stitching and delighted by so much pokemon lore i have extremely little context for - thank you so much for sharing! genuinely can't wait to catch up on the journey and see more!

  • @ough357
    @ough357 Месяц назад +14

    sdfghjhjkk i loved pokemon fashion when i was younger, and making up trainer inspired outfits, which almost always involved stealing my mom's fanny pack.
    EDIT: SHORTS 🙌

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +5

      WAIT THAT'S SO PRECIOUS, the mom fannypack vibes are KEY for the pokésona 😭

  • @emilyok1377
    @emilyok1377 День назад

    I just wanted to say I adore this saga so much and get so excited when your notifications pop up! Thank you for sharing you talent and loves with this world 💜

  • @probablyapenguin5296
    @probablyapenguin5296 Месяц назад +8

    1:15
    You can't run that by me without me noticing it's Trixie and Katya 💅💅💅✨

  • @Hazel10166
    @Hazel10166 6 часов назад

    26:48 when you steam crochet make sure not to touch it to the iron! It crushes the stitches down and if you use acrylic it could melt the yarn

  • @MagicalSpaceValkyrie
    @MagicalSpaceValkyrie Месяц назад +5

    I do know what a Pince Nez is... but it's a word that I encountered for the first time while reading "Treasure Island" when I was 7, and I'm now horrified to discover just how incorrectly I've been pronouncing it for 23 years

    • @necrodeus6811
      @necrodeus6811 Месяц назад +1

      "Never shame someone for pronouncing a word wrong, it means they learned it from reading" is advice my parents always say!

  • @Patch-lz9yi
    @Patch-lz9yi 17 дней назад +1

    As soon as I saw the Short of your cosplay, I knew I had to watch this video. Was not disappointed and will be watching your other videos now

  • @shroomy__rxcks
    @shroomy__rxcks Месяц назад +3

    surprised you didnt mention pokemon conquest when the flamboyance drift in those designs is utterly NUCLEAR

  • @thepokekid01
    @thepokekid01 Месяц назад +1

    Your writing and wit feels almost as amazing as your costumes and fashion design! This was a really fun and funny video

  • @1RainLoRain
    @1RainLoRain 13 дней назад

    This is the first video I’ve seen of yours, and I am completely floored! You are an amazing designer and I love the way your brain works. I love Pokemon and art and creativity and this was such a captivating video! Beautiful work and I’m looking forward to seeing more ❤

  • @lorbaborb
    @lorbaborb Месяц назад +2

    absolutely wild seeing you say that was your second ever crochet project. watching you make that little piece for your stardew valley cosplay was the push i needed to learn crochet and i got fully obsessed immediately. i finished crocheting a giant blanket to this video !!

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад

      ahhhh that makes me so glad!!! it's SUCH a lovely hobby/skill to have!

  • @Emperor-Quill
    @Emperor-Quill 15 дней назад +2

    I unironically can and do dress like a Pokémon trainer every day. I only ask myself what Pokémon type I want to evoke with my apparel and the fashion demon delivers every time. Today is Grass/Dark Type.

  • @darkprotogirl
    @darkprotogirl Месяц назад +3

    Uniforms in g9 is a backtrack, but I feel like it's partially a stepping stone for how much customization we got for the character. Im hoping they bring back the wardrobe of outfits AND the player customization for g10! (I was also salty about the uniforms but the dlc adds some more which is nice, but still hoping for wardrobe comeback)

  • @WhattheBeck
    @WhattheBeck Месяц назад +2

    you're so inspiring to me!!! as another crafty nonbinary creator i love to see your point of view on fashion and how you tackle your projects with an analytical eye ❤

  • @bdluejay
    @bdluejay Месяц назад +1

    im a casual pokemon fan, ive only played one of the games (pokemon X), but the charcter design has been the thing that keeps me interested in every generation. i feel the same way about the gen 8 gym leaders, they are just so incredibly well designed!!
    im SO excited to see the gengar staff build!!! just from the bits and pieces you showed, i know its going to look incredible!!!

  • @statbrainrat
    @statbrainrat 19 дней назад

    i just found your channel for the second time in a few months, and watching just feels so... natural? its like youre a channel i regularly watch even though youre nowhere close, lol. I love how you talk to the audience like youre a friend whos giving an extended life update. im not gonna forget to subscribe this time :)

  • @mxheathcliff
    @mxheathcliff Месяц назад +2

    i love this long-term commitment to a project series, as a testament to how it's okay if things take time. it's okay to give yourself a little break. big thoughts take big time. it's not about churning out "content" - it's about figuring things out and being kind to yourself and allowing space for designs to change and grow as you do (and the occasionally very chaotic late-night rush when the inspiration hits). that's what makes your videos so wholesome to watch! 💖

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +1

      wahhhh this makes me so glad to read!!! thank you!!

  • @oreganothankyou
    @oreganothankyou Месяц назад

    Your cosplay is stunning! Also I loved learning about your design process AND an analysis of pokemon character design! Literally perfect for me!

  • @ablueoctopus
    @ablueoctopus Месяц назад +1

    I love your sewing vlog/video essay videos so much! I’m always so excited to see the notification!
    It’s also very encouraging to see you putting so much thought and time into each piece when there can be a lot of pressure to rush as a maker.

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад

      thank you!!! and yeah man I FEEL that pressure, I very much still feel like I’m trying to figure out the balance. which is why it means so much to hear from people that it’s nice to see this pace of crafting actually represented in content, cause it’s just not that common !!!

  • @NimpyDimpy
    @NimpyDimpy 6 дней назад

    Found your content through shorts and Im glad I did! I really enjoy your videos! :D

  • @zoeholmes4939
    @zoeholmes4939 Месяц назад +2

    This was amazing, everything looks so good! And I am soooooo excited for the props/rest of the build AND a Team Rocket video?????

  • @SquirrelGirl13
    @SquirrelGirl13 17 дней назад

    I didn't know how much I was going to love an hour long deep dive into pokemon fashion, but here I am, in love lol

  • @samiraschwannecke678
    @samiraschwannecke678 13 дней назад

    i think it says a lot that people (including me) are willing to watch nearly an hour long video as the FIRST video by a creator. this was great and so informative!

  • @ixykix
    @ixykix Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely adore this! Love seeing your process. I am most of the way through making my 'Steampunk Pokémon Trainer' cosplay,. I've been making it on and off for 5 years 😆 but i'll get there eventually!

  • @Daisy-mb8kt
    @Daisy-mb8kt Месяц назад +1

    Morty will forever have the best glow-up in any game, in any franchise- ever- like the pastel blue and yellow to deep purples and a dope scarf was the BEST decision

  • @layla9739
    @layla9739 День назад

    One thing that I find occurring often in Pokemon design is an interesting head. Either a hat, facial accessory, or a unique hairstyle. The vast majority of Pokemon characters have something interesting going on at their face/head.

  • @zakncheezee
    @zakncheezee Месяц назад

    This content is peak. Every video in this series so far (and I'm sure the future episodes) has just made me need to stop and meditate on the content I'm consuming. I don't even know where to begin, literally, any moment in this or any video in this series you could point out is somehow speaking directly to my own interests and opinions.
    As such, simply for the engagement, I'm just going to put this same comment on all the videos I've watched thus far.

  • @worm7899
    @worm7899 20 дней назад

    I have never played a Pokémon game, but I love the energy and fun that I see from other people, also the cute little guys! Thank you for making these videos so that we can learn a little about both the game and the history!!

  • @static_irony
    @static_irony Месяц назад +1

    Tbh one of my favourite fashion compliments I've received was "you look ready to bully me into a Pokemon battle" 😂 Eclectic yes but I never thought of it as unhinged 😅

  • @SamChaneyProductions
    @SamChaneyProductions Месяц назад +5

    As an AuDHD enby with special interests including sewing, knitting, and videogames, I'm so happy to have found your channel

  • @danielhodges7282
    @danielhodges7282 Месяц назад

    Making the sponsored segment relevant to the rest of the video is the only reason i will ever not skip it. You'd tgink more youtubers would try it but you're the first I've seen so congrats on that 🤘💜

    • @danielhodges7282
      @danielhodges7282 Месяц назад

      Also you have a near identical water bottle to me around half an hour in and that threw me a little for some reason 😅

  • @Joniness
    @Joniness Месяц назад +2

    Wow what a transformation from the last video's ending result! Very hype for the Team Rocket gender journey next episode!

  • @melrenee5416
    @melrenee5416 Месяц назад

    Damn, that ad was actually amazing. I have never seen such a well incorporated sponsorship, and one so versatile. I am not and likely never will be someone who ~plans~ projects but notes? The _whole_ game just changed, I've been looking for so long for something like that. I expected to love the video but I didnt expect it to actually help my adhd ass

  • @tobilemoine9604
    @tobilemoine9604 Месяц назад

    first time watcher, this is beautiful, the craft is amazing, so much talent and creativity.

  • @sunny000sunny
    @sunny000sunny Месяц назад +1

    I watched this while working on a vest... and you were the angel/devil on my shoulder that made me handstitch a lot :)

  • @Magmafrost13
    @Magmafrost13 Месяц назад

    When youtube put this video in front of me I was expecting just a video essay but now I NEED to see the rest of this cosplay come together
    A video essay about pokemon fashion is also something I need but oh well

  • @MorsGeneralis
    @MorsGeneralis 22 дня назад

    Hearing you say you crochet during dnd makes me think how both me and my twin sister do hand crafts during dnd was well, she crochets granny squares and I hand sew (currently) tiny Barbie clothes :)

  • @flappybats
    @flappybats Месяц назад +1

    1. I love the sponsorship ;u; I think I might use it for d&d organization in the future after playing around with it a bit.
    2. I'm currently planning my own original take on Jirachi and it was definitely inspired by watching you make this whole costume so this keeps feeding my brain worms so thank you.

  • @Ruostetta
    @Ruostetta Месяц назад +1

    You just explained perfectly why I love Sword and Shield Gym Leader designs so much, when even I didn't even know how to put it into words. That outfit you made is absolutely stunning and I'll be looking forward to seeing that staff~

  • @jeanfecteau5404
    @jeanfecteau5404 Месяц назад

    I don't know jack about clothing design or fashion design, but I'm OBSESSED with character design. I watched the whole video just so I could see your character being literally stitched together piece by piece. Lavender Town Witch gets 12/10 in my book.

  • @singmeunder
    @singmeunder Месяц назад

    !!! I’ve never seen a sewing board through Milanote before! I’ve used Milanote for years to organize and plan my many _many_ stories and their world building. I loved this section of the video because I just never thought about using it for these specific projects.

  • @magnoliidae5794
    @magnoliidae5794 Месяц назад +1

    Your dedication to this build and your creations makes me want to go create and indulge my creativity so much - so inspiring, I am obsessed :)

  • @nixhixx
    @nixhixx Месяц назад +1

    I've never played Pokemon, only watched a couple eps of the cartoon.... But I still super love this deep dive and the costume emerging from it. Thanks!

  • @wintrygarden
    @wintrygarden Месяц назад +2

    listen, i will throw out my peter pan collars and high waisted skirts and thigh high socks when HELL FREEZES OVER - but seriously, i love this breakdown of how gender and time period influence these designs so heavily!

    • @HeyLizardLeigh
      @HeyLizardLeigh  Месяц назад +2

      I never got rid of my galaxy leggings. They'll come back in style, one day....

  • @LelahDimuzio
    @LelahDimuzio Месяц назад

    The variety of textures in the kislux pack is impressive. From smooth leather to textured suede, there's something for everyone.

  • @thaosrules
    @thaosrules 19 дней назад

    loved this video. about the team star bosses, i want to point out that (in the game's story) their outfits are designed by the poison boss Atticus. he is a young fashion designer. various things about the team star boss style are made by their team and all of them are rebelling against school in their teens. i think its a cool way to show what a character is about and it explains the experimental art and outfits they go with. i'd also like to add that if pokemon fashion is what you consider unhinged, i'd love to see your reaction to jojo's bizarre adventure fashion. it makes pokemon outfits look like something you'd find in the local clothing store chain by comparison.

  • @saraa3418
    @saraa3418 Месяц назад +1

    I'm gonna put it out there that if someone had a shawl from the 1860s and chose to wear it in the 1890s, that is frugal, not anachronistic. As Bernadette Banner says, "There's nothing wrong with wearing an old favorite."
    (Also if you wanna talk about timeline accuracy, Anne of Green Gables was written about 1900 meant to take place in the 1890s. Montgomery revisited Anne Shirley periodically writing sequels as they occurred to her and then going back and filling in holes. This is why Anne of Windy Poplars references characters from Anne of Avonlea, but Anne of the Island doesn't. Rilla of Ingleside was written before Rainbow Valley and Anne of Ingleside, which make the chronology of the earlier books weird. Anne's children need to be grown by the time Canada enters WWI, but if Anne is 11 in the first book and that takes place in 1893 and she marries at 26, there is no way her sons would be old enough to serve or her daughters old enough to join the nurses. )

  • @shinysableyee
    @shinysableyee Месяц назад

    i really like the team star boss desings because it really shows that their uniforms were altered by a high school student who is into sewing. like atticus just made fun outfits for their friends based on their interests and aesthetics, they arent a master level outfit designer and maker and it shows!!
    also u should play black and white and black and white 2 hehe

  • @Alice-not-Alice
    @Alice-not-Alice Месяц назад +1

    I really love this style of work vlog, makes me want to dive down a research hole and design some costumes

  • @HaeYou2
    @HaeYou2 Месяц назад

    I just found you, and you're fascinating. Your topic is fascinating, and if i didnt have to get up for work tomorrow, i would most definitely continue watching. But! I will watch tomorrow after work! This is so exciting lol

  • @fynn2350
    @fynn2350 Месяц назад +1

    I never before heard about you, I have about 0 interest in fashion and my pokemon days have been long ago. But was I glued to the screen for this entire video? Heck yeah I was. Your energy is amazing and your skill is *chef's kiss*. I will now proceed to watch the video on that skirt, because these pokeball details are such great desing work, I need to know how they came to be and if there is more great details in this that I am missing.

  • @princemarcreative
    @princemarcreative Месяц назад

    aw man! Im so glad someone else remembers the General Cowslip designs!! I made the Pikachu design back in 2023 as my first comeback to cosplay and cons since taking a break cira 2017 0:02 0:02 .
    Great video, cannot wait to see more 👋