First Worn: Anime LA 2020
The inspiration for this costume came to me several years ago as I was playing The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes.Β The thought process went something like this: With only three heroes, there’s no purple! (Yay! I hate purple!) But… what if there were a PINK LINK? ….. IT WOULD BE ZELDA!Β So I imagined a version of Zelda where she dressed like Link and went on adventures with him.Β This outfit is based on the Tri Force Heroes version of Link, which is pretty simple.Β I only had to make the tunic and hat, and the rest was pulled from my closet.Β I used the ears and earrings from my Ocarina of Time Zelda costume.Β I wore a fancy belt, just because (she’s a princess).Β Somehow I could NOT find plain brown boots, so I wore whatever I had.Β I also carried around a “Magical Butter Knife”, as a friend of mine likes to call Link’s comically short sword from the early Legend of Zelda days.
As an aside, I was 7 weeks pregnant at ALA2020, and look how swollen I already was!Β I didn’t even realize it until I saw the photos.Β I hardly recognized myself!
