Before Planet Comic Con, I went back and forth on what I wanted to cosplay. I thought about bringing the Padme cosplay I wore last year. I love that cosplay, and Padme is one of my favorite characters in Star Wars. With that said, I was on Pinterest and looking online for inspiration, and that’s when I found it. I found a complete costume for Scarlet Witch, specifically her look from Avengers: Endgame. I knew that’s what I wanted to do. When ordering a costume, there’s always that fear of whether it will fit, so I didn’t know if this would work. I was so excited when I got the costume, and it fit! I plan on wearing this Scarlet Witch cosplay again.

This is the Scarlet Witch costume I ordered. I read the size chart several times and took my own measurements. According to the size chart, I was between a small and a medium. I always go up a size in costumes and cosplay because, in my experience, everything is sized smaller than I think it will be. The costume has several pieces: the red jacket, the red tank top, black pants, and the red fingerless gloves. The jacket is the best part of this costume. It’s long and flowy and surprisingly warm. The day of the convention, it was WINDY, and I was never cold. With that said, the jacket is tighter than I anticipated it to be. I found it challenging to lift my arms over my head. I have thought about re-ordering this costume in a large solely for the larger jacket. The red top wasn’t super tight fitting, which I appreciated. It zips from the side, making it easy to get in and out of. The pants… the pants were okay. To be fair, I don’t expect a “one size fits all pants” to work with every body type. I swapped them out for a pair of black leggings I already owned, which was the correct choice. Finally, the gloves! The gloves feel a bit cheap, and I’m curious to see how long they will last. When we left the convention, strings were coming off the fingers. Ultimately, I think they will work for the few times I wear this cosplay.

In the future, I’d love to order a copper wig to complete the cosplay. I had one in my cart, but it sold out. Wig or no wig, I think this cosplay worked. In the comics, Scarlet Witch has brown hair, so my natural hair, in my opinion, complemented the look. Another idea is to order red colored contacts. I order all my colored contacts through a vendor that my optometrist is partnered with, and they don’t have colored contacts in red. I feel a little dicey trying to order contacts online, so if anyone has any suggestions, I’d love to hear them.

I plan on making my Scarlet Witch cosplay a staple in my cosplay rotation. My next cosplay opportunity will be at the Critical Role live show in Chicago, but after that, I think my next convention will be CONvergence in July. I have some time to improve upon this cosplay and think of what other types of cosplays I want to incorporate this summer.