Wearing Mr Wammy: Finnish Cosplayer Kinky Mattila with Watari Costume Tips

Death Note Wammy cosplayed by Kinky Mattila

Another Death Note character event;
another cosplayer willing
to spill the beans on
how to dress like them.

This time it's
Month of Mr Wammy
on Death Note News and
Kinky Mattila is here
to tell you all how to
don your Watari wear
in style.

Kinky Mattila has been cosplaying since 2005 with her group Team Fabulous Awesome. Over in their native Finland, TFA have been creating costumes within a raft of fandoms, including Death Note, of course.  As the image above amply demonstrates, that means Wammy cosplay too (flanked by his wards Mello and Near courtesy of fellow TFA members). 

TFA show no sign of waning after more than a decade in costume - 'still doing it happily', Kinky Mattila confirms - with plenty of pictures to fill the TFA-Finland cosplay gallery on DeviantART.  But first she has advice to share on cosplaying Mr Wammy.

Death Note Costume Tips: How to Cosplay Watari by Kinky Mattila

Have you cosplayed Quillsh Wammy now or in the past?
Yes - in the past.

Any anecdotes about your experiences cosplaying Mr Wammy?
It was my very first male cosplay with a moustache.

My friends were creating a Death Note cosplay group and the only available character left at that time was Watari. It was suggested that I should cosplay with his face hidden,  but I decided to be wild and his face visible with a moustache.

At that time I didn't know you could buy fake moustaches, so I made my own - sacrificing my white wig for it. It looked kinda okay and, cos I don't use make up, so also that time I didn't use either.

I liked cosplaying Watari. It was a nice experience. Plus I heard I was the first Watari cosplayer here in Finland at the Tracon 2 cosplay event!

For the first time, I got asked for so many pictures to be taken of me. I was so overwhelmed by the attention I received.

I just loved that cosplay.  Also that Watari costume made me want to keep on cosplaying, no matter if I got noticed or not.

Kinky Mattila's Watari cosplay - originally posted to her
DeviantART gallery, with her variation on a theme here

How would you go about creating a costume for Watari/Mr Wammy?
Find at a flea market some suit that fits you and buy some white shirts for men.  They are not that expensive here - about like 10euros. Buy some fake moustaches, and a pair of Santa's glasses, then colour them grey. Add men's shoes, of course.

A nice wig is also good to get, but your own hair works too.

What clothing and/or props do you feel are essential Watari costume items?
Men's suit.

Is there more to cosplaying Wammy than the outfit? (Look/behaviour etc.)
Just to have fun.  That is most important to me and nothing else. <3

What's your professional opinion about ready-made Death Note costumes, such as those in our Cosplay Store? Any pieces in there decent enough for a Mr Wammy cosplay? (Be honest!)
I haven't looked for any custom made Death Note costumes; but the ones that I found right now, most of them seemed really nice and need just a little bit of changing.

Any last tips for anyone reading, who wishes to create their Watari cosplay from scratch?
Go look for a cheap men's suit and start from that. :D  Nowadays it is way easier to look like a man than it was then (when I cosplayed Watari).

But do it!!! GO FOR IT!"!!! You can rock it. :D

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