


Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Now a young woman of twenty-one without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. My favorite thing to ask myself is 'how many pockets can I add while still making it exactly like my reference?' Pockets are a lifesaver on any cosplay.Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of eccentric adventurer Lord Richard Croft (Dominic West), who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Trying to recreate that while at the same time being comfortable can be really difficult at times. Videogame logic says she can have 10 ammo pouches on her belt and a knife and a rope and that belt won’t move an inch from off her hips. "I want to actually be able to move around and sit without worrying about my gear breaking or bending. "I personally find the hardest part to be making it realistic," she says. Saylum puts a lot of effort into the little things, often details only she will notice, but she cares enough about the character to want to do her justice. When cosplaying as reboot Lara, the bow is definitely something you'll want to focus on." "I've also made a bow from the trunk of a tree, as well as a stick bundle bow. He's made several bows, the current one modeled on the bow from Shadow of the Tomb Raider is a PVC bow he bought on Etsy then modified and repainted to get it looking as authentic as possible. Raymond says he has a love/hate relationship with prop-making, that it's his favorite part of cosplay but also the hardest. The other iconic thing about modern Lara is her bow.
