started: Spring 2020 | con debut: ECCC 2025 | last worn: ECCC 2025
I watched Hazbin Hotel in February and was thus in the middle of the hyperfixation cycle when Sakura-Con 2024 arrived. Naturally I had to do my best on such short notice to make Alastor. I don't remember doing a lot of research on other cosplayers' interpretations because I immediately had a pretty clear idea what I wanted to do. I wanted to interpret the character design in as much "real clothes" as possible, influenced by character-appropriate 1930s styles (specifically Jazz Age New Orleans).
I thrifted most of the main pieces: found a bright-red silk shirt and wine-red velvet blazer at a vintage shop that never fails me. The shoes for version 1 are all-red leather oxfords. I used the leather midline harness from my Dottore to make the black line down the center of the shirt, as opposed to modifying the shirt (for now).
I decided that a few modifications would be the most important for making the character design clear, namely the red cuffs at the bottom of the pants and the black/red bowtie. I found somewhat era-appropriate high-waisted, wide-leg, cuffed style and took apart the cuffs (which turned out to be constructed somewhat oddly and probably it would've been easier to start from un-cuffed pants) to add red satin, matching the shirt material. I similarly found a plain black bowtie and sewed red fabric over the middle.
It also seemed pretty important to have claws, especially if I went more realist/humanoid in the rest of the outfit. I got vinyl gloves with glued-on long nails and painted them red/black ombre.
Given one of the Egg Bois' confusion in the show about whether Alastor sports ears or a strangely ear-like hairstyle I wanted to find a wig with matching hair-ears, and I did! The one I found came with clip-in ears and some black fibers on the ear tips and at the back. I dyed (aka colored with Sharpie) the ends of the red bob portion, interpreting the black part as dyed ends rather than distinct layers of longer black hair. I have now seen seemingly every possible permutation of Alastor wig and there are many options, but I stand by what I chose based on my interpretation of the character design.
Makeup
Obviously a key feature of Alastor's design is his radio-mic staff/cane. My friend Mike 3D-printed this model and I assembled and painted it. (I had to apply so many layers of clear varnish in the slit pupil of the mic's "eye" to get the effect I was looking for.)
Keys and the fateful
Vest
Dainty hooves (shoes)
Other V2/Valentines changes: new pants, shirt cross, jacket lapel edge
