I debuted this costume Friday at Anime Central, in Rosemont, Illinois.
The facists in security let me walk around all day (9:30am-9:15pm) with that sword, proper safety precautions taken, to ensure it
couldn't come out of the sheath, and waited until the very end of the night (9:15pm) to tell me that it wasn't safe, because it was, and I quote: "too heavy." They weren't worried about the blade, they were worried I might bludgeon someone with it. <_<"
At least I got some good pics first.
Let me tell you, though - tabi boots are f***ing uncomfortable. There's your foot, the thin, rubber sole of the boot, and the surface you're walking on. That's it. I tried some makeshift padding on Saturday & Sunday, but it didn't do much... T_T"
