![]() Speaking of dedication to the role: I even tried to work out to get into better shape for this…but unfortunately that lasted all of three days before I re-discovered my love for Nutella. That’s the extent of my dedication, folks. I’ve been wanting to cut a few inches off my hair for months, but forced myself to grow it out until Halloween was over, just for this. I messily French-braided my hair down my back (I’ve been running around jungles and through ancient temples, after all – it’s not going to be neat!) and pulled out a few shorter pieces in the front to more closely match the video game character. And this year, I couldn’t have gone much farther out of my comfort zone.įor the skim-readers, here’s my Lara Croft Tomb Raider Halloween costume (or cosplay) breakdown:īlack Ribbed Tank | Shorts (similar) | Belt | Guns/Holsters/Backpack | Gloves | Boots For one magical night, you get to transform into someone you’re not. ![]() All Lara Croft and I have in common is that our first names rhyme. I’d like to tell you I grew up into this super co-ordinated, athletic adult, but the fact is, I still can’t do a cartwheel. She used her abilities and her brains to achieve her goals – and that was something I could aspire towards. ![]() Sure, she was beautiful, but she very rarely ever used that to get what she wanted. I guess you could say she was a feminist icon for me, before I even knew what feminism was. I actually don’t remember whether my first exposure to her was from the films (Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft was a gift to us all) or the video games, but I do remember enjoying both immensely. She was badass, in charge of her life, smart, and a capable fighter. Lara Croft was everything I wasn’t, but wanted to be. They could see I tried very hard, but I was just…really bad. ![]() My teachers in elementary school gave me good grades in gym class simply because they took pity on me. I was a quiet, deeply shy, and fantastically uncoordinated kid. This year, I continued my trend of dressing up as my favourite fictional females, and went as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider from the video games and films. Last year, at Halloween, I dressed up as Disney’s Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, and Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The year before, I went as Hermione Granger. ![]()
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