For the third con I ever went to, I was working my first full time job, not far from the con center. So I decided that, on Friday, I was going to do a simple, "street clothes" costume, that I could wear to work and then go to the con in with a few alterations.
I had gotten into Chobits around this time, and of course was fascinated by the idea of persocoms, but I knew I would never make a good Chii. (I still don't think I look good as a blonde.) So, I decided to be just myself as a persocom. I bought the ears, cut up some hair ribbons, dug my old Catholic school skirt out of the closet and borrowed a tie on permanent loan from my father. I really wanted to do this with thigh highs, but couldn't find any in time, surprisingly. However, knee socks ended up working just as well.