Lara Croft is back and looks as bad ass as ever in the second iteration of the reboot franchise. I have personally been a fan of Lara since the classic play station one game. Here we breakdown young Lara Croft's costume which a modern cosplay outfit.
Before the reboot, the franchise lost its way with some quite poor Tomb Raider games but I think the series has revived itself and is ready to pose some serious competition to the likes of uncharted.
At the time being a PS4 owner, it makes me little sad to hear we will have to wait a year to play the newest version but is understandable as if play station had this game it would hurt Xbox tremulously as Uncharted is a PS4 exclusive.
Unlike the old Tomb Raiders, Lara goes for a more conservative costume in her new outing Rise of the Tomb Raider.
There is several Lara Croft costume within this game, I will likely add or create a new costume article for the others. This Lara croft costume was quite easy to put together.
I found most of the pieces of clothing with some minor changes due to cost. I have made a list below if all the items you need with links as well.
Complete Costume Breakdown [Links]
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Long Bow {Samick Sage Takedown Recurve Bow}
For the Lara Croft costume style bow, I had originally gone with a standard bow but after close inspection, I think a long bow would suit the costume better as most of the standard bows were too small.
The bow I found looks fantastic and really compliments the costume nicely. The only downside is the price as it is not cheap but bows aren’t cheap, to begin with.
Or Katniss Bow
Quiver
For the quiver I wanted it to be leather, keeping in tone with the costume. A lot of the quivers I found were plastic, designed for the more modern bow. After a bit of searching, I think I’ve found the best fit for the costume. It is a dark brown leather with a beautiful light brown slip on the top. It looks amazing for the price.
Arrows
The arrows I wanted for this costume had to be wooden and had to have a white feather on the top of the arrow to be truly representative of a Lara Croft outfit. I managed to find a set of 12 that met my criteria. They are 28inches long so they will nicely hang out of the 18-inch quiver.
Grey Scarf
The scarf Lara uses is a basic grey scarf with no detail on it so it should be hard to find one. You might have one at home which is great as you save some money. If you dot have one at home, I found a fairly cheap one on Amazon for you.
Military Olive Drab Jacket
Lara's jacket was hard to find an exact match. The jacket she uses ls looks light. The colour I can only assume is olive drab. I found one on Amazon that fits the bill. Is light and in the same colour, like Lara's Rise Of A Tomb Raider outfit but the only problem is it has detail around the chest and shoulders. Other than the detail the jacket looks great.
Brown Weapon Gun Holster Belt
Lara has a brown belt that runs just above her waist. The brown belt looks fairly basic with no detail on it so a brown belt in your collection a home might do.
For the weapon holster, I found a beautiful handmade version from the Mandalorian on Amazon.
Desert Sand Cargo Trousers
The trousers, I went for a desert sand colour although beige colour would work also. Cargo trousers work well or this costume or a hiking trousers as they have they required pockets and it is a tiger fit bit either one works fine.
Women's Brown Combat Boots
Lara wears a pair of brown military combat type boots. The boots she uses has about an inch heel as well. I choose these Dailyshoes Women's Military Combat Boots With Pocket, as they look fantastic and fit the costume nicely and also they are stylish enough to be worn again for a night out with the ladies.
Spaghetti Strap Tank Blue Vest
While some of my favourite scenes of the Rise of Tomb Raider game is when Lara has her winter gear outfit on, young Lara and Lara Croft from the Alicia Vickander Tomb Raider movie that came out in 2018, are well known for her iconic Blue vest. Here is the closest tank top vest I could find. {You might need to muddy it up in the garden :-)}
Lara Croft Necklace Pendant
This pendant that Lara Croft wears in the video game Rise of A Tomb Raider identifies Lara's purpose for life, discovery and adventure. The artifact on the necklace was Lara's first find and was also the beginning of her love for archeology.
She found the artifact and showed Roth who used his shoelace to make the necklace.I don't know any more other than it was her Fathers find and Roth made the necklace from an old shoelace.
Revolver
For the revolver, I couldn’t find one that was made specifically for Lara croft so I went with the closest match, this 3d printed revolver is very similar to what Lara uses and it looks great.
Ammo Pouches
On the back of Lara’s belt, she has two pouches attached on the right side. These are ammo pouches for her gun. I found a nice leather pouch that is cheap and looks great. They have a clip on the back that will clip on the belt which makes it great.
Tactical knife Sheath
For the tactical knife, I tried to find a prop version but there wasn’t one available that was in good condition so I left out as I didn’t want to be carrying around a lethal weapon. As for the sheath, it was very well made and good so good with the Lara Croft costume.
Red Ice Axe
The red ice axe she uses, I would consider an optional extra and I would only use it on private parties as it is a real ice axe which can be very dangerous. The ice axe does make the costume look very cool, though. The one I found is quite expensive as well.
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