Belle WIP

i practically redid the whole of belle's dress since the last time i posted. it was just hideous and i even re-ordered new yellow cloth (i now have like over 50m of yellow cloth in various tones and patterns, ughh).

so here's the second attempt at ruffling, with my super long cloth.

after evening out the bottom. it was a good idea to use soft satin cos it was just lighter and easier to ruffle them. after putting up the dangles, it looked decent!

the problem was, i made too many panels. T_T if you look at belle's dress again it only had like 6-8 panels x_x

so dammit................. i had to redo again.......... so this is my 3rd attempt:

it appeared to be shabbier than the 2nd, but that was because it was still WIP. finished the whole cutting and ruffling in like 2hrs on a weekday night. with the drapes, it looked pretty good?!

added some mini crystals but they don't seem very visible...

brief comparison between 2nd and 3rd attempt. does it still look like more ruffles = better?

i tried to vary the bottom layer too with rose pattern overlayed with sparkle cloth. seems to be better than just plain yellow satin?

and then i redid the corset like for the 4th time also. the 3rd time i cut the cloth too short ughh.

inserted bone on the chest area, and overlayed chiffon on satin. looks decent, but the inside work is shitty. T_T whatever.

and the headband.. looks duh...

in any case here's the completed piece with the different bottom later! my lighting sucks but oh well.

Lord of Vermilion - Tomoe Gozen

and this is my character - tomoe gozen! apparently she's a well-known historical figure in japan for her bravery and her archery/sword skills.

i think i started with her white top first, 2 layers as usual.

finished top with the yellow lining

then the cloak. it's actually amended from my old ginshu costume haha. i really wanted the sakura patterns on it.

i made it wrongly at first cos i thought it was yellow lining below but i realised it was only yellow at the sides. bleah.

after amending the colours.. i realised there was a slit in the middle so i cut that slit

time to start painting. made some templates but it totally failed.

cos when i imprint it on it looks like shat

i used 2 different templates here

then the finishing strokes to make the edges sharper

halfway painting i realised actually it's 2 flaps and not 1 whole cap so more slit in the middle... so here it is~

ok, the bubble shorts. i actually don't really know how to make it so i took my bubble short sample and just cut the same shape for it.

after sewing together with elastic band. i kinda like how it looks!

there's also 2 flaps below the shorts. ribbons are put on first before the flaps are stitched together.

and the finished product! it looks pretty cute? hehe.

the armour parts are quite straightforwad, just a lot of pieces..

left this to yvonne since she's good at clean wrapping~ she also helped do silver spraying on the fasteners.

and it's done~~ so pretttttyyy

bands to secure and wear on

additional stud decor at the top

now for her leather bustier

after lining the red ribbons

and final combination! invisible zip a the side. looking not too bad!

also sewed tiny hooking buttons for the armour parts to clip on

and the armour parts for my hand

enhanced the armour with gold lining to make it look not so flat. the gold threads are sewn onto the leather portion so it doesn't shift easily.

and for the headdress~

and attaching the threading on

sewed the ribbon ears on my extension cos i don't know how else to put it on..

completed wig~

the obi took some time as i didn't know how to make it... tried doing faint drawings but it looks ughh

so i cut the pieces out instead and pasted them on

and the finished obi

stitched on the purple threading as well

and the ribbon i got from soah

and the leg part, just lots of ribbon...

braiding to mix the colors~

how it looks like!

and my weapon. painted the pole with gesso then black acrylic.

then created the spear head.

and my final costume~