cosplayinamerica: Sakura from Tsubasa Chronicles was always one of those “dream costumes&rdquo
cosplayinamerica: Sakura from Tsubasa Chronicles was always one of those “dream costumes” that I had on my list to do one day, but always put off for fear of not doing it well enough. This year I bit the bullet though, and decided to make it my competition piece for Youmacon since I felt it was challenging enough to try finally. It took over a month for all the initial research, looking for historical garments to reference to it, and traveling to different states to buy fabric before I even started working on the dress itself which took another 4 months to finish. Everything on Sakura I wanted to be made from scratch - the hoop skirts and corset, to all the layers of petticoats and skirts. And of course she was a princess, so everything about her had to be over the top- be it the range of fabrics in the dress, hand rhinestoned shoes, satin applique, hand dyed flowers, 41 gross of seed beads and over 8000 rhinestones and swarovski crystals sewn and glued down. The closer to the con it got though, the more work it seemed kept piling up with less and less time to get it done it. As much as I love hand beading and rhinestoning, it resulted in a couple of weeks of sleepless nights to get all the work done in time to submit it to the masquerade. Having it all put together for the first time at the con went over really well, especially with the little kids! A quick photo shoot outside, turned into a couple hours walking around taking pictures with little kids and their parents who saw the princesses outside and stopped to talk to us. Plus all the hard work paid off for the masquerade, it won best craftsmanship! Which really helped to justify all the crazy hours and work that I put into making it. – Back of Beyond Cosplay Read the REST of her story http://www.cosplayinamerica.com/stories/2016/12/31/back-of-beyond-cosplay -- source link