The second most difficult part of this armor was figuring how to connect the breastplate and skirt part together. (I had to get creative and used flexible laces.) I also had to sew the belt onto the breastplate so that it would stay in place. (The breastplate was made from craft foam and styrene plastic, so it was relatively easy to sew through.) The most difficult part of this costume were the shoulder and upper arm which were pretty elaborate, as far as anime-TV-series armor goes. (Although this costume doesn't hold a candle to the manga version of the costume which I was to do later...)