Soletta Orihime
This commission was for a character who rarely gets cosplayed, (but who is strikingly pretty, nonetheless.)
The most difficult thing about the dress (aside from getting the hem the right height and level) was sewing the approximately 5,127 yards of fabric which made up the ruffles. The top ruffle has elastic tacked around the inside, so that it snugly hugs the upper shoulders.
The earrings were challenging as well, since they had a string of beads at the bottom which looped under the earlobe. A pearl necklace, a golden hairclip and a black lace pair of gloves completed this cosplay ensemble.
(Version 2)
My second crack at this costume (commissioned by someone who saw and liked my first version.) One of the major improvements I made in this design was sewing the petticoat to the skirt of the dress itself instead of making it a separate article of clothing. (So it isn't slipping down and becoming visible.) I love the colors of the material of this dress (even if it IS satin. The Devil's fabric. Ugh!)
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