I wondered about using stiff wire but I think it would look awkward if I ever wanted to sit or do another non-standing pose. ^_^; I’m not that worried about how well individual pearls will show in full length pictures but about whether the entire strands are reasonably visible. From the costumes I’ve done before, I’ve found that even half inch wide trims can become barely visible in photos and it’s been a point of frustration for me. :-/ I might try going down to 10mm beads for the waist strands (the ones I have now are 12mm) but I really don’t want to go smaller than that.
Yep, I have the underskirt already. It was the first thing I made for the costume. I made it huge though so that I could do kneeling poses like the one from the manga. I think it was something like 90 inches of material gathered with an elastic waistband so I’m not sure how effectively I could poof it out without it showing a lot through the slits in the outer layers. I don’t want to come off looking like I’m wearing a ballgown. ^_^;;
The little capelet/hood is one of the main reasons I’m thinking of doing that costume now. It’s been getting cold here and that looks like it would be cozy to wear. ^_^ Kaleido Star does have a lot of nice costumes but yeah, it doesn’t seem to get cosplayed much.
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Date: 2007-11-14 10:26 pm (UTC)Yep, I have the underskirt already. It was the first thing I made for the costume. I made it huge though so that I could do kneeling poses like the one from the manga. I think it was something like 90 inches of material gathered with an elastic waistband so I’m not sure how effectively I could poof it out without it showing a lot through the slits in the outer layers. I don’t want to come off looking like I’m wearing a ballgown. ^_^;;
The little capelet/hood is one of the main reasons I’m thinking of doing that costume now. It’s been getting cold here and that looks like it would be cozy to wear. ^_^ Kaleido Star does have a lot of nice costumes but yeah, it doesn’t seem to get cosplayed much.