Sakura - Card Captor Sakura
Made in January 10. Phwoarrrrr...pink! I've been itching to make this costume for years - one of those inexplicable urges that makes no sense; you know the kind I'm sure - I'm so happy someone decided to pay me to make it for THEM!The dress and blouse were straight-up patterns, the only modifications being the collar and sleeve trim on the blouse and extra floof in the skirt. The trim on the upper petticoat and blouse was hand-painted and cut by me into the (rough) shape of sakura petals, then gathered. Painting a line and then cutting through it allows the fabric to be sealed - no fraying! - and also allows for really sharp, clean edges. The blouse and dress both have invisible zips at center back. The petticoat is approaching tutu-floof, and sits underneath the upper-petti with the petal edges. The bow was a simple accessory, and attaches with a brooch pin to the blouse. The wings are batting inside a fabric case, with the spiral detail topstitched in. The wing harness was a bit of an experiment, that turned out to be very successful! It's built around a back plastic "plate" with two lengths of pvc tubing cable-tied and glued into place. The wings themselves have a double-thickness of wire in a sideways capital 'L' shape, extending from the upermost wingtip to poke out the back side of the wings where they meet the body. The hole where the wire sticks out was reinforced with fabric paint to prevent fraying, and the end of the wire (at the wingtip) was tacked into place to stop it slipping out. The sticky out bits of wire then slot into the tubes, and the back plate is held snugly against the back by a set of elastic straps going over the shoulders and fastening with a clip under the boobs. The harness is nearly invisible underneath the dress, though the wings do have a tendency to "flap" - I should have put in hooks and eyes at the shoulders of the dress to clip them onto to stop this. For a first attempt though, I was pretty pleased with them! They certainly stay up, which is the biggest issue I've had with wings in the past :) Lastly, the hat was five sections of fabric, gathered into a "knob", then a layer of batting, and lining. It was then bound at the edge, and the bow attached to the top. All photos by me. 
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