Farewell Fairy Tail

Description

This project was complex & intense. It is a mixed media costume containing sewing, foam armor, & wig styling. Focusing on the sewing portions, The skirt was made with ball gown skirt pattern with an elastic waistband and then trim was added to the bottom. The tabard base is a blue wave pattern brocade with yellow satin trim & appliqué details. The appliqué details were hand drawn then cut and placed. The attached via a waist belt overtop the skirt waist band. Afterwards a satin stitch was applied to all edges of the appliqué and trim. The cape is made with a stretch embossed velvet then lined with a red satin. Fur trim was then added around the edges. The cape is attached via snaps, a cord across the chest, and armor straps through the shoulders to ensure it remains in place.

Just to complete the full costume list, the armor is made from high density EVA foam. It is hand patterned, glued with contact cement, & finished with plastidip and acrylic paints. The glued seams are covered with foam clay & sanded down. The foam is then heat treated & primed with plastidip & hex flex. The paints are a flexible metallic acrylic paint, hand painted on in multiple layers. The armor is attached with a mixture of  velcro, elastic, snaps, & buckles.