Little Mermaid Gown Cosplay Progress: Part 1 - Inspiration

Little Mermaid Gown Cosplay Progress: Part 1 - Inspiration 

Recently my library hosted an "Under the Sea" Story Time. One of our staff members came dressed up as Ariel from the Little Mermaid and I instantly was jealous of her outfit.

Her outfit was based on one of Ariel's Park Gown from Disney.

This isn't her. This is a picture of the Face Character from Disney which I found on the Web.

This dress, although very beautiful, didn't exactly float my boat. However, the newest Ariel Park Gown is just what I want. 

New Park Gown:

Initially, I had planned on just buying the dress from another seamstress. However, I got persnickety about things and decided to break down and construct the whole thing myself. Now I have a new project!

Coming Soon: Part 2 - Design

Dark Sansa Stark Cosplay Progress: Part 9 - Completed Outfit

Dark Sansa Stark Cosplay Progress: Part 9 - Completed Outfit

Below are pictures from Con. Feel free to send me any comments. Thanks!

Bonus picture with the Mother of Dragons!

House of Black & White Arya Cosplay Breakdown

House of Black & White Arya Cosplay Breakdown

For an upcoming Con in Dallas, I have convinced my younger sister to join me in dressing up as the Stark sisters. I am doing my Dark Sansa outfit, and I am making her a quick Arya costume. I have chosen Arya's House of Black & White dress because of its simplicity. 

I am doing a quick breakdown of how I made the dress. Let me know if you have any questions.  

First, I made a really baggy dress. It doesn't need to be fitted in the slightest. I made it out of black linen.

I belted it so I could keep track of the waist for adding the bib portion. 

Next, I did a mini hem on the neckline. It doesn't need to be excellent. Just enough to keep the neck from fraying. 

Then I made the bib part.

To make the bib, I took a piece of the black linen and marked it into thirds. Then I sewed a small fold on each of the third lines. 

I next added the bib to the dress. And hemmed the end so that it hit above the belt.

For the sleeves, I cut a diagonal line a couple inches above my elbow and hemmed it.

And here is the final product!

On me:

Pictures of my sister in the outfit will be posted with my Sansa Stark final images.

Dark Sansa Stark Cosplay Progress: Part 8 - Underskirt & Finishings

Dark Sansa Stark Cosplay Progress: Part 8 - Underskirt & Finishings

For this part, I will be finishing up my outfit. I am going over the underskirt, feather arm cuffs, necklace, and dress finishings. 

Underskirt

Instead of doing Sansa's funky, stripy skirt that I saw in Entertainment Weekly (below), I decided to go with a simple underskirt. This was partially because I didn't know how to construct the skirt and partially because it seemed like it would take forever and it was pretty much going to be covered by the dress. 

So I followed a simple skirt pattern and used the same fabric from the dress. 

Feather Arm Cuffs

Because I didn't attach the feathers to my sleeves. I made feather arm cuffs. These were really simple.

First I made tubes of the black fabric from the dress/skirt.

Next, I cut them down to fit my wrists.

I sewed up the edges.

Then I measured out black double folded bias tape that was about half an inch shorter than the wrist cuffs.

Next I glued in feathers to the bias tape to make my own feather tape.

I attached the feather tapes to the cuffs.

Two layers of the feather tape took care of it all.

To keep it on my wrists, I attached press on velcro.

Necklace

For Sansa's circle necklace, I used black Worbla that I had left over from my Scarlet Witch headpiece. I got the Worbla from Arda. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have it anymore on their website. 

Here is my lovely kitty, Murph, on the uncut Worbla. It was about the size of your average poster board and cost about $20. 

If you already have Worbla for a project, this is a great option to use the scraps. If you don't have Worbla, I would not suggest that you go out and buy some specifically for the necklace. I used about a six inch square.I drew out the shape on some craft foam and used the sandwich method with the Worbla.

Yes, the pendant has glitter all over it. No, the Worbla is not glittery. I was using glitter for another project when I was making it and as we all know glitter gets everywhere.

For the chain, I used jump rings from Joann Fabrics. The particular ones that I used had a flexible center so they were easier to work with. They were intended to be used for chain mail. I used approximately 200 of these rings. 

For the nail at the end, I used a bullet charm from Hobby Lobby and covered it in extra Worbla.

For final touches, I coated the pendant in black paint. I wanted it to be a slightly darker shade of black. I used the paint below.

Dress Finishing

I attached a series of hooks along the front and I was all good to go.

I am going to post Con pictures for the final look.

Coming Soon: Part 9 - Finished Costume