Modesty's Costume Closet

 The costume was finished on time and I was please with my approximation for this costume. I ended up not focusing on character accuracy 100% but at least recognizable. So, I'll go through the method I ended up going with for the leotard and skirt, the accessories, and what I decided to leave out.  Leotard and Skirt So, for the overall costume I kept the skirt and leotard as separate pieces because I thought I could use the leotard as a base for a future costume. This meant I followed the advice in the pattern except I made the leotard a lined leotard. I learned a new method of lining tops called the Burrito Method. Saves me a lot of heartache!  The skirt also used the pattern pieces but I went off-script for this piece. I left the back seam open on the belt and upper part of the skirt. Like a fly on a pair of pants. Then I cut two "button holes in the back of the belt. The large ribbon that sits on the back I have extra ties on that I loop through the holes and tie down....

For me, a big challenge comes with picking a character or making one up because I have lots of fondness towards the characters. And I am not opposed to doing a bit of cross-over or reaching back into my high school art and making Sailor Virgo or some other original character design.  For the base costume, I am keeping closer to the Manga references or the Reboot for references. Every character has multiple versions depending on the series and powerups. I'm going to try and stick with first season basics/initial costume. First I'll go over characters I'm considering: (Images all made with the Sailor Senshi Maker ) Canon Characters Sailor Moon Sailor Mercury Sailor Venus Sailor Mars Sailor Jupiter Sailor Saturn Sailor Pluto Original Characters Sailor Virgo Sailor X Sailor Goro Crossover Characters Sailor Rarity Sailor Fluttershy Sailor Mitsuri Sailor Tanjiro Sailor Shinobu Sailor Kyojuro So 16 character ideas total. Time to evaluate and eliminate to determine which one I will...

 This year for the Dance Party I want to go as a Sailor Scout. Currently, I'm not sure which character I'll go as or if I'll design my own or do some kind of crossover. (Sailor Mitsuri maybe. 😜) I have such a soft spot for the original characters as I grew up in the 90s with the original release of the manga in English and the wonky 90s anime. However, I do like some of the new designs of the reboot.  Thankfully, the characters all have the same BASE to the costume that is a leotard, with a sailor collar and short skirt. In essence, I'm going to work off my growing knowledge of how to sew swimsuits and leotard-based dancesport costumes to make this. And I did cheat and get a pattern just to get some ideas about how to put things together. But I think I'll make my own way.  As far as the variations between characters go, the differences are typically found in the sleeves, the colors, and the gemstone broach designs. (When looking exclusively at the Sailor Fuku/Unifo...