Construction Details:

I ended up having a lot of fun making this costume, More than I should have XDD The top was made out of a very light cotton fabric, I ended up finding it by chance on a trip to Joann Fabrics XDD So I just kinda went with my gut and bought it ^^ The fabric is super fun to work with and It's perfect for warm days ^^

The skirt was made out of a turquoise stretch fabric, kinda like materials used in swimsuits ^^ The material was actually a lot thicker than I thought but the material likes to slide around on my machine...>.> so I had to go back and fix the panels a few times. XDD

The corset I just got lucky with XDD I found it on Amazon for $30 XDD It was the perfect color and the perfect shape. So I had to go for it, finding that thing was tricky because I wanted the corset to be a nice navy blue. Not black, since it's more accurate to the film and I think the dress compliments the corset really nicely. ^^

I usually never wear this to a con, it's mainly for casual cosplay events ad gatherings but I've worn it to cons a few times.

Personal Thoughts:

The Little Mermaid is my favorite Disney film of all time, and as such Ariel was actually my first official cosplay. The actual first cosplay version I did of Ariel wasn't this one. It was actually a broadway inspired mermaid tail ( which looks crappy and you won't see pics of it anytime soon)

I was actually at war with myself trying to decide whether I wanted to do this dress for Ariel.

It's not that I hate it, far from it actually, it's just this version of Ariel is EXTREMELY overdone. Every Ariel cosplayer has or will eventually do this version. That's why I didn't want to do it.

But I got inspired by my friend Victoria who did this version for Halloween so I thought I would at least try it. >.>

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