Construction Details:

My sister likened this costume to a boss-fight, and boy was she right! While I knew that in theory I could make the outfit, I was really anxious through the construction of this piece. It's made and worn in layers.

The leotard was made with Kwik Sew #2797 and powernet. I gotta say I really love how the color looks. The skirt and front panel are made with Simplicity #1910 and suiting material.

The shells are from ebay and were painted & diamante'd by hand. They were then glued to the front panel. That then attaches to the leo with snaps & willpower. The skirt has over a thousand hand strung beads which were tacked down carefully. The skirt (which weighs a ton) is supported by 2 ballerina tutus. The stockings and garters were hand dyed with Idye Poly brand. Unfortunately I can't remember where the shoes were from, I spent a lot of time relying on Google-Fu.

Personal Thoughts:

This costume was inspired by a wonderful piece of fanart where several Disney princesses were transformed into burlesque style performers. I challenged my sister that if she did a character, I would too. New life rule... never challenge your sister on anything cosplay related.

Styling Notes

The Claudia wig has some truly beautiful curls and it hurt to straighten them, but they had to go. I used Katie Bair's hot water method (had to do it twice to get all the curl out).

Wig Review

Arda makes their wigs slightly larger than I prefer, so I did everything I could to take in the extra give. Turns out I took too much, so it became a vise. I'll have to play with it in the future and see if I can find a happy medium.

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