Construction Details:

The dress is made of a white dull satin, is strapless, raises up slightly in the front, and has a small train on the back. Just enough to drag, but not enough to worry about it getting stepped on much.
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rnThe corseted obi and kimono top are matching fabrics that I found on fabric.com and knew they were what I wanted to portray the snow and ice of the Yuki-onna. The kimono has long furisode sleeves and just wraps under the obi. The obi was a bit tricky to figure out. I wanted it corseted, but I wanted to have the long drape like a maiko would wear because I love the drama of the longer obi. So the back is two pieces draped over a pillow and stitched inside the corset. The corset is made of the blue glittery fabric and then is lined in a very sturdy white cotton and then has 1/4" rigid steel bones in all the channels. I needed it to have a lot of support to keep its shape throughout the day and it did.
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rnMy make-up was fun to do. I just took all the shimmery blue and white eye shadows I had and went to town. I covered a lot of my face with different colors to get an iced over effect. Then I rimmed my eyes in black liner and mascara. I used eyelash glue to put the sequins on so that I looked like I sparkled like ice. The lips are done in layered blue eyeshadows with a gloss on top. This is one of the few costumes I have right now that I don't wear contacts with since I have brighter blue eyes to begin with.
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rnI wore my silver shoes for Stocking since they worked with the theme. I decided to carry my kiseru pipe as a prop because I had it at the con with me and think it's pretty awesome.
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rnWhen a one day mini-con rolled around in the winter, I made a not 100% accurate furisode kimono to go over the costume to keep me warm. It's made of a silver damask fabric that has an allover floral pattern to it. The collar is faux fur. I fully lined the kimono in the same silver fabric for extra warmth. And it trails pretty nicely on the ground even after raising up over the obi in the back.

Personal Thoughts:

So when A-kon announced that the theme for its 23rd annual convention was going to be Yokai, I jumped at the chance to design my own versions. I chose the Yuki-onna because I've always loved the story. It's so beautiful yet tragic. That, and I like being sparkly.

Styling Notes

I only styled the wig the second time I wore it. I pulled it up in a loose twist and secured it with bobby pins. I then slid in my vintage bira bira hair sticks and an antique clip earring to hold the bangs back that belonged to my great grandmother.

Wig Review

The wig is so pretty and the colors just fall right in line with the design I was going for.

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