Tohru Honda's "The thing" dress

Lady Subaru · Post by **Lady Subaru** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:13 am

I'm going to try to make Tohru's dress from Fruits Basket... links:

http://www.webpost.net/fu/furry/anime86.jpg
http://www.webpost.net/fu/furry/tohrudress.jpg

I'm trying to figure out what type of fabric I should use... So umm... if anyone know of fabrics I should use to make this dress please tell me ^^;;

Laura92 · Post by **Laura92** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:14 pm

*shudder* That dress is very frightening..lol

I'd just use cotton. There's lots of bagginess in the sleeves and you need the malleability of cotton.

Lady Subaru · Post by **Lady Subaru** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:03 pm

lol XD

Ah, that's what I figured, but isn't there different types of cottens oo;;...

Hemuloki-sama · Post by **Hemuloki-sama** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:05 pm

I would just say make sure it feels soft...Tohru's dress looks like it would be soft...

Laura92 · Post by **Laura92** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:25 am

maybe even flannel?

Dark_Tiger · Post by **Dark_Tiger** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:03 pm

I took one look at that dress and said "brushed silk." Of course, there's almost no way you'd be willing to spend that much on a cosplay. If there is, can you send me some of that money?

In the realm of possibility, I'd use a very light weave cotten (broadcloth is a sin) or, if you can find some fabric with that lace/cutout pattern on the edge that she has on her sleeves/top/ect. (I think I saw something like that recently) I'd just use that.

Lady Subaru · Post by **Lady Subaru** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:46 am

Thanks for all the fabirc help ^^~!

I was wondering if anyone knows where to get the shoes she's wearing in women sizes ^^;;

Laura92 · Post by **Laura92** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:09 pm

those are those little chinesey shoes. I have a pair myself, I'd imagine you could find them...herehttp://www.natashascafe.com/html/shoes.html

and i'd imagine that if you have any asian stores in your area, or a chinatown or japantown, that you could find them there.

Or really, just any black mary janes would do.