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This year's dapper day dress!

#dapper day #dapper day 2016 #dapper #butterick5748 #disneyland #vintage #memade #me made

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When inspiration strikes a week before Dapper Day you just have to go with it!

#butterick5748 #dapper day #dapper day 2016 #me made #vintage

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One of my favorite shots of my Rey cosplay at Wondercon!

Thanks Manny Llanura for the photo!

#rey #wondercon #wondercon 2016 #rey cosplay #star wars cosplay #star wars day #the force awakens #rey costume #star wars costume #daisy ridley

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"I'm no one" Sacanime Winter 2016 Thanks to brotakumedia.com for the photo!

#sacanime #Rey #Star Wars #Star Wars Cosplay #the force awakens #the force awakens Cosplay #Rey Cosplay #sacanime winter 2016

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Our finished peasant princess costumes at Mickey's Halloween Party at Disneyland! All costumes made by me, and worn by my fabulous friends @andibyngbong and Bianca.

#Disney Cosplay #mnsshp #mickeys halloween party #disney princess cosplay #Snow White #Snow White Cosplay #cinderella #cinderella costume #Cinderella Cosplay #Cinderella rags #jasmine #jasmine cosplay #jasmine costume #Snow White costume #Snow White rags #peasant princesses #casual princess cosplay

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Hello! I am redoing my Belle dress and I was just wondering what fabric you used. It's absolutely lovely and I wanted to know where you got it.

Hi!

Thank you so much! The main fabric for the dress is a wholesale cheap gold taffeta. I usually go to this huge fabric warehouse since I’m on such a tight budget for my costumes! The fabric for the puffy skirt layer and detail on the sleeves is just a cheap gold sparkle tulle from the same place. I wish I had more information, but there are really no signs at this store and my fabric knowledge is pretty limited!

Have fun remaking your dress :)

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Whipped up a Cinderella dress for my good friend/Disneyland soulmate @andibyngbong for our upcoming Halloween party! Second costume in my peasant princess series :)

#Disney #cinderella #Cosplay #Disney Cosplay #cinderella Cosplay #Cinderella costume #Cinderella rags dress #Disney princess cosplay #peasant princess #disneyside #mnsshp #mickeys halloween party #Disneyland #Disney costume

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“Never part of any crowd, ‘cause her head’s up on some cloud, no denying she’s a funny girl that Belle”

Belle - Beauty and the Beast (1991)

#belle #beauty and the beast #belle cosplay #beauty and the beast cosplay #beauty and the beast costume #belle costume #disney cosplay #disney princess #disney princess cosplay #sacanime #sacanime 2015 #disneyside #belle ballgown #belle gown #belle dress

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“Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme…”

Belle - Beauty and the Beast (1991)

#beauty and the beast #belle #belle cosplay #belle costume #belle dress #disney cosplay #disney costume #beauty and the beast cosplay #disney princess #disneyside #sacanime #sacanime2015 #belle ballgown

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So I was wondering how many yards of fabric did you use for each large circle skirt on your belle cosplay?

It’s been a while but I think each circle was about 4 yards! I cut them out in halves then sewed them together to make the full circle.

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Beauty and (the) Beast - Sacanime 2015

Thanks to sacbee.com for the photo!

#beauty and the beast #belle #beast #disney #sacanime #xmen #beast xmen #beast cosplay #belle cosplay #sacanime 2015 #sacanime summer 2015 #disney cosplay #beauty and the beast cosplay #belle costume

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“I want much more than this provincial life...”

Exploring downtown San Jose at Fanime 2015! Ignore my hoop falling out of the bottom of my dress, it was an easy fix!

#belle #beauty and the beast #fanime #fanime 2015 #belle cosplay #disney cosplay #beauty and the beast cosplay #belle costume

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“Make a wish into the well, that’s all you have to do. And if you hear it echoing your wish will soon come true”

Peasant Snow White - Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)

The first in a series of “peasant princess” costumes I am making for Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland this October!

#snow white #snow white cosplay #snow white and the seven dwarves #sacanime #sacanime 2015 #sacanime summer 2015 #disney cosplay #disney costume #snow white costume #snow white rags #peasant snow white

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Belle’s Ballgown Construction Notes

For anyone interested, here are some photos and notes from the process of making my Belle gown! This was a very time-consuming project but so worth it in the end, and I learned a lot throughout the construction.

I love Belle’s gown personally because there are SO many variations on it. There is the movie version, several versions that have been used throughout the years at the Disney parks and parades, the Broadway versions, and tons of individual designs that cosplayers have come up with. Mine is heavily inspired by the current two-piece character costume at the Disney Parks, but with a color palette more inspired by the movie and much more budget-friendly materials (seriously, check out the new park version. It’s luxurious af).

I’m starting here with what is actually under the gown. The 6-hoop skirt is from Amazon because making one from scratch scared me tbh. The petticoat on top is SO important, without it you can see the hoops through the material of the skirt. It also provides just a bit of extra volume to the skirt. I made this out of cheap netting and just followed a basic petticoat tutorial online. I had trouble sewing this material with my machine so it was all hand-stitched, and because of this it’s only one layer – my laziness got the best of me. (And yes, that is a duct tape and PVC dress form; I’ve since upgraded to a real adjustable one but it did the trick until I could afford it!)

The skirt portion is composed of 3 layers altogether; pictured is the bottom layer of gold taffeta and sparkle tulle on top. All the skirts were just very long circle skirts, and this worked perfectly over the hoop skirt!

The top layer of the skirt is another gold taffeta circle skirt, but gathered at the seams. The skirt of this gown alone was over 20 yards of fabric!

Once a waistband and hook-and-eye closure were added to the skirt, I started on the top. It is a (very) simple corset adapted from this pattern, then I stitched the taffeta and tulle sleeves along the top of the corset’s front and back. It does have a side zipper so I don’t have to completely untie the laces each time.

The finished gown! The swags along the skirt are half-ovals of taffeta covered in a layer of tulle and hand-stitched onto the skirt. The roses were rolled and hot-glued, then stitched on top. It’s definitely not perfect, and there are things I would do differently if I ever remade it, but I love it anyway.

Hopefully that was helpful to anyone who may be looking to make a gown of their own! I read just about every tutorial on the internet while making mine, and really tried to make it my own in the design and techniques used. It was truly a labor of love!

If you have any questions about the dress or how I made it, feel free to ask! It’s definitely a big project to take on but so worth it when you finally get to wear it!

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That awkward moment when you accidentally wear the most popular costume at the con..

Photo taken at Sacanime Winter 2015

If you are in this photo, let me know!

#honey lemon #big hero 6 #disney #honey lemon cosplay #honey lemon costume #sacanime #sacanime 2015 #sacanime winter 2015 #big hero 6 cosplay #disney cosplay #disneyside

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“Your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as if you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it your imagination, hm?”

Stretching portraits - Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion

#haunted mansion #disney #disneyland #haunted mansion cosplay #haunted mansion costume #disney cosplay #disneyland cosplay #disney costume #couples costume #stretching portraits #tightrope walker costume #lillian gracey #disneyside

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“I love you, but you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Sam Shakusky and Suzy Bishop - Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

#moonrise kingdom #wes anderson #moonrise kingdom cosplay #sam shakusky #suzy bishop #moonrise kingdom costume #sam shakusky cosplay #suzy bishop cosplay #wes anderson cosplay #couples costume #sam and suzy