

I knew that with the low back I wouldn't be able to wear a bra with this but I still wanted support! I then added the boning and attached the skirt to the bodice. After that I put bra cups in between the lining and the outer layer. I find scalloping very peaceful so this was a fun part for me. Then I made the lining, which has boning channels sewn onto all the seams. I first cut the main material, a casa collection satin, and interfaced it with very heavy interfacing, I knew it would have to be stiff to hold all those beads, I then flat lined this with chiffon to be the very outer layer. You can read my tutorial on princess seams patterns here. Very flared princess seamed dresses also use a fuck ton of fabric to get their flair.

The waist on a true circle skirt goes like '(' instead of like 'I' if that makes any sense, and you cant get that '(' shape without a seam at the waist. Almost all my costumes involve princess seam bodices so this was a pretty easy part for me. A true circle skirt requires a curved inner waist seam. The bodice is a simple princess seam bodice with a scalloped neck line. I personally don’t mind that though with how much time it saves me.Īfter I finished the skirts I made the bodice. However I have found that rollemming chiffon often needs to be redone after every convention, just because the chiffon can’t hold up to the wear and tear of walking around. I love roll hemming when I make longer/fuller skirts because it is much easier than hemming and often times looks much cleaner.
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The Lining has one full circle skirt and is roll hemmed, the chiffon layer is two full, super long circle skirts that were also roll hemmed. When I chose my lining I made sure to get something that was still sheer as I wanted to recreate the look of the illustration above, where you can see Serenity’s leg through the dress. The skirt has two layers, a lining layer and a chiffon layer. Once I decided what I liked I set off to begin work on my version of Princess Serenity!įirst I made the dress. In Advanced Circle Skirts Premium Course, you will: Create a custom pattern for your circle skirts according to your own measurements to make sure your finished skirts will fit you well Make Style 1: Golden Era style high slit circle skirt. I like each of these versions for different reasons, however all of them use chiffon for the skirt and have very full skirts, as well as lots of detailing on the bodice. After my searches I found that I wanted my dress to be based off the manga, and much of my inspiration was from Wind of the Stars, CupCake Cosplay, and Kathrine Zan. When I look at references I look not only at official art but at other cosplayers to see what materials they used and what I like (or don’t like) about their cosplay.
