About this costume

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Selection Process: Surprise! I actually have a cosplay before my "first" one.. I was Sailor Jupiter for Halloween in jr. high school. My mom made it completely from a pattern and thank god there are no pics! I lent that costume out and never saw it again, but that's ok, I actually hate the Sailor Scout fukus but I loooooove Sailor Moon. I always had this costume on my to-do list, and when I saw Sailor Moon R at a screening in a local theater last year, I figured it was time.

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Construction: I wanted quality materials, so I picked this silk, but it didn't lay as nicely as I'd hoped. I made this in two pieces- a dress and an underskirt. The underskirt consists of yards upon yards of black organza and black glitter tulle. Can you believe that I feel like it could use more? Unfortunately, the glitter shed everywhere, making cleanup a nightmare. I handmade the jewelry, making all the moon pieces out of clay. The wig is made of two wigs - both purchased on Amazon. I deconstructed a purple wig and sewed wefts of it into the black one. Sadly, the purple fibers were lower quality than the black and they tangle quite badly. I made the odangos but cutting holes in the middle styrofoam balls and feeding black wefts through. I later added rhinestones to the dress to add a little bling.