Character: Princess Serenity
Version: Anime
Series: Sailor Moon
When Completed: Fall of 2005
Reason: I have always loved this dress and it looked like something easy to do. Well, I was wrong, it took me a long time to make this one, plus a lot of modifications. Everything in the end was done from scratch. I’m actually very proud of how it turned out considering it was one of my first costumes. The only flaws is that the skirt isn’t a circle skirt and that the “sleeves” aren’t 100% accurate. Oh well, I really want to remake this so perhaps in version two!
Worn to:
JTAF 2006
Construction Notes: Dress was made using a heavy modified fairy costume. In the end I used the pattern more as a suggestion on how to make it. Gold circles are made of fabric and reinforced with lightweight interfacing. Gold beads were spray painted from white to gold and then hand sewn on. Back bow made from my own pattern, heavyweight interfacing was used to make it stiff. Sleeves are a modified version of the popular style seen worn buy most Usagi cosplayers, and were made using fabric and craft foam. Hair pearls and bracelet made from hair beads. I hope my next version of this dress is a lot better.
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Hi. I had made my manga Princess Serenity dress for AWA and the pattern I used made the dress more like Neo-Queen Serenity’s. How did you make the skirt part fuller and more flowy?
There is a waist seam that connects the bodice to the skirt section. The bodice is a normal princess seam style, and the skirt section are circle skirts. You can add multiple circles to make the the layers even fuller. For example, the top most chiffon layer is made of two full circle skirts. Hope that helps!
Heya! So I’m planning on trying to squeeze in Princess Serenity for a convention later on this year. Could you send me the pattern you used for your dress, please and thank you? :)
I actually didn’t use one specific pattern for the dress. I used a basic princess seam pattern for the bodice and the rest is comprised of circle skirts. Hope that helps and good luck!