įor the floral garter, I created the fabric by drafting the design using Adobe Illustrator, then having it custom printed on short pile velvet from Spoonflower. The ruffle closes in the back with snaps. I made a small ruffle by box pleating a long strip of shantung, then stitched that to the lower hem of the rectangle. To make the ruffled garter, I cut out a rectangle of shantung, interfaced half of it, then folded it in half hot-dog style. I added the ruffles using the same rose bridal satin as the jacket, made little bows for the wrists out of shantung, then stitched both the bows and little diamond charms on by hand. I purchased the base gloves from WeLoveColors. The back bow attaches to the back of the jacket with snaps. They were attached to the jacket with E6000, as were the majority of the gold braided accents. The 3D models for the gold accessories were designed by Full Health Cosplay I printed, primed, and painted them. Both sets of coattails are interfaced and have horsehair braid to reinforce and define the shape. Instead, the jacket opens in the back with a separating zipper. The shirt front is a false panel that is topstitched in place the front of the jacket does not open so that all of the front detailing is permanently fixed in place. The main fabric is shantung sateen, while the contrast fabric is a rose bridal satin. I drafted the Songbird jacket pattern from scratch by draping it on my dress form. To finish the skirt, I attached hooks and bars to the waistband while leaving a slit for the tail, the edges of which I finished with my serger and topstitched to create a finished rolled hem. I gathered a ruffle to the lower hem of the white skirt, then pleated the lower hem of the black skirt and topstitched it to the ruffle hem. Both were comprised of large rectangles that were gathered into a waistband. It consisted of two layers: one white, one black. I used peau de soie satin for both the black and white fabrics of the skirt. I attached my scalloped lace to the lower hem of the outer layer of the petticoat. Lastly, I created a two-tiered petticoat slip out of soft netting to smooth over the hoop tiers. The waist closed with a parachute clip, situated at the hip so as not to add extra bulk to the waist. (Originally, I was planning to make the underskirt, too, but ultimately ran out of fabric and motivation.) The cage had five hoop levels using 1/2″ boning. This was in order to stay true to the “hollow” model of the Songbird skirt in TexTools. Instead of using a regular petticoat, I took this opportunity to teach myself to sew a cupcake hoop skirt. The hat attaches to the wig with large alligator clips. The rose is made of foam and was painted with airbrush acrylics. I added the black ribbons using satin and gold ribbon the black ruffle using plisse the white ruffle using satin and a layer of white floral sequins. To make the fascinator, I started with a small top hat millinery base, which I covered with red shantung. I ended up having to cancel the trip due to an eye infection… but I was finally able to wear this costume with some fellow Songbirds at Katsucon 2019! I’ve always enjoyed making idol costumes, so when I started playing Final Fantasy XIV and saw the Songbird Attire, I absolutely had to make it! I originally tackled the Songbird design as a commission for Dejavudea, and then I had the chance to make my own for FanFest 2018.
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