Angelphie

Costume :	Selphie Tilmitt
Source :	Final Fantasy VIII
Progress :	Complete

Worn At :

AmeCon 2004

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Selphie

Cresent Wish

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Costume Information

General
Cost :	£40
Time Taken :	20 hours

Description
Selphie's one of my favourite characters, and I love yellow, so this had to be done. The dress is stretchy t-shirt cotton which meant I managed to fit it surprisingly well. Did mean I couldn't add the zip without it rippling since this was back in the days I didn't know about interfacing. I also couldn't find a silver zipper which was long enough, so I painted one with nail polish. The dress fabric it stretchy enough so the zip doesn't have to function. I used dungaree clips which I found in John Lewis, and made the charms for the zipper and necklace by painting shells silver and gluing them on. The arm ribbon was a nuisance, so was mostly taped in place. Wig was bought in that style, which made it worthwhile even although it's far too dark. The nunchuks were a lot of work, and my first ever weapon, constructed with a lot of my dad's help. The size and materials were restricted by the convention rules, so choosing the material for the star and moon took a while. They were originally made from clay, but that was too heavy, fragile and difficult to attach to the sticks. The moon survived carving from pine wood, but the star was too complex, so is made from balsa wood. They’re carved with a stem to attach them, which was glued into a hole in each stick. Because of the fragility of balsa wood, the star has a metal pin in the stem for added security. My dad cut out the basic shapes for me and I did the sanding, painting on all the coats of primer, the paint and final sealing coats of varnish. For the sticks, I already had a piece of broom handle that was the perfect length and thickness, but the other broom handle I bought turned out to be thinner. I had to wrap it in paper to bring it up to the same thickness! This is yet another costume I'd like to redo since I want to get more use out of those nunchuks! They're the only thing which hasn't ended up in the bin. I want to get yellow fabric in a brighter colour for the dress, try for all the correct seamlines and have accurate boots and hair.

Description

Selphie's one of my favourite characters, and I love yellow, so this had to be done.

The dress is stretchy t-shirt cotton which meant I managed to fit it surprisingly well. Did mean I couldn't add the zip without it rippling since this was back in the days I didn't know about interfacing. I also couldn't find a silver zipper which was long enough, so I painted one with nail polish. The dress fabric it stretchy enough so the zip doesn't have to function. I used dungaree clips which I found in John Lewis, and made the charms for the zipper and necklace by painting shells silver and gluing them on. The arm ribbon was a nuisance, so was mostly taped in place. Wig was bought in that style, which made it worthwhile even although it's far too dark.

The nunchuks were a lot of work, and my first ever weapon, constructed with a lot of my dad's help. The size and materials were restricted by the convention rules, so choosing the material for the star and moon took a while. They were originally made from clay, but that was too heavy, fragile and difficult to attach to the sticks. The moon survived carving from pine wood, but the star was too complex, so is made from balsa wood. They’re carved with a stem to attach them, which was glued into a hole in each stick. Because of the fragility of balsa wood, the star has a metal pin in the stem for added security. My dad cut out the basic shapes for me and I did the sanding, painting on all the coats of primer, the paint and final sealing coats of varnish. For the sticks, I already had a piece of broom handle that was the perfect length and thickness, but the other broom handle I bought turned out to be thinner. I had to wrap it in paper to bring it up to the same thickness!

This is yet another costume I'd like to redo since I want to get more use out of those nunchuks! They're the only thing which hasn't ended up in the bin. I want to get yellow fabric in a brighter colour for the dress, try for all the correct seamlines and have accurate boots and hair.

Comments

I love the crecent wish weapon there^_^ you should be proud of yourself^_^

by Anime_Angel on Saturday, 12 April, 2008 - 21:58

Crescent wish looks awesome =D

by Leonie Heartilly on Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 - 20:48