15th August 2011: Crown Besides the dress, this was the other bit of the cosplay I was actually worried about - as a cheap option I used craft foam and I went through three different crowns til eventually I was happy with it even though it still looks pretty naff XD
Pink: 1st attempt (awkward shape), Blue: 2nd attempt (too tall), Gold: Final crown (pva covered and spray painted with a red nugget)
All I have left to do is glue it onto a hair band - and hopefully after, will have a preview photo of what it looks like when wear it :D
14th August 2011: Wig test Decide to put on what I have so far of the cosplay except the make up as I couldn't be asked XD
28th July 2011: Bracelet part 2 For the left arm bracelets, in the end I stuck with the cuff and got two smaller bracelets - it's been a bit annoying as I went through like 3 or 4 different sizes before I was satisfied with them ¬¬ any ways, all I did was spray paint them gold giving them a nice high gold sheen ^o^
LEFT: Original
RIGHT: Edited
26th July 2011: Finished dress Gotta clean up a few things first with the dress but other than that, I can't believe I made it this quickly!! O.o Some areas of the hemming still look a little messy but other than that I'm quite proud of it :D
26th July 2011: Sleeve progress Drafted out roughly one of the sleeves using the actual chiffon fabric - the sleeve pattern is literally a circle and I think it hangs ok ^^;
25th July 2011: Circle skirt I also roughly drew out the circle skirts a few days back - the bottom half of my dress is like Anastsia's - I used crepe satin and two layers of organza - I always imagined Esmeralda's dress to be a circle dress cos it's quote 'floaty'
25th July 2011: Bodice progress Feeling much better today, I decided to make a start on the bodice of this cosplay as after rewatching Hunchback of Notre Dame and constantly playing 'God help the outcast', I really wanted to make this dress :D
NOTE: The white chiffon is not part of the cosplay - it's a scrap testing how the sleeve sits
25th July 2011: Wrap As well as making the start on the bodice, I also decided to hem the wrap which I decided would look great using chiffon :D
25th July 2011: Bracelet Got hold of some bracelets some time ago for this - I spray painted all three of them gold - now all I need to get is find something that looks like a cuff - had a cuff I could use but problem is - wearing that along with two of those bracelets makes everything look so chunky ¬.¬ so it's either I find a smaller cuff or small sized bracelets...
4th May 2011: Reference collage Put this together to show the back, front, how long the dress is, how it drapes and the accessories she wears ^_~