The iDOLM@STER Cinderella girls: My first Star
Made in 2016
appeared at: Katsucon 2016
Mika is one of my favorite girls in Cinderella Girls, so I decided to cosplay as her, and my friend KohimeBashiri joined me as her adorable sister, Rika. Construction
For the shoes, I painted some shoes I bought with silver/lavender/light blue paint mix. I added a fur cuff, and casted beautiful resin hearts that glitter. I used the same mold for the hearts dangling off of the front spikes. Looking back, I should have used a different type of paint, because the fabric paint medium was not enough to keep them from not cracking. They were beautiful and looked just like glass slippers, tho!
I made the leggings with some off-white spandex and top stitched on gold vinyl for the details. I then attached the thigh highs to an older pair of dance tights so that I wouldn't have to worry about them staying in place.
The bodice I made twice, in order to get the patterning the way I wanted.. (However, I need to go back and make it fit better, it's a bit too large) I drafted a pattern for the “Passion” type top, and Kie helped me a tremendous amount with the sleeve pattern!
The choker rose is a paper rose that I painted a slightly brighter color yellow to look more like the reference. I bought base gloves and added the ruffle and bow detail.I decided to use some fancy sequin trim for the gold on the spikes.
The shorts/bloomers were a lucky find at a local fabric store- somehow I was able to find purple, sparkly “fur”. I immediately needed to have this fabric for the shorts! It was so idol-like!
I got a bit creative with the brooch~ The original was 3D Printed by Savannah, I ended up buying a dremel and changing the shape of it a little before sanding and molding it. My finished brooch was casted in liquid plastic from the mold I created. Afterwards, it was painted, and I thought it needed a ton of glitter, so I added in some hearts and stars!
The apron flap in the front of the dress is my least favorite part because I found it very hard to look good and make any sense with the rest of the costume. It kept wanting to wrinkle or pucker in weird places because it makes no sense.
I made two blue skirts for this costume. Originally I made a skirt out of cotton and star sparkle organza from Joanns, and I wasn’t completely happy with the pattern I created or how the skirt was looking. I completely started over after finding some Taffeta at Mood in NYC that I fell in love with. I adjusted my pattern, did some troubleshooting, and made a new skirt out of the taffeta. I also added some 1″ horsehair braid at the hem.
The crown was printed and delivered last minute by Olivia at Newfangled notions, and delivered to me at the con! I sanded and painted before wearing it the next day. I later printed a smaller version, covered it with XTC-3D and painted for a 2.0 crown.
I ended up helping my Rika with her costume a little, too! I casted all of her hearts, made her brooch, painted her shoes, provided patterns and some fabrics, and made her light blue skirt! All for the sake of matching!
I wore this same costume as Mio!
appeared at: Katsucon 2016
Mika is one of my favorite girls in Cinderella Girls, so I decided to cosplay as her, and my friend KohimeBashiri joined me as her adorable sister, Rika. Construction
For the shoes, I painted some shoes I bought with silver/lavender/light blue paint mix. I added a fur cuff, and casted beautiful resin hearts that glitter. I used the same mold for the hearts dangling off of the front spikes. Looking back, I should have used a different type of paint, because the fabric paint medium was not enough to keep them from not cracking. They were beautiful and looked just like glass slippers, tho!
I made the leggings with some off-white spandex and top stitched on gold vinyl for the details. I then attached the thigh highs to an older pair of dance tights so that I wouldn't have to worry about them staying in place.
The bodice I made twice, in order to get the patterning the way I wanted.. (However, I need to go back and make it fit better, it's a bit too large) I drafted a pattern for the “Passion” type top, and Kie helped me a tremendous amount with the sleeve pattern!
The choker rose is a paper rose that I painted a slightly brighter color yellow to look more like the reference. I bought base gloves and added the ruffle and bow detail.I decided to use some fancy sequin trim for the gold on the spikes.
The shorts/bloomers were a lucky find at a local fabric store- somehow I was able to find purple, sparkly “fur”. I immediately needed to have this fabric for the shorts! It was so idol-like!
I got a bit creative with the brooch~ The original was 3D Printed by Savannah, I ended up buying a dremel and changing the shape of it a little before sanding and molding it. My finished brooch was casted in liquid plastic from the mold I created. Afterwards, it was painted, and I thought it needed a ton of glitter, so I added in some hearts and stars!
The apron flap in the front of the dress is my least favorite part because I found it very hard to look good and make any sense with the rest of the costume. It kept wanting to wrinkle or pucker in weird places because it makes no sense.
I made two blue skirts for this costume. Originally I made a skirt out of cotton and star sparkle organza from Joanns, and I wasn’t completely happy with the pattern I created or how the skirt was looking. I completely started over after finding some Taffeta at Mood in NYC that I fell in love with. I adjusted my pattern, did some troubleshooting, and made a new skirt out of the taffeta. I also added some 1″ horsehair braid at the hem.
The crown was printed and delivered last minute by Olivia at Newfangled notions, and delivered to me at the con! I sanded and painted before wearing it the next day. I later printed a smaller version, covered it with XTC-3D and painted for a 2.0 crown.
I ended up helping my Rika with her costume a little, too! I casted all of her hearts, made her brooch, painted her shoes, provided patterns and some fabrics, and made her light blue skirt! All for the sake of matching!
I wore this same costume as Mio!