/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10297341
I found the corset to be effective enough, but if you need reduction all the way down / don’t want spillage from under the corset, a bunnysuit might be your best bet! For the lace part, you might want to consider just covering the eyelets in that area with thread and a button hole stitch to make them more subtle (or just use white eyelets) so that the lace can cover them. If the lace is extra ruffly in the center, it should appear relatively continuous on each side of the opening if it’s closed. Look into lacing patterns that won’t crush the lace.

For general skirt tips, pic related is a rough idea of how I made my skirt!
I made an open hoop skirt using this tutorial as a base ref: http://istoria-n.tumblr.com/post/123609095563/open-front-hoop-skirt-tutorial
I added a lot of extra hoop steel to the opening than the tutorial (purchased separately), and flexible pvc tubing with 3 thick, twisted wires threaded through it so that the skirt was somewhat posable. A butt pillow/ bustle underneath the skirt (in the same color of the underskirt) was necessary to counterbalance the weight and to prevent it from closing in the front. Adding the petticoat netting made the skirt more cupcake-shaped.

I’d probably remake mine to be more structurally sound if I still had the cosplay (I sold it a while back unfortunately). One of the big things is that you really need is support for the skirt around your waist— ideally make a thick, boned (possibly laced) waistband under everything so not all of the weight is on your hip bones. Mine came out to be about 13 pounds so the small waistband made it feel terribly heavy and uncomfortable.

lmk if you have any more specific questions! I found the rest of the cosplay to be pretty trouble-free other than the skirt. Thank you for giving more cosplay love to one of my favorite characters aaa