/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I need fabric suggestions for Strange Juice, the girl in the middle.

It's supposed to be like a superhero outfit and the side orange panels/cape are supposed to be transparent so I thought about making it with something like stretch vinyl, but I don't have a lot of experience with complicated designs in stretch fabrics. (I'm going to make a mock-up no matter what, but I don't want to buy draft fabric until I know what my final fabric will be)

I'm worried that vinyl will be really unflattering/show every wrinkle if I don't fit it perfectly, and for that matter even though I personally love the look of high gloss I know a lot of others think it looks tacky and I want to look good. I think I'll do the oranges on the sides and the cape in some kind of vinyl but as for the rest of the dress, I'm not sure. I'd love if it could have a bit of sheen to it (and ideally some stretch, but now I'm second guessing myself on the stretch part too) but I'm really clueless and don't even know names of fabrics despite sewing for years and years, I just go to the store and touch everything.... Also I know vinyl can be really unforgiving if you make a mistake and need to remove thread so I think I'd be better off going with real fabric instead of just plastic.

So, suggestions? Thanks!