 TOMOYO DAIDOJI Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Red and Black Artbook Suit |
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Costume Completed: 2012 Debut: PortCon Maine 2012 |
| Convention History: |
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PortCon Maine 2012 Katsucon 2014 Katsucon 2015 Anime Boston 2015 Katsucon 2016 |
| Photo Castmates: |
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Sakura Kinomoto: Majodere Kurogane: Sketch |
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Ellystar Sketch Shiva |
Construction Notes:
Sketch and his friends had done these artbook costumes back in 2009 and I absolutely fell in love with the design when I saw them. I decided to make a Tomoyo version of the outfit even though she’s not in the official art and a matching outfit out of my leftover fabric so one of my friends, who loves being Sakura, could join me. I couldn't find a double-breasted pattern, so Sketch and I heavily modified Simplicity #1558's steampunk pattern for the coat since it had good seam lines. We lengthened the waist, changed the neckline, shortened and removed the poof to the sleeves and added panels to the front to create the double-breasted opening. We also created our own pattern for the tails and lengthened the panels in the back to merge with the tails without a seam. With that groundwork laid out, I made a muslin mockup and then cut the jacket out of black shirting fabric, interfaced the tails, and lined the entire thing with red bottomweight fabric. The bottom was a cakewalk after that; a simple lined circle skirt. Finally, I added cuffs to the sleeves and hand-sewed the gold buttons to the jackets. Neither Sketch nor I had properly made button holes using the buttonhole foot before, so EllyStar gave us a tutorial and they came out great! The red shirts, tights, and petticoats, and black ties, shoes, and gloves were store-bought. I love how these came out, I learned several new skills, and it was my first time completely making a costume for someone else, so I’m really proud of that!
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