Costume:Seiya and Yaten performance outfits from Sailor Stars Anime.
Debut:Megacon 2005
Dificulty Level: 2-Easy
Man Hours:5 hrs
Expenses: $75 each.
Status: Semi retired.
Notes: Easy, so so easy. Why? Because they are modified pieces. The hardest part is finding the right shoes. It took some serious E-bay searching to find some light blue boots. Oh yeah. We bought extra buttons, made the cufflinks, bought the roses, bought the ties, the shirts, etc etc. Why did we do this instead of making them? Because it's much easier and much nicer looking to buy suits then attempt in making them. A men's suit jacket may be a simple pattern, but so much $H!t has to go into it that it costs a fortune, not to mention the time you'd put into it. If you leave all this stuff out of the jacket (ie interfacing up the butt, lining, five layers of material) it looks deflated and wrinkly. Therfore, it may take more running around to get everything, but it's well worth the effort as far as looks and money wise.
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