Lulu – Final Fantasy X

Made for: Animazement 2002

Background: It was honestly a toss-up between Rikku and Lulu, and I decided to do Lulu because I thought it was more interesting 🙂

Journal Entries: Read more at my Lulu tag

Patterns Used: McCalls 2790, McCalls 2799

Bodice: I had wanted a faux leather for the grey sleeves and skirt, but couldn’t find anything I liked, so I used a faux suede instead. The sleeves I made without a pattern and later attached them to the corset. This was the first corset/bodice we ever made – my mom and I gnashed our teeth over this thing. Used a pattern – only after it was finished did I remember the grey stripes, and had to sew them over the top of the boning, so they ended up a little wonky. Also had trouble with the eyelets and fit – it was a bit too big. (After this project I swore off eyelets and plastic boning!) The fur trim for the top I got by buying a faux fur jacket and cutting it up.

Skirt/Belt-Skirt: The skirt I made using a pattern – I wish I’d widened and lengthened it more. All the trim I was originally going to paint on but ran out of time – I bought a ton of bridal trim and attached it instead. My dad engineered a “belt-of-belts” for the underskirt… it’s made out of heavy vinyl and supports the belt pieces attached in the front. (all of the belts were bought from local second-hand stores for about a dollar a piece) It’s heavy but it’s not too difficult to move in. The skirt attaches to it along the sides.

Accessories: The necklaces I made of various painted beads, and sculpey. The thigh highs I bought, the boots I had. The earrings I made. The cactaur I bought on ebay.

Wig: The wig was Styled by Frankie at Empire Studios… I love it. I need to fix it up and take some nice shots of it one day.

History: I only wore this twice more – once for Otakon to match my friend’s Yuna and once for a photoshoot. I really need to take it out and take some new shots before it completely falls apart!

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