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Character: San, from the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke

After nearly a decade of intent and two very unsatisfactory, last-minute versions, I finally invested time in making this costume as film-accurate as I could, in time for Emerald City Comic Con and SakuraCon this year. The mask had been mostly finished many years ago, but the old cape had yellowed, and every other part of the old costume was rushed and didn't look right.

I essentially started from scratch with this costume. New necklace, new dress, new tunic, new earrings, new cape, new hood-ears, actual booties, a real hood to let me wear the mask on my face or slung on my back, and a wig (Inigo in jade green, from Arda-wigs) styled and dyed the proper green-brown color of San's hair in the film. I also made her a prop spear which separates to become her knife, though this was a last-minute addition to the costume (literally made the night before the convention).

Everything was patterned, sculpted, and sewn myself. The cape was hand-stitched out of pieces of sheepskin and faux fur. Her midnight-blue underdress laces up the back with ribbon through stitched eyelets. I sewed booties for her from pigskin suede that tie with two leather laces.

Her white tunic was difficult to pattern so that it lay fitted over my chest but still appeared to have the drape it does in the film. I ended up compromising and adding darts (though I'm annoyed with how obvious they are). It fits better when the weight of the cape is not dragging it up by an inch.

Despite little nitpicks and corrections (possible mask remake - it's a bit too big) to make in future, overall I'm MUCH happier with how this costume looks and fits and had a blast wearing it at both conventions. I'm also grateful to *DanMorrill for walking out with me to do a photoshoot with barely any notice! It was a lot of fun!

More pictures to come from this set!

Description
Character: San, from the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke

After nearly a decade of intent and two very unsatisfactory, last-minute versions, I finally invested time in making this costume as film-accurate as I could, in time for Emerald City Comic Con and SakuraCon this year. The mask had been mostly finished many years ago, but the old cape had yellowed, and every other part of the old costume was rushed and didn't look right.

I essentially started from scratch with this costume. New necklace, new dress, new tunic, new earrings, new cape, new hood-ears, actual booties, a real hood to let me wear the mask on my face or slung on my back, and a wig (Inigo in jade green, from Arda-wigs) styled and dyed the proper green-brown color of San's hair in the film. I also made her a prop spear which separates to become her knife, though this was a last-minute addition to the costume (literally made the night before the convention).

Everything was patterned, sculpted, and sewn myself. The cape was hand-stitched out of pieces of sheepskin and faux fur. Her midnight-blue underdress laces up the back with ribbon through stitched eyelets. I sewed booties for her from pigskin suede that tie with two leather laces.

Her white tunic was difficult to pattern so that it lay fitted over my chest but still appeared to have the drape it does in the film. I ended up compromising and adding darts (though I'm annoyed with how obvious they are). It fits better when the weight of the cape is not dragging it up by an inch.

Despite little nitpicks and corrections (possible mask remake - it's a bit too big) to make in future, overall I'm MUCH happier with how this costume looks and fits and had a blast wearing it at both conventions. I'm also grateful to *DanMorrill for walking out with me to do a photoshoot with barely any notice! It was a lot of fun!

More pictures to come from this set!