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Michiru - Empress of the SeaHanfu Costume Design / making / modeling by
Series: Sailor Moon
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Location: Frankfurt Bookfair 2012, Germany
Own creation of Sailor Neptune/Michiru as an ancient chinese Empress
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Wooooooooooooooooooooooow.............................. I want to make a dress similar to this now...... just because it's so inspirational and beautiful
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Thank you so much... <3
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This is really beautiful. 
May I ask how you did the golden linings on the lower part?
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Thank you very much... oh, it's a simple bias tape on every circle skirt ^_^ (on the hole costumes I used about 70meters of the bias tape XD)
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70 meters.. 
Anyway, I like the golden parts in this dress. It's really well done.
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Oh, and I know that you're probably being SWAMPED with comments and the like right now, what with your Daily Deviation (and a well deserved one, at that. How I found you!) but I was hoping once things calm down for you if you could answer a question for me. I would LOVE to design a hanfu of my own (this looks like so much fun to make! All of my favorite fabrics rolled into one costume!) but I'd like to do some real research to understand the proper traditions before I go breaking any. Could you point me in the direction of the research you did, just so I know where to start looking?
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*haha* uhmm, I have to say my only research was a sale/shop-Homepage for chinese stuff, among other things, some hanfus for Ball Jointed Dolls.
I saved many of this BJD-Hanfu-Pics on my comupter long time ago. And when my cosplay-partner Nikoschka and I planned to make a new cosplay, I showed her all the pics and we decided to make such hanfu as a costume for Michiru and Haruka.
So our Hanfu Design isn't real traditional XD
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XD Sounds like me! Thank you! May I ask you another question? The skirt of your hanfu, is it a circle skirt pattern, or just very flared? It's got gorgeous flow to it (flow like water! I see what you did there ;3) and I've always loved the way circle skirts were so full, but I can't tell if this is a true circle or not. I'm just curious; I'm studying clothing construction, so I'm interested in any pattern work you did.
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4 full 360Β° circle skirts ^^
The first skirt has a radius of 1,5m, than the second 1,4m, than 1,3m and the teal one (at the "top") has 1,3m in radius. +/- of course ^^
Every skirt is seperate and with a elastic band in the waist ^^
It's a bit heavy to walk with all 4 skirts, even because they are so long (and of course because it's a huge amount of fabric) but when you take the favric in your hands (or better.. hold it in your arms XD) it works ^^
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Dankeshon! Again, beautiful work. I love the gold bias binding you did on the edge of everything. Gives it just a little elegant pop and I'm sure it was a much easier way to hem fabrics like those that are usually so difficult. I look forward to seeing more work from you!
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Thank you ^^
I will try to make some more WIP pics of my sewn works in future ^^
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Wow. That's just...WOW. The flow of the fabric and the details of the beads and the complementing of the prints just...WOW!! Your whole design is just amazing and the time you put into all the details astounds me! Bravo and encore!! *runs off to rampage gallery*
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WOW!!!! 
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Oh my god, thank you so much for these words *blush*
It's not that difficult to make a hanfu, believe me ^_^
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hehe, welcome!! (^_^)/
well then, i guess i'll just have to make one after ive finnished with my dolly one 
fabric's expensive(atleast here anyways) if you dont mind me asking, aaaand so i can mentally prepare for what im ggetting into(lol), how much fabric did you have to buy?
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All in one... I guest it was about 37 meters (only fabric). You have to know I wear 4 circle skirts ^^
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eep!!! thats alot!!! 
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You're welcome.
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I don't know the character you're trying to cosplay too well, but OMG you're so BEAUTIFUL!!
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Thank you.. ^^
Do you know "Sailor Moon"?? Is't an own creation/design of Sailor Neptune, one of the Sailor Soldiers from the outer Solar System ^^
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I know a little bit about Sailor Moon, but not very much. 
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Das ist echt so ein geiles Cos. Damit hΓ€ttet Ihr in den chinesischen Garten in Frankfurt mΓΌssen, da hΓ€tten die Leute geguckt ^^. Die hΓ€tten sicherlich noch mehr Fragen etc. dazu gestellt als bei und mir am 09. 10. 12 ^^ !
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I love this idea, I love this cosplay, I love this dress I want it
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Thanks so much ^^
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Your so welcome honestly its a pretty amazing costume!! Great idea!
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