Eli Ayase
Series: Love Live School Idol Festival
Version: Halloween
Created: October 2015
Worn to: Anime Banzai 2018
Awards: N/A
This costume was made for a group with some of my very dear friends including Nicole Bee! We chose these costumes to make as a group for a Halloween photoshoot. Unfortunately I had some things come up and couldn’t attend the shoot in 2015, but hope to wear this with some of the girls again soon!
As a group we chose and sourced materials for these costumes so that we would all match. The star pattern is a quilting cotton that we added some gold stars and plenty of rhinestones to. Most of the other materials are bridal satin. To create the stripes in the skirt we used satin ribbon and painted the gold filigree design on the outside. This was my first time properly applying bias tape, it was not only made by hand but also blind stitched to the lining for a clean finish.
My favorite part of this costume is my lining material. Since I knew we would be shooting in cold weather I lined the bodice and shorts in a blue velvet, this makes it extra soft and cozy! My wig is an Arda Jeannie in Light Blonde. The horns are made of thermo plastic and the resin stars were purchased from Ebay.