KKJ was my first Arina Tanemura anime/manga - and I loved it! I think I watched the anime when I was about 10/11, so that's where it all began!

I have always always always wanted to cosplay Jeanne, I wouldn't call it a dream costume because there wasn't anything technical about it that I couldn't achieve, it's just that I never got round to it and I really did not want to make it when my sewing skills sucked. I am so happy that I have finally cosplayed her! However I know for a fact it's not perfect and there are errors I need to fix, therefore I plan on doing some touch ups on my next rewear when I'm not so pushed for time.

Costs:
40" Long blonde wig - £33.50
White boots - £8
5-6m White polycotton - £5-6
1.5m Red cotton drill - £6
1.2m Purple polycotton - £3.60
9m Thin red string - £4.50
0.5m Yellow cotton - £3
5m Thick red string - £4.50
5m Red ribbon - £3.10
White gloves - £1-2
Red fimo - £1.95

How it's made:
First thing I made, as always, was the red pleated skirt. I measured my waist, multiplied this figure by three and then pleated it and sewed on the waistband. This is my favourite pleated skirt I've made so far because it's so neat and looks alright! The white flappy bit was sewn on seperately to get the opened up kimono look she has.

The kimono gave me a bit of a headache when making it. Getting the basic shape of it was alright, as was lining the main body (sleeves didn't need lining and would have cost too much). It was fitting the band along the closure that caused many a headaches and because I was working under a tight schedule, it was very very messy. Velcro is sewn on so that I can attach the cross on and off and so I can wash it without damaging the cross.

The purple sashes were double layered and to insert the red strings, I cut out slits, burned it with a lighter so that it wouldn't fray and pretty much just strung it through and sewed additional pieces of string for the knots. I used one and a half widths of fabric to get the length of the purple sashes, I managed to hide the joint by placing the obi over it!

The obi was literally one rectangle of fabric with velcro at the back.
The string were tied on top of the obi, was originally going to sew it on so that it'll always keep its place but when I tried it on I found that I didn't really need to do that. All is well!

The cross is made from two layers of mounting board (cut out with a craft knife), and then craft foam for the raised bit on the edge. Then I used hot glue for the small gems and fimo for the big one in the middle, all painted in acrylic. Velcro is glued onto the back so I can attach it to the kimono.
Bracelet things were made from craft foam and fimo as well with velcro to take them on and off.
Earrings were made from fimo and I used double sided sticky tape to attach them onto my ears lolol. Because I don't have nor do I want my ears pierced!

Gloves were bought.
Boots were bought.
Ribbon was tied onto the boots.

The wig, was one big pain in the butt. I sprayed the bangs and front curls to death to the point they were pretty much rock solid. And then the front curls decided to fall out towards the end of the day. Ahhhh well. Ponytail was a general pain too and was so heavy it gave me a very sore forehead. What annoyed me was that my hair likes to show as well, as in really obviously showing. Must loosen up the ponytail next time.

Overall I actually really like this costume and it's a fun costume to run around in. There are a lot of things I would love to fix but I would gladly where this again *cough especially if there's a Sinbad at a con cough*.