I completely re-did most of this costume (or as much as I could) right before Otakon 2005. Why? Well, I started working on this costume when I was 14 (it was one of those pick up for a day and don't look at again for three months sort of costumes) and my sewing has improved a lot since I originally started working on this costume. I'm not sure how many times I'm really going to wear this outfit...but at least I finished it!!! And I got to do some beading, which is always fun, lol.