This is one of the new costumes I debuted at TNT 13 in Mexico City last weekend!
I have been wanting to make one of Lei Fang's standard dresses since before I made the black costume. I have not seen the blue dress cosplayed personally, and thought that blue and gold would be a wonderful color combination.
Plus, I can not believe I had all the materials needed for this costume! All I had to get were the gold buttons and bias tape for the trim.
I created two Phoenix designs for this costume and they are painstakingly appliquéd on the front and back. With gold thread I satin stitched the outlines and all the feathers for two days, and just about drove Brian nuts with the constant noise of the sewing machine, LOL!
I also added hundreds of iridescent and gold sequins as well as rhinestones for glamor and depth.
The dress is fully lined and boned for structure, and was tailored to fit me like a glove. The high cut slits made me a little nervous at first but they really are necessary for those crouching poses lol.
The only thing I am not happy with are the shoes. I ran out of time to shop for the right strappy sandals and used a pair of gold Wedges I owned.