I have been wanting to cosplay from Saint Seiya since I understood the term COSPLAY. T_T
It was the first anime series I watched on TV, back in China when I was about 8 years old. And it is also the first manga series I ever read, and I own every single volume of it.
Talk about obsessed lol.
Saori is by no means my favorite character in the series, but I was told in the past that I would pull her off, and it was the easiest costume I could think of for the short time frame I had.

I had searched all of Las Vegas and the LA Fabric District for crinkled or pleated white fabric to make the Greek dress. I really wanted the classic Greek pleated look for Athena. But no avail, no one had it. Then Char miraculously handed me over 7 yards of her left over fabric that was absolutely PERFECT.
I decided to make the dress into a full skirt and top. The top closes with loops and ribbons in the back, I thought it would look more natural than a zipper.
The skirt has a second layer of bridal satin, and I wear it with a hoopskirt underneath.
The waist cincher was so fun to make - I created my own cincher pattern following the character design, used a super reflective gold stretch pvc/lycra for the outer layer, lined the whole thing and sewed boning into it. Then I drew a pattern for the top trim as well as a different pattern for the bottom trim. Using gold Lame for a seperate texture, I traced and cut out the patterns, then appliquéd them onto the cincher, satin stitching and finishing all the outlines. I then hand-sewed gold and red beads to the trim and glued on large crystals following the design.
I made the necklace with blue and clear glass beads, and created the armband, choker, and hair piece with renmant Wonderflex pieces and hotglue. I plan on remaking those pieces in the future with plastic.
I cut bangs into the wig and styled it accordingly.
Due to the limited time frame and some logistical issues, I had to choose between making the staff or making gold wings as Athena wears in some of the art illustrations. Because I was asked to bring wings to TNT I chose to make the staff for the next con, and finished the gold wings instead! I created a new design and shape for the wings and sized them to be folded up and fit into a specific travel friendly box. I wish I could have made the pair bigger, but I haven't found a larger box for wing transport so far! Maybe in the future?