I love this costume, I really and truly love it. It's really weird, but I feel incredibly special and empowered when I cosplay Stephanie. Maybe it's all the attention from the fanboys(mens). o.O

I made the basic dress out of light pink knit fabric, using a dress I had as a template. The dark pink stripes were fused on, and the dark lines between the two colors are ribbon sewn on. The white binding was crazy to do, and the v-neck has a facing. I picked up the wrong zipper at the fabric store, so I had to take an invisible zipper from another dress, a twenty two inch. XD
For the headband I took a purple ribbon, sewed it evenly in half, and slipped in the headband. Then I handsewed the thing tight, and hot-glued on the rhinestones.
My first wig had to be cut, but since then I've purchased a better one. I also bought the tights, shoes, leotard, and scrunch socks. I already owned the bracelets.

There are some small things that bug me still, so I'll probably remake this costume in the (distant) future.

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