A full-length pic of Sarah’s Cinderella dress. Since she’s a singer in a circus and this is one of her stage costumes, I chose materials like satin and sequin trim to give it a showy appearance. I was quite pleased with how the costume turned out and how the materials went together. ^_^

The trickiest part of this one had to be the bottom of the dress since it fans out and has the hem with the points layered over it. I made a separate underskirt with several layers of netting at the bottom, covered by a layer of faux fur to get the fan shape; having it separate also prevented it from pulling the rest of the dress down since the fur is heavy. I then altered the bottom of my dress pattern so it would have the points and fit over the shape created by the underskirt.

The dress and armwarmers are fully lined and all of the fur pieces have their own linings. The white flower is a fused applique and I handstitched iridescent white sequins along the outlines to help conceal the edges and protect them from fraying. The white trim along the edges of the dress and armwarmers is sequin trim that I stitched in place by hand. The pink pieces are organza and the “feathers” sticking out of the hood were made with layers of organza and netting. (I didn’t want to use real feathers because I was worried they might get bent or break during packing/transportation.)

Photo by my brother.