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[ElizabethSpleen]

Alright, I'm about to start the adventure of making a Sailor Saturn cosplay. I've loved Saturn ever since I was a little girl so I want everything to be as perfect as I can get it. I'll be doing the S version for Aoi Uma Con in late September. I've got a pretty basic idea on how to make the cosplay, but I'm having issues with fabric choices and her boots. I know that I'll be using a jersey stretch fabric for the leotard part. However, I'm conflicted on what type of material I should use for the skirt, collar, glove rolls, and choker. I've been learning towards a lavender colored casa satin that I found at my local Joanns. I do prefer a lighter colored purple and lighter maroon bows as opposed to a darker plum purple and almost brown bows. Then the debate I've been having with myself, shinny or no shinny. I like casa satin because it flows nicely and has a slight glimmer to it, not a blinding shine like most satins have. Though I have seen good Sailor Moon cosplays made out of poplin. My biggest issue is her boots. I know how I'll go about actually making her boots, I've just got no idea on what material to use and how to make the boot color match the skirt and collar color. The material must be non stretch. I was recommend suede, but I don't really like the overall texure of it. Originally I thought to use pleather, but that stuff is really obnoxius looking and comes in few colors. Any advice is appreciated!

[Sui Kune]

I used cotton sateen for the purple and bows of my Sailor Saturn and Super Sailor Saturn. It's pretty much cotton with a satin weave, so it has a very subtle and elegant sheen. It's not as in-your-face as silk and poly satin, which I personally really like. It's really easy to work with and pleats amazingly, and the only downside is that it wrinkles as much as cotton (which is a lot), so it requires a good ironing whenever you man-handle it during the construction process or storage. (Since you can't exactly iron completed bows, take a steamer to it, problem solved.)

Unfortunately I don't really have any experience with boot covers since a failed attempt back in 2005. This looks like a great tutorial though, so I hope it helps!

[Hybryda]

I used Taffeta with lycra for everything purple in my Saturn cosplay /the second, newer one X"DD/ and satin for bows. (I also used it in the dress for nice matching effect but it's different story/

Boot covers you can do with almost any material you want, so there is no problem to make them with the same material you want to use for skirt etc.