Belldandy – Ah! My Goddess (Cover of 1-555-GODDESS/manga outfit)

Made for: Katsucon 2004

Background: I wanted to reuse my Belldandy wig from the year before, so I thought it would be fun to try something from the manga. This was a really fun costume to make.

Journal Entries: Read more at my Belldandy manga tag

Patterns Used: McCalls 3636, McCalls 2790

Skirt: I had to make up the bottom portion of the dress, since the artwork I was going from only showed her from the hips up. I also decided to streamline the design a little. The skirt I made out of the same material I used for Padme’s Lake Dress, and dyed it pink. I used part of an old hoopskirt in the hem to make it keep its shape. I added a layer of the same undyed material along the edges, simply because the skirt seemed to need something more.

Shawl: In November I found a really cool orange fabric, shot through with gold for the shawl. I made the shawl without a pattern, and interfaced the shoulder parts. The back of the shawl has pieces hanging down which I painted the designs on – they’re hard to see but they are there! I should have wired them.

Corset: The upper part of the dress I decided to make a corset, using a nice blue fabric, and I used a heat-bonded the white designs – they are all suede cut into the shapes. The transfer worked really well and the designs stuck permanently. There are “straps” on the corset, which I beaded with various stones. They’re simply for looks, and hang down the back.

Headdress: The headdress I made based around a headband. One is made of the light blue material, with the same white designs. It is attached to the second one, the one that has the “pointy things” coming out of it. Each of the pointy things is built around a wire, and each I painted just like the back pieces of the shawl.

Accessories: The necklace and earrings I had found months earlier and bought just in case, since they reminded me of Belldandy’s jewelry, and they came in handy for this costume! The wig, gloves, booties and bracelets I had from the previous Bell costume.

History: I only wore this a couple of times since the wig combined with the head-dress can get uncomfortable. But I love how it turned out!

                       

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