Lady Sun Dynasty Warriors

The shirt turned out to be an elaborate work of engineering. I had to design it so it had a side closure that I could get in and out of myself. The front was hand-embroidered with colored (and gold couched) embroidery. The shorts were red tapestry, and the leafwork which went up the sides had to be appliqued by hand. Some of the more elaborate gold scrollwork on the headband, shoes and tassels had to be painted on with gold fabric paint. At least the tights were easy -all I had to do was order them online. I wore them under the shorts. (As you can imagine, going to the bathroom in this outfit was not easy...)

The chakrams were the toughest thing of all to figure out. I made them out of foamcore, plastic and craft foam. I posted a detailed write-up of them in my armormaking tutorial that you can check out if you want to.

The cuffs were made from craft foam, plastic, and gold-edged satin and the earrings were made from painted beads and earring findings. The wig worked out really well, (although my hair's short enough now that I probably wouldn't have to wear the wig with this outfit anymore...)

You can view the rest of my costumes here:
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