Miraluka repairs - lots of pictures!

Hello again!

As you know, I've made a costume of my own Miraluka character from Star Wars: The Old Republic. 

I’ve loved this game for a long time and thus decided to make the costume for Copenhagen Comic con 2016. 

Life decided to interrupt my build and I rushed to finish the costume. My experience with wearing it at Comic con made me want to redo some things before wearing it again.

As I am nowhere near done wearing this costume, and as I still had some kinks to work out I’ve decided to repair it for J-popcon this year. 

This blog focuses on what I need to do and how many things you reassess when having worn a costume for the first time. Not every costume needs this amount of re-work but I rushed to finish it and it was done on my old sewing machine which had a problem with the bottom thread.

As you see, it looks too cheap.

The things I need to do:

Blindfold

- Make a whole new blindfold from two parts with one being darker than the other. Exchange foam staples for polymorph plastic. Attach piece of worbla or polymorph plastic at the forehead for sticking it to the forehead with spirit gum.

The innermost skirt which needs a slit.

Skirts
- The Miraluka has 3 skirts, the only thing I need to do is cut a slit in the back of the innermost skirt, so I can actually move my legs. This was a huge flaw in the costume and cost me a lot of mobility at Comic Con.



Lightsaber

- Make a whole new one out of PVC pipe and craft foam.

Silver belt

The belt is made out of craft foam
with acrylic paint on top.

- Get rid of the foam belt. It is far too bulky.

- White straps coloured silver, preferably adjustable.

- Make pockets out of silver fabric and interfacing.

- Make the front pocket with a core of craft foam so it works as an actual pocket.

- If possible – make attachment for light saber.

The fabric is elastic
which was a huge
disadvantage

Brown belt

- Make a new one out of non-stretchy material. With Velcro or zipper as it will be covered by the silver belt.

The too small gloves.
By the end of the day
my fingers were sticking out.

Gloves

- Redo as they are too small.

     - Make them a more accurate colour.

- Actually make the details on them.

Arm guards

- Redo completely. They need to be a different colour and bulkier. 

The arm guards.
they are... bad! 

They have to fit with either velcro or a zipper.

Robe

- Replace the foam with fake leather 

- Inspect all seams

- Move buttons to more appropriate places.

The brown bits need to be leather. 

I haven’t yet decided what to with the shoes and the hair– and I probably won’t until after everything else is decided. For the shoes, I’m considering a pair of black wedge heel sneakers with silver laces. The hair depends on my own hairstyle at the time of the convention.

Innermost shirt. I'm not proud of it.
But it worked.

Front part of wool shirt. I need to make a
new design for the over-the-shoulder strap.

The backside where I had to widen the shirt.

If I finish all of this I will also make new under garments. The ones I have now are fine, but not good and there are some issues with them staying in place and looking like on the character. With the making of new undergarments I will also add the two strips of fabric running across the upper body as well as a series of buttons to keep all in place. 





I'm really looking forward to doing details on this costume as I'm really excited to wear it! Follow my facebook for updates when I start working on it.

- Miliyia

Ps. I also uploaded the last of the lens reviews on my youtube channel. Go check it out :-)

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