SailorEarth
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I've wanted this costume ever since I was a kid. I'll be going to DragonCon next year so I figure now is the perfect time to make it. Right now I'm mostly documenting my research and observations.
I've been searching for pictures of the screen used costume and have come across a rather suspicious looking "authentic" costume. The boots with it are pantyhose-like in appearance. These strange bootyhose appear to be made out of spandex whereas the boots in the movie have a leather look. I guess it's possible that they were used for a particular shot in the movie or they were prototypes. Either way I don't think I'll be taking the bootyhose route.
In the official photos the yellow portions of the S symbol appear to be top stitched onto the red while the symbol as a whole is inset into the suit. In the screen shot I took when she's thrown to the ground in the Phantom Zone her cape is flipped up and you can clearly see where the skirt joins in the back. So I assume the skirt is separate from the bodysuit but the belt is most likely attached to the skirt. You can also see from that shot and a couple others that the skirt is lined in yellow.
I got quite a few screen shots of her boots. The ones from the scene where she first gets to Earth have a gathered look down the front until she points her toes. I'm thinking these may have been specifically made for the shot where she's flexing her feet up and down because they're much smoother in appearance later in the movie and lack the bulky seam down the front. This might also be due to having different boots for different shots. If I were to veer away from accuracy at all it'd probably be to give the boots heels. Being only 5'3" I need all the extra height I can get. I'll give it some thought.
The bracelet will be interesting. I think I can manage the look of it but I'm not sure how to make it light up without having wires running from it. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
I ordered quite a few swatches from 4 different fabric dealers last night so I hope to make some headway with getting my supplies together soon. I also found an amazing Superman tutorial on League of Heroes that'll take a lot of guesswork out of my Supergirl costume.
I'll update when I get my swatches since I need to take pics of them anyway to see how they photograph.
I've been searching for pictures of the screen used costume and have come across a rather suspicious looking "authentic" costume. The boots with it are pantyhose-like in appearance. These strange bootyhose appear to be made out of spandex whereas the boots in the movie have a leather look. I guess it's possible that they were used for a particular shot in the movie or they were prototypes. Either way I don't think I'll be taking the bootyhose route.
In the official photos the yellow portions of the S symbol appear to be top stitched onto the red while the symbol as a whole is inset into the suit. In the screen shot I took when she's thrown to the ground in the Phantom Zone her cape is flipped up and you can clearly see where the skirt joins in the back. So I assume the skirt is separate from the bodysuit but the belt is most likely attached to the skirt. You can also see from that shot and a couple others that the skirt is lined in yellow.
I got quite a few screen shots of her boots. The ones from the scene where she first gets to Earth have a gathered look down the front until she points her toes. I'm thinking these may have been specifically made for the shot where she's flexing her feet up and down because they're much smoother in appearance later in the movie and lack the bulky seam down the front. This might also be due to having different boots for different shots. If I were to veer away from accuracy at all it'd probably be to give the boots heels. Being only 5'3" I need all the extra height I can get. I'll give it some thought.
The bracelet will be interesting. I think I can manage the look of it but I'm not sure how to make it light up without having wires running from it. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
I ordered quite a few swatches from 4 different fabric dealers last night so I hope to make some headway with getting my supplies together soon. I also found an amazing Superman tutorial on League of Heroes that'll take a lot of guesswork out of my Supergirl costume.
I'll update when I get my swatches since I need to take pics of them anyway to see how they photograph.
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