before advice from my cosplay friends: oh you can prolly make that out of foam core and eva foam

my dad: if you get 'em right in the chest you might be able to stab 'em right in the heart

well I'm going to go ahead and make this thread now, but it's Gonna Be Slow

(fun fact: I've attempted to make this 3 times before! gotten too annoyed every time!)

one point of annoyance is the how to draft the upper part of the dress

yes, these three pictures are basically all the official art that exists (across two games!)

current game plan based on prior exp:

-boat neck
-bigass bell? sleeves, 3/4 length?
-loose fitting a-line bodice (belted at waist)
-big box pleat a-line skirt (10? pleats)

i hate drafting bodices from scratch but i don't think altering a commercial pattern will be any faster...