Rapunzel cosplay
Then I sewed the segments togheter to assemble the skirt: To recreate the damask effect I manually painted (using fabric colors) the floreal pattern which decorates the central panel of the Rapunzel’s skirt. I also emphasized a bit the central panel, which happens to be quite different from the others. I wanted to split the half-weel into five parts, but you can have seven if you prefer. That’s why I chose to draw an half-weel skirt pattern, splitting it into multiple segments so that it would have the same sewing signs featured by the movie. The fact is, no matter how much you try, this kind of skirt won’t reproduce the result you want to achieve because of the satin’s lightness. The skirt is apparently a seven panels one. To enforce the “puff” effects on the shortsleeves I applied a very thin elastic net. I also decorated either the corset collar and the tulle longsleeves edges with the white and pink lace ribbons. To strengthen the corset and give it a solid look – since the satin is very thin – I lined it using the same satin used for the outside: I then applied the tulle longsleeves to the inside lining and the puff shortsleeves to the outside. The top features two pairs of sleeves: straight tulle longsleeves up to the wrists to the inside, puff shortsleeves decorated with pink satin ribbon to the outside. I then pierced the fabric with this grommet press (any other press should work as well) and made the holes for the pink ribbon string. When I put the front pattern on the fabric I folded the satin towards the inside before cutting in order to have two “wings” of cloth pointed towards the middle of the corset. Rapunzel’s top is tightened by a braided string placed on front and it has a heart-shaped collar. A grommet press (like the one used for the belts).
Pale pink net tulle (better if slightly stretchable) for the sleeves.“Radiant orchid” satin (or eye-equivalent) color for the gown.“Pink lavender” satin (or eye-equivalent) color for the corset.Point is, if you want your hand-crafted costume to look just like the animated one you’ll definitely have to look around a while in order to find the right color tone. The dress we want to sew is arranged using two different tones of a beatiful (and quite hard to find) pink/violet hybrid color, which answer to the following Pantone names: “ pink lavender” for the corset, “ radiant orchid” for the gown. None of them is right, neither they come any close to Rapunzel. Now let’s move to the big question: What colour is the dress like? Lilac & Violet? Pink & Purple? One of the most frequent mistakes made during the crafting of this princess handmade costume is about choosing the wrong tones: You’ll most likely spend a lot of time trying to find something close and you will also have to worry about the “hey, I’m wearing a table cloth!” effect, which happens to be just around the corner.ĭon’t worry tho: Rapunzel’s damask clothing effect is almost inappreciable, so you can just fake it by sticking on solid color cloth and then modding it up a bit – we’ll get on it later. Chances to find an identical one in your neighborhood clothing store? Close to nothing.
#Rapunzel cosplay movie#
The fabric of the dress featured in the movie is likely a shimmer taffeta or satin: furthermore either the corset and the skirt’s central panel have a mild damask pattern. The good news is, once you do that you’re halfway done.
Don’t underestimate the task – it’s not going to be easy. The hardest part of the work here is to choose the right fabric type and color.