Fairy Tail is a hilarious, fun, action packed anime with
lots of amazing characters. One of my favorite is Erza Scarlet. Erza is a strong,
serious character, which honestly the best way to describe her is… Badass. She
has a depressing backstory and incredible character development whether you have
witnessed it or not. Just watch the show if you want to learn more about her.
Wig
I ordered my wig from a random store online that had a sale
on wigs. It took over a month for the wig to come in, but it worked out great. I
would recommend it for a cheap wig, but not for anything particularly styled or
nice… I had to straighten it (with a very low setting), trim the bangs, and de-shine
it. The best tutorial I could find to take out that super plastic shine from a
wig is fabric softener. I followed this tutorial and improvised a bit. https://cosplay--tutorials.deviantart.com/art/Cosplay-Wigs-Taking-away-wig-shine-354558972
Instead of painting on the fabric softener, I filled a bowl with fabric softener,
soaked my wig in it to it was saturated, squeezed out excess fabric softener,
lightly blow dried, and then let it finish air drying. I will warn you! Your wig
will smell like fabric softener! Your wig will also tangle easier!
Blouse
Erza’s blouse is simple enough. I found a sleeveless white
blouse at a local thrift store, and I bought some white 100% rayon from Hobby
Lobby. The blouse was a bit wide and Erza’s blouse is very much fitted. I put
the blouse on inside out and had a friend pin it to my size along the seam of
the blouse. I then sewed it. Next, I created the fun ruffle in the front. I
took two long strips of about 4 inches wide and sewed them together all the way
around except for the bottom. I then turned it right side out and handstitched
the bottom seam. Then I handstitched a very loose strand through the middle of
the piece longways. Then I pulled that string tight which caused the fabric to bunch.
I made it the right length and pinned and pinned and pinned till I felt that
the ruffle would be even when I sewed it. That is how I made the blouse!
Scarf
The scarf was super simple. I took some left-over fabric
from the skirt. I folded it and half and stitched the top and side. Turned it
right side out and hand stitched the bottom. That simple!
Skirt
PLEATS ARE MY ENEMY… But if you have patience and can do a
little math, you can make a pleated skirt. There are two parts to the skirt,
the waistband and the skirt part. They are both rectangles. There are a lot of
good tutorials online, I used several different ones. So you would just have to
find one that makes the most sense to you!
Boots
I bought them off amazon. Here is a link if you are
interested. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ODV41RK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is very difficult to find boots that have the fold like Erza’s. They
reminded me a bit of pirate boot but with a closer feminine feel. The boots I
got are not made to fold, but they do. I had to take a bit of acetone and rub
off the sizing information on the inside of the fold. But other than that, they
are perfect!
If you have any questions about my costume or want more
details, please don’t hesitate to comment or contact me!
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