Halloween 2015:Queen Elsa of Arendelle

Go ahead and make all the jokes you want about how I should "let it go'', but I love Frozen. The theme of sisters taking care of each other touched me deeply. I've known I wanted to make her dress from my first viewing of the movie. And in 2015, I found a perfect fabric on Etsy, so I knew I had found my Halloween costume.

I used Simplicity 0746 for the skirt and bodice. It happened to fit me very well right out of the package, which is not always the case. I did end up moving the opening to the side instead of the back, to make dressing easier. Hook and eye tape made a very nice closure. I looked all over for sequins of the right shape and size. Rectangular sequins are almost impossible to find, I soon learned. Finally found some on Etsy from a seller in Australia. Sadly, I ordered way too few and by the time I realized this, it was too late to get them in time for Halloween. I finally sewed them on the bodice in May of 2016. And then even more later on. And I still have more, so I may add even more later.

I bought a cape off of Etsy and hemmed it with invisible thread. It's very glittery and pretty. I've only handwashed it a few times, but it seems to be holding up well. It attaches to the inside of the bodice with hooks and eyes and snaps. It's not quite as long and full as the movie shows, but it's more practical shorter.

I commissioned the blouse from someone and I'm very pleased with it. The first one I had, I bought a white mesh bodysuit from Spirit Halloween and dyed it blue. But it just wasn't good quality and I was never happy with it. My new one is much better.

It was SO cold taking these pictures, but it was worth it. Very many thanks to my mother and sister who braved the chill with me to take the pictures.

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