#yes i did wear it to wondercon. didja see me? it's ok you can still pretend you didn't

[its-leethee]

tdp jailer cosplay part 1 of 3 - initial planning, design and coat

this was a very challenging and ambitious project for me - but i'd do anything for you this blorbo, okay? we've only a couple end-credits art and the 4x04 and 5x05 glimpses to go on, so i had a lot of freedom to be creative.

i used the costume pattern from simplicity # 8482 as a base and made... lots of modifications from there. just... miles and miles of sketches and pattern paper

for the color scheme, i decided to model it after kpp'ar and callum's character design (too thematically delicious not to) navy, black, and maroon, with brass and beige accents.

coat sewing progress:

faux suede and a jersey knit for the outside, and a coordinating fabric for the lining.

bottom of the coat - left pic is the lining (showing the wrong side; so many corners means so much fusible interfacing) and right pic is the outside. miles and miles of edge and topstitching:

top of the coat - lining and contrast detail:

yeah so fucking proud of myself for lining up all of these seams, only to have to cover them up with the bias tape.

key shape/crenellation detail on the bottom hem:

i struggled to find a color that matched with the stripes, so i ended up ironing out the bias tape and patching them together. it took three days to make and attach both of them ;_;

so many right angle corners. truly a nightmare project to sew. ilu sewing machine

looks fucking amazing though, if i do say so myself.

ready for buttons and finishing touches

part 2 & part 3 coming tomorrow