Snow White Cosplay (Blog Post)

**Snow White Cosplay** was the 9th post on the Cozplai blog.

## Content

If you guys would like some more thorough instructions on how I made each piece, here they are:

**Shoes:** For Snow White’s shoes, I bought these low-heel, round-toe pumps on ebay and then simply super-glued a bow to the front. I made the bows out of the same satin fabric that I used for the dress. To sew an easy bow, take two pieces of fabric and with the right sides together, sew a rectangle shape. Cut a small hole in the center so you can flip the fabric inside-out. Sew a few loose stitches across the center and pull the top thread to gather the fabric. Sew a thin strap, wrap it around the center and secure it with a bit of glue.

**Cape:** The cape was actually the most expensive piece of this costume. I used a very beautiful black cherry velvet to make it. It was a pretty basic process. Just cut a cape-shaped piece of velvet and also a duplicate for lining (red satin), then sew the right sides together. Pleat behind the neckline. Gather the edges of the front straps and stitch in place. I also created a fake knot with some spare velvet so that I could get away with just safety-pinning the straps together and concealing it with the knot.

**Collar:** This puzzled me for awhile. It’s a very difficult thing to get to stay in place. I cut a collar-shape out of 3mm thick craft foam and then used 5 velcro dots to secure it to the top of the cape. Even though technically this should be attached the dress itself, you can’t tell once the cape is on. I have NO IDEA how anyone would get this to work on the dress. I even looked up photos of Snow White from Disney World and could tell they also attach it to the cape. (side note: I really don’t get why the Disney World costume designer decided to completely change the look of the sleeves?! SO strange!)

**Dress:** I thought this dress was going to be fairly easy to sew, but it ended up taking forever and providing me with endless seam-ripping parties (which is a real pain when working with satin, OMG). I cut 8 pieces of blue satin for the bodice (2-front,2 front-lining 2-back, 2 back-lining) and each piece needed to have a tiny seam sewn into the center of it to give the top a tighter fit under the bust. I also had to create a small piece of yellow piping for the front-center of the bodice. I then sewed the two front pieces to the piece of piping, and then after sewed the two remaining front-lining pieces together and sewed it to the other front piece. I sewed the 2 back pieces onto each side of the front piece. For the sleeves, I cut light blue satin and added the teardrop shapes by cutting red satin and securing the edges with red embroidery thread. I did this part by hand and it was freaking tough. Mad props to women who sew embroidery, because that shit takes FOREVER!!! \*anyway\* Then I had to gather the bottom of each sleeve and sew a band onto it while closing up the inside seam of each sleeve. To add it to the bodice, I gathered the top of the sleeve and pinned it in place before sewing. With all the gathering it can be pretty difficult to make sure the teardrop placement looks perfect. Just GO SLOW. I suggest using a very loose stitch setting that is easy to rip out if you have to… otherwise the satin will be ruined :( After this the only thing left to do is add the bottom part of the dress. I cut three pieces of yellow satin, gathered the top and sewed it to the bodice. I also added some white trim to the bottom of the dress. Then to finish it all up, just sew a bit up the back of the skirt and add an 18-inch zipper! Also, I stuffed my sleeves with a little bit of fluff filling to give them more poof!!

**Wig:** I bought a long black wig from Amazon and just cut the ends/bangs a tad.

**Bird:** For Snow White’s bird, I got a little fake Blue Jay from a craft store and just super-glued it onto a ring! That way it would appear as if it were resting on my finger! :P

I hope this helps someone! Sorry if it’s a bit confusing! If you have any questions, feel free to ask in a comment!