Sango
Inuyasha
VARIATION Yukata
COST $150
HOURS TO MAKE 75+
COMPLETED March 2004
STATUS Retired -- SOLD
WHY I MADE IT
I was getting ready to go to my first anime convention EVER. At the time, I was a big Inuyasha fan, and I made attempts to get my friend, her boyfriend, and a third mutual friend on board, to make up a group of the four main characters. I picked Sango mostly because I knwo that her yukata was within my sewing capabilities. In the end, the group fell apart, and I was a lone Sango wandering the convention hallways.
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
The yukata was made from a white Sateen Cotton (a bad choice in hindsight, as it was not stiff and stable enough for a yukata, and was more expensive than quilters cotton would have been). The magenta parts were painted by hand -- I used masking tape to mark off the pink areas, and help to get a nice, crisp line at the edge. The apron was made from broadclothe, as was the scarf, which I didn't end up wearing. The handless-gloves and leggings were purchased, and the shoes were a pair of flip-flops that I painted. Hiraikotsu was my first attempt at constructing a prop, and I failed miserably -- I used chair cushion, wrapped in layers of masking tape. It was heavy, and the stress from being strapped to my back by either end, eventually broke it. I used my own hair for this costume, something I planned never to do again.
