..::[ completed costumes]::..

Chii
Series: Chobits
Variant: Periwinkle "Bo-Peep" Artbook Version
First Worn: AnimeCentral 2005
Retired?: No

What girl honestly doesn't like Chobits, even a little? At my first convention I discovered Chobits (before it was licensed in the US) and I hunted down bootlegs until it was released here. I was trying to pick a design to do, when I stumbled upon this one in the For Your Eyes Only Artbook. And it clicked when I realized I had an old bridesmaids dress I was dying to use for parts.

This dress was salvaged from a bridesmaids dress (I figured I'd already paid 170 bucks for the fabric, I might as well right?). So I tore the sucker apart. Gave it a white taffetta panel to the bodice and made ruffles for the entire outfit from the same taffetta (hand made ruffles, I am crazy I realize this now). The skirt was chopped and I split it up the center to create the open curtain effect. The bottom part of the skirt was used to create the sleeves, which I drafted a pattern for. They are a pain to keep up, I'm going to look into some double sided tape for next time. For the time being, they're kept up by a tie hidden under the armpit and attached to the top of the sleeve under the arm. The entire thing is trimmed in periwinkle ribbon around all the edges. I keep saying I want to add more ruffles, but I don't know if that will ever happen. The eyelets were put in to tie the skirt apart and they have stood up pretty well through various wearings.

The petticoat was purchased online and modifyed (ie ripped apart and sewn together again) to create the lolita-like shape. The wig was also purchased online from (I now also use it as my Luna Lovegood wig). The shoes were purchased at DSW, but I hate them. I need heels to pull off this look, but white heels with a slight platform (that I can walk in at a con, I'm a klutz) are hard to find. Someday. I used more ribbon for the necklace, garter and wristbands. I'm a big tangle at the end of the night... like the wig ;)

The ears are handmade using a pattern I drafted after searching through various tutorials and modifying them all together to create a shape I liked. They are made of sheets of white and pink foam from Michaels and glued together and then glued onto a white headband lined with periwinkle ribbon. It's a bit hard to hear behind them, but much easier and more comfortable than the "official" hard plastic versions. The spools were made from the same foam and I have to thread the pigtails into them but they look perfect together.

I love this outfit. I think it is my favorite cosplay, still. I feel so girly and happy in it. :) I've also worn this to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World and got recognized the moment I stepped into the part by a fellow otaku. Yay! I also wore it while I was working on it without the ears as a Miss Muffet costume for a party (pictures in the non-cosplay gallery).

Photos courtesy of cosplayplus.com, ToferToast, deathcom.net & Walt Disney Photopass.