Wallmarket Tifa - Final Fantasy VII
Why this costume:
Final Fantasy VII is one of my favorite JRPG titles and Tifa embodied the strong female character. I've always had an affinity to characters like Tifa. So, I knew I would eventually make her costume and want to do her justice. So, when my friend Ari finished her Wallmarket Aerith I knew it was the perfect time to get on the right path to making one of my favorite character come to life and make Wallmarket Tifa.
Details Construction:
This costume was completely drafted by draping fabric over my body. No pattern was used, I simply bought the fabric and drafted out the pattern in a slow process by draping. I went with Stretch Satin as the material for a couple reasons:
1. I knew the outfit was designed to be a "lady of the night" or clubbing style via the story arc when she wears the costume so I wanted something with a shimmer to it.
2. Going with a stretch material made it easier to fit and maker it as tight as I felt comfortable with.
The hardest part was probably the triangle "boob window" that I wanted to make sure retained it's shape when it was worn even with the stretch of the material, but even that didn't give me too much trouble with a few practice cuts.
The belt was made with EVA foam covered in a gold material I had left over from a previous project. It has a Velcro closure in the back.
Final Fantasy VII is one of my favorite JRPG titles and Tifa embodied the strong female character. I've always had an affinity to characters like Tifa. So, I knew I would eventually make her costume and want to do her justice. So, when my friend Ari finished her Wallmarket Aerith I knew it was the perfect time to get on the right path to making one of my favorite character come to life and make Wallmarket Tifa.
Details Construction:
This costume was completely drafted by draping fabric over my body. No pattern was used, I simply bought the fabric and drafted out the pattern in a slow process by draping. I went with Stretch Satin as the material for a couple reasons:
1. I knew the outfit was designed to be a "lady of the night" or clubbing style via the story arc when she wears the costume so I wanted something with a shimmer to it.
2. Going with a stretch material made it easier to fit and maker it as tight as I felt comfortable with.
The hardest part was probably the triangle "boob window" that I wanted to make sure retained it's shape when it was worn even with the stretch of the material, but even that didn't give me too much trouble with a few practice cuts.
The belt was made with EVA foam covered in a gold material I had left over from a previous project. It has a Velcro closure in the back.
