Making Padmé's Picnic Dress
Photo by madcapmags Padmé's picnic dress was definitely a dream cosplay for me. And surprisingly, I made this cosplay a reality pretty early on in my cosplay career! I took my time on the details of this dress, and I think it really paid off in the end. And when I say I took my time, I mean I worked on this cosplay for over a year and spent just under 300 logged working hours on this dress (and I know there is some working time I did not account for). I am so happy with how everything on this dress turned out. If you are hoping to make this dress one day, here is a walkthrough of what I did with some tips and resources I found along the way that helped me with the creation of my dress. Resources First off, I would not have been quite as successful with this dress without all of the amazing cosplayers who have already shared tutorials and their build processes online. I have found the Padmé costuming community to be so helpful and supportive. They even have a Facebook group that w...
