Lolita-like fancy dress with red and white candy stripe details. I’m a sucker for Dawn’s outfits. I’ve made several of them so far, so I wanted to include this one too and drag my sister into Pokémon cosplay with me (it didn’t take much convincing). This outfit gave me a chance to try out a couple new techniques and finally make myself a Poketch.

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• Adding stripes and details with satin ribbon
• Making a fluffy idol petticoat on a budget
• Making scalloped trim out of satin ribbon

Poketch

• Paper mache Poketch

Related primers

• Fabric crash course: acrylic felt
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Competition info

My sister and I performed as a duo for KumoriCon 2022. Originally we had plans to do a cute idol dance, since both outfits look like idols, but I sprained my ankle a month before the con. In the end, we performed a flashy Pokémon battle with streamers and Pokémon plushes.

Build book

This is the build book I presented to the judges. It breaks down how I made the outfit, from the petticoats to the lace and hand-painted buttons.

Cosplay gallery

Prop gallery