Padme Cut Senate ScenePortrait

Here's my (nearly) finished Padme Cut Senate Scene Costume! This costume was in Star Wars: Episode II, but in the "deleted scenes" section. Please see my gallery for details on the different pieces of the gown.

I'm not entirely satisfied with it. I ran out of time to finish it properly, and was even still sewing beads on the morning before. I cheated on the drape part in the back and I had never even tried on the entire outfit before the morning I wore it at con. There are definite things I'd like to fix, especcially closure issues, but all in all it was very well received. I started it the day after Dragon*Con last year, so it took me a year to complete.

Photo taken by the wonderful Bryan Humphrey at Dragon*Con 2011

***PLEASE NOTE: My work is not 'cosplay', it is costuming. Costuming is the art of creating costumes and designing a character look. 'Cosplay' is the activity of role playing while in costume, which not an activity I participate in, and is often confused for costuming.. Please only refer to my work as Costuming. Thank you for your understanding.***

*Sorry for the watermark, I've had too many friends have pictures of their costumes stolen