Fantine – Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette
For the longest time, I had wanted to cosplay from “Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette.” It took me years to finally get the gumption to do so. Cosplay, at least to me, is about representing the fandoms you love. I haven’t seen any cosplay from “Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette.” I’ve been on a Les Miserables kick lately. I recently saw the tour in San Francisco on my birthday and I’m really looking forward to the movie coming out later this year.
It was hard to choose between Cosette, Eponine, or Fantine. I choose Fantine because I had a pattern that was close to her main outfit
I used Simplicity 4136 as a base pattern for Fantine. I find it funny that I’m using elements from Glinda and Elphaba to create Fantine. I used Elphaba’s sleeves for the bodice and used Glinda’s main bodice. The skirt was a simple three panel deal.
The bodice has a very interesting shape to it. While the original design shows no seam line at the waist, I decided to make a peplum to give the outfit more personality.
I got all of the fabric and materials from Windmill Fabrics in downtown Boston. The total for this polycotton set was around $30. I haven’t worked with polycotton in a while – most of my projects have been polyester based in the past couple of years due to downtown LA’s notorious sales on $1 a yard polyester.
Assembling the main bodice was easy. I had to improvise with the center part of the bodice. Fantine has an opening in the front. I just made two center bodices and folded the darker blue. The next step was to make sure the darker blue aligned right with the peplum piece.
I used navy bias tape for the accents. I still have to add bias tape at the edge of the peplum.
I still have yet to get a wig for Fantine. In this version, she has long butterscotch hair. I’m hoping to get the Persephone wig from Epic Cosplay to complete the set before the next con.
Due for Anime Los Angeles 2013…just look for the Mizzie by the pool.