Adventure time Ice Queen Intro

       Hello So this will be my document of how I made my Ice queen cosplay /costume. I will still update this post once I take final photos with full makeup and costume. If you have any specific questions about how I made anything feel free to ask!

      So if you are unfamiliar with the Ice Queen she is essentially the genderbent version of the Ice King. Both of which exist in Pendleton Ward's cartoon show Adventure time ( which is hecka rad and you should go totally go watch it). But Here is a reference of the character I was aiming for.

So as I went on with my building I took on a more 'realistic' look to the costume. Adding details that aren't original to the character but I thought they added a nice feel to the overall look and feel of the outfit. Stupidly I started out on the corset/bustier. Which was the second one I ever attempted to make and let me tell you it is not a proper corset by any standards, but I figured it did the job so why not. 

     This is what I ended up with also i'm going to say this now I took all of these photos with my phone so they aren't quite clean but again they convey the point pretty well. To get this top piece / wanna-be corset I started with a pattern I drafted off of my own measurements. I then lined it with some scrap denim I had as it was cheaper than a proper lining like cotil and it would have more stability to it than the costume satin I was using for the majority of the dress.
    I used my reference and after several tries I got the darker circular part to be the right size to fit over my bust ( which was trickier to scale than I thought). *Tip* start larger as your bust has a greater curve to it than you would expect, also you can always take away but adding will create seams and possible problems in the future.