Cosplay help please.

[pez]

I've made Faize's shorts, with elastic at the top and bottom, all hemmed and lined already. Because his shorts are puffy I allowed some extra material, but I can't get them to stay puffed up when I'm wearing them, so they don't look very Faize-y and the decorations on the sides don't look as good as they should!

So, I'm thinking about those puffy skirts with tulle (?) fabric on the underside. I've never made one of those, have no idea how to make it and have no idea if that technique can work here to make each trouser stay puffed. Anyone got any ideas?

(If there isn't a way, I suppose I will just stuff tulle netting down each trouser. XD)

Ah, I looked for "blue pvc" on eBay again, and this came up: not work safe. .........................okay...

Comments

[quatorze.livejournal.com]

What kind of material did you use for the shorts? Another layer of some stiffer fabric inside just might do the trick. Tulle would of course be a lot more lightweight but I'd imagine that you would need quite a lot of it to "fill" the shorts.

(damn you and all your cosplay projects, you make me want to take up sewing again! XD)

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

It's faux suede. Hmm... maybe some iron-on interfacing?

(:P)

[quatorze.livejournal.com]

I think that might work rather well! Or, if you want to use the tulle, I'd suggest taking a good length of it, then folding it so that it fits around your thigh, sewing folds at the top & bottom and then puffing it out in the middle. You could also sew it to the inside of the shorts at the top so it won't slip down. But in your shorts, maybe I'd try the iron-on stuff first?