Hello, in the near future I'm planning on cosplaying karuta roromiya from inu x boku ss. Her vest piece is kind of difficult and was wondering if you had any advice. Also I plan on being saruhiko fushimi from k project and was wondering if I should just base his jacket off a long duster type jacket.
Hiya,
For Karuta, I’d suggest making the vest and skirt as separate pieces and then sewing them together. Check out this vest pattern from Burda style. It’s only 99 cents and you can download it once you make an account. (which is free) When you cut the vest pattern, you’re going to have change the bottom of the vest’s two front panels. Instead of the slight v shape the hem makes, cut out your panels with a straight hem line. You’ll also need to add about a half to a whole inch to the hem to act as the seam allowance so that you can sew it to your skirt.
For the skirt, see this tutorial. The bottom part of her vest-type dress is just a basic inverted box pleat skirt, so this tutorial should be right on the money. Also add half to a whole inch to the waist band of your skirt so that you can sew the bottom of the vest to the top of your skirt.
For Saruhiko, I’d say you’re on the right tract in terms of a base pattern. You could also try using a Men’s pirate costume coat as a base pattern and modify things like the collar and lapels to your needs. Like this one.
I hope this helps you and Happy Cosplaying! XD