Sailorearth from Bishojou Senshi Sailormoon (Fan Based)
Debuted: Halloween 1999
Awards: N/A
Sailorearth is an original character based on the series Bishojou Senshi Sailormoon. Although there is only one crystal per planet and Tuxedo Kamen has Earth’s (which makes him the male version of a Sailor Senshi), I still wanted to create a Sailorearth. I decided that she should have dark brown hair and eyes and have a Japanese name (as all the Senshi do). She would have a green camouflage fuku (the outfit they wear) with silver bows and a green crystal on her chest. Her tiara would also be gold with a green gem. Her foot ware would be knee-high green boots with a small heel. And she would complete her outfit with the elbow-length white gloves and three stripes of her camouflage fabric that is another Senshi staple. Her name would be Chino Chinako (family name first) meaning "Little Child of Earth" and she would have a tiger-striped kitten from the planet Nyu (where all the "moon kitties" of the show seem to come from) named Tigre who would be her guardian and trainer.
How I Made It
I bought a white, ballerina leotard and set to work! I found the perfect camouflage fabric and cut my pieces for the skirt, sailor top piece, and glove accessories. I added a white tube of fabric to the top of the skirt and tacked it to the leotard. I wasn’t sure how to make boots, so I used knee-high black ones that I found instead of the green ones I wanted to make. I painted the gold tiara on my forehead and wore the elbow-length gloves with the green accessories sewed on. The bows were made from amazing silver fabric I found and tacked to the costume. I wore my hair as Sailorearth would--shoulder-length with two braids starting at each temple and combining into one at the back of my head.
I was very proud of the costume despite its flaws. I wasn’t sure how to make boots, so I used the next best thing. I also had never made a pleated skirt before, so when my skirt was done it was the correct length but too tight for pleats, making it look like a miniskirt. The gem was left out as I had no idea how to create one, and I didn’t have a way to create the tiara so I used face paint. But the costume was still my biggest project to date and almost entirely hand-made. Most people knew what series I was from as I attended two Halloween parties that year. It made me happy!
Images
As soon as I can track down some photos of this one, I will update this section. As for now, no pictures have been found.