hinamori momo (red & white jacket)

Character Name: Hinamori Momo
Series: Bleach
Outfit: Red and white jacket

Started: September 2005
Finished: March 2006
Hours to make: 16
Cost of materials: approx. $25 (Can.)
Status: Retired
Worn at: At home

A group of people suggested making this costume on cosplay.com's Bleach Otakon 2005 thread as a way of recognizing each other in the pre-reg line. It was too late for me to start another project back then, but I thought it was a cool idea and I liked the costume design. Since my mom was nice enough to let me go back in 2006, I figured I could make it for then.

There's only one reference picture for this costume and Hinamori isn't in it, so I got to take some of my own creative liberties. The jacket was of the same design as the ones in the pictures (minus the pockets), but instead of giving her pants, I gave her a pleated skirt. I also changed her bun cover to red with a white ribbon to match the color scheme of the rest of the outfit.

Overall, the outfit wasn't too difficult to make. The jacket was a huge pain in the ass though. I didn't want to use a pattern, so I had to find a way to make the jacket so it would have the same seam lines going from under the arm up to the collar. In the end, I wasn't too happy with the finished product.

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