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Rarity Model/Costumer: Me!
Photographer: Angelwing ([link])

The Spirit of Generosity, herself: Rarity! One of the "mane six" ponies on My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic, Rarity instantly became my favorite because of her fabulous sense of fashion, but also her kind heart. I became instantly addicted to the show and decided that Rarity needed to be cosplayed in a stunning Gone With the Wind ballgown, and my all time favorite gown was the "barbecue dress" that Scarlett O'Hara wore.

Rarity Costume: The wig was an online purchase, topped with a horn purchased from Yaya Han's online store. ([link]). The necklace was a purchase from Charming Charlies. I popped out the pearl centerpiece and affixed a crystal heart to it. The heart was originally a clear one, but a few coats of red nail polish (and a clear top coat) gave it the Fire Ruby look I was going for. For the dress, I used three layers of fabric: pure white bridal fabric, topped with a printed bridal fabric, topped with a chiffon layer. (In retrospect, the bottom white layer probably wasn't needed, but it have the printed layer a base to pop off of and look brighter.) The dress pattern was from Pegee of Williamsburg ([link]) and is a VERY INTENSIVE costume! For the back bow, I referenced The Cosplay Scion's bow tutorial ([link]) and made the bow out of a purple costume satin (forgive me!) that matched the color of the ribbon running through the eyelets in the bust flounce.

At first glance, the costume may appear simple. DON'T FALL FOR IT!! The neckline flounce is not one piece of fabric gathered together and stitched on. Instead it's 21 circles, cut down the middle and painstakingly attached together. The eyelet strip must be hand done to get the proper look. (The flounce alone took over 31 hours of sewing-most of it hand sewing...you have been warned.) I did some modifications to the pattern while I was sewing. The neckline on the pattern is very boxy, so I widened it a bit to get a "drop off the shoulders" look. I also added in a lining and an invisible zipper on the side seam instead of the eye and hook closure at the front of the corset. Snaps were sewn inside the corset to connect to the skirt, the belt snaps shut and the bow snaps on the back! Perfect for the cosplayer who has to dress herself by herself!
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Given 2012-06-26
Rarity, MLP FIM by ~HollyGloha ( Suggested by ~ChaostheKitty and Featured by ^pullingcandy )
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~InceiSC2 Apr 4, 2013
Hoooh man... pretty good.
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~ERFTwilight Dec 29, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
fantastic dress, great pose and photography too!
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Mood: Love ~Cat-sama Nov 28, 2012  Student General Artist
Featured in [link] :heart:
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Mood: Love *HollyGloha Dec 7, 2012
Hooray, and thank you! I'm honored!
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~TheXKiba Sep 22, 2012
:D
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~Amizadehasina Sep 16, 2012
Absolutely gorgeous! I stumbled across this while looking for ideas for my Rarity costume and I immediately fell in love with this one and thought that this totally personified Rarity. Bottom line I wanted this dress so I set out to make a similar one. I don't have the patience to do all the amazing work you did so I went to goodwill and found a white, pretty sure from the 80s (according to the sleeves), wedding dress that was decked out in sequence and pearls. Then I went to my local craft store and got some purple ribbon and a few boxes of stick on purple gems. All in all the most expensive thing was the purple wig which was only 30 bucks. It's not finished yet but I think it'll be Rarity approved! Thanks for the inspiration, I'll post pics of it once it's done ^^.
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Mood: Joy *HollyGloha Sep 16, 2012
Hooray! I can't wait to see it~I'm sure it's going to be GORGEOUS! And hooray for picking Rarity~she's fabulous! Good luck in your crafting and please let me know when pictures are up!
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~CottonCandiiCloud Sep 15, 2012
This is perfect *u*
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~cat-in-the-web Sep 3, 2012
rarity who humanized you and brought you to life? O.o it was pinkie or? if she can break the 4th wall she can also do this XD
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~ObligatorilyOptional Aug 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm not into cosplays at all, but... this is beautiful.
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