Rapunzel

My daughter really wanted to be Rapunzel for Halloween, so I agreed to make her costume.  I used the Simplicity pattern #2065, and hit up Discount Fabric Warehouse in Chicago for the fabric.  It is easily the most complicated thing I have made, but was completely worth it, and is so much nicer than one I could have bought in a store.  When she put in on for the first time, she kept saying, "Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow!"  Love!

 It's hard to see the ribbon stripes on her sleeves, but they are there.  There were so many little details on this dress that make it special.  Unfortunately, I didn't notice that her sleeves were rolled up, so you can't see the gorgeous lace trim on the cuffs.

 I also made the braid, which she loves.  I wove ribbons into it and hot glued flowers all along the braid.  It's so cute and fancy!

 Of all the different parts of the dress, adding this trim was the hardest and most time consuming.  It is actually three separate pieces; the white and silver swirl ribbon in the center and the white with purple ribbon on each edge.  I almost didn't add the second side of the white and purple, but I'm glad I did.  The extra width gives it enough depth to show up nicely.

 The bodice is just full of details.  The light purple brocade, with the dark purple taffeta with velvet flocking under, the grommets and ribbon lacing, and the lace at the neck and waist lines.

 The same lace is on the cuffs.  It's so dainty and delicate.

It was really windy (and cold), but it's a super twirly dress.  It was so cold, she had to wear a coat over it for trick-or-treating, but there were a couple of parties last weekend where she wore it without having to cover it up.  She's also going to wear it for her princess birthday party in a couple of months.

The only part I didn't make was Pascal, the chameleon from Tangled, on her shoulder.  He's a puppet that a neighbor gave us a few years ago, when her grandchildren outgrew them.  He was a perfect addition to her costume.