Fizzarolli – Helluva Boss
The Shirt
The bodice piece for this cosplay was drafted using this free dress pattern from Dr. Cos.
The base pattern was modified to be multiple pieces and colors, with the triangular pieces arranged around the center and seamlines of the base pattern.
The shirt originally started as a free dress pattern (from Dr. Cos). The general shape and length were close to what I needed so I made a mockup and drafted out the shapes and new darts – making what I thought was pretty close to the correct shape.Once I was happy with the mockup, I started cutting the colorful fabric and created the bodice I would be using for this cosplay. The main bodice is made out of pink and black glitter cotton. The inner liner is made of the same pink cotton and a flat black cotton (I was afraid the glitter would shed and go everywhere with friction from moving around).
The long sleeves are made out of black spandex with neon green spandex stripes. I opted for spandex because it would allow me to get a much tighter fit to emphasize my arms and make them look super long and skinny. This makes my arms look a little uncanny in comparison to the rest of my body and gives a cartoony look.
The puff sleeves are made out of cotton, and have elastic in the arm cuff to help with the puff shaping. These were drafted by me using a reference in an old costuming book my grandmother gave me. The heart and smile/frown appliques were originally made from iron-on vinyl and were cut with a Cricut. The hearts started to peel off when I washed the garment for the first time. (Possibly user error? Possibly poor quality vinyl?).
For the second iteration, I used an iridescent vinyl fabric that I traced the heart shapes onto and then cut out. These were attached directly to the garment using E6000 and I added some nice trim materials to finish the edges of the hearts. Once the garment was assembled, I created my own bias tape for the bottom points to finish the edges. This project was my first one where I needed to do mitered corners with bias tape.
The Pants
The pants were made from this pattern from Dr. Cos, with the pattern being modified to include the triangular “fringe” around the bottom of the pant legs. I also modified them by bringing them in at the knees a little bit to make the flare at the bottom more dramatic (totally personal preference), and added wire to the inner hems of the liner fabric to allow for more dramatic posing.
To get the pants to be striped with multiple colors, I cut 2 pairs of pants from the pattern and then marked out 2 inch strips from each color alternating – remembering to leave 1/2 an inch for seam allowance to connect the strips of fabric.
The Cowl
The jester cowl is made from 5mm EVA foam and is covered with a layer of spandex that has been sewn together to create the colorful pattern.
The pattern was bought off of Etsy from YagamiCosplay, and was modified slightly to open at the front rather than the back
To keep the “jester” feel without using bells, I used 2 ping pong balls (with the markings sanded and acetone-d off) for the ends of the points on either side and added mismatched LED lights that diffuse out. These are powered by a 2032 coin battery and are removable for maintenance.
The pattern originally had a flat heart accent for the front forehead area. I opted to 3D model my accent using Fusion 360 for some extra dimension and to accommodate a light at the front. I added some silver trim and rhinestone pieces to help the light shell element blend where it’s attached, and made some little straps with the same trim elements to help make the transition from cowl to ping pong ball a little smoother.
The light at the front is an LED and is diffused through a layer of LED foam. I added a layer of iridescent cellophane over the LED foam to provide a nice effect in brighter areas where the light is not immediately visible
The Ruffs (Collars)
pleating There are several different collars and ruffs on this cosplay. I drafted the triangle collar from scratch using a reference in an old costuming book. I made this out of cotton (the same used for the pants and shirt), and added iridescent beads to the ends of each “ruff” to add some extra flare (as opposed to using real bells).
The fluffy neck ruff and the wrist ruffs are made from gathered organza in bright, glittery green and plain black. The neck ruff is attached to a piece of webbing to add structure, velcro on the back allows for easy wearing/removal, and allows for easy wear without the organza rubbing directly on my skin. The wrist ruffs were made from the same gathered organza and then attached to a strip of elastic. These were then attached to the gloves for my cosplay to consolidate them so I had less pieces to keep track of.
I used a ruffling foot to gather the organza on my sewing machine
