I am cross-posting this information from the Cosplay FAQ page just to make it easier to find what you're looking for. These are by no means the only patterns to use for these costumes, only what we've personally used for our cosplays. Remember that recreating a fictional character's outfit is a very subjective project, and there are many ways to make different, yet recognizable, variations using only the official source materials. Many of these patterns were not used as-is, but modified (sometimes heavily). Your mileage may vary.
Character (Alphabetical) |
Pattern Used |
|
Recommended Fabric |
Notes |
| Aerith/Aeris |
Simplicity 3741 (easy to sew dresses) |
|
Cotton |
Bottom flare of skirt modified and opening moved to front, buttons added. |
| Belle - blue dress / apron |
McCall's 4258 (2-Hour Bias Skirts) |
|
Cotton |
Heavily modified bodice pattern (sleeves and collar removed). Two extra half-panels added for fullness to the skirt, joined to bodice at the waist. Zipper added to the back. Straps made from tubes of fabric. Skirt pattern also used for apron - long tube of fabric added for ties. |
| Belle - blue dress - shirt |
McCall's M4863 (Misses' Colonial Costume)
Discontinued |
|
Muslin |
Elastic added to sleeves, collar made from tube of fabric, shoulders modified. |
| Belle - bow |
Simplicity 4015 (Misses' storybook costumes) |
|
Same as dress |
Alice's bow made significantly larger and attached to ponytail holder. |
| Belle - winter cape |
Simplicity 9887 (Lord of the Rings capes) |
|
Velvet and fur trim |
Entire yoke part of collar remade to different design, only half of long cape part made. Hood made per pattern. |
| Chell - top |
Simplicity 4487 (Misses' Tops - 6 Made Easy) |
|
Broadcloth |
Front modified from buttons to zipper, front facing and sleeve cuffs left off. |
| Chell - pants |
Simplicity 3880 (Misses' and Women's Pants and Shorts) |
|
Broadcloth |
|
| Diva Missy - top |
Simplicity 5359 (dance costumes) |
|
Pleather |
Heavily modified |
| Diva Missy - chaps |
McCalls 5142 (the perfect jean) |
|
Pleather |
Heavily modified |
| FMA Military Uniform |
McCall's 4745 (Civil War Costume) |
|
Trigger Poplin (Poly/cotton blend) |
Heavily modified from pattern |
| Franziska von Karma - top |
Simplicity 4487 (Misses' Tops - 6 Made Easy) |
|
Suiting |
Front modified into point shapes - fastened with large snaps. |
| Franziska von Karma - sleeves |
McCall's M4777 (Bridal Elegance)
Discontinued |
|
Silk |
Sleeve cuffs made from original pattern, but the rest came from here. |
| Germany |
McCall's 4745 (Civil War Costume) |
|
Trigger Poplin (Poly/cotton blend) |
Modified somewhat from pattern. |
| Godot - vest |
|
|
Suiting |
|
| Jiraiya - pants and vest |
Simplicity 5443 (Medical scrubs and lab coat) |
|
Broadcloth |
Vest based on lab coat (no sleeves) and pants shortened. |
| Jiraiya - shirt |
Simplicity 4450 (Jedi pattern)
Discontinued |
|
Broadcloth |
|
| Leia Organa - skirt |
McCall's 4258 (2-Hour Bias Skirts) |
|
|
Pattern not recommended for use with stretch knits.
Skirt pattern made at actual size will be too small around waist - make this larger. |
| Luigi - shirt |
Simplicity 4760 (Boys (S to L) & Men (S to XL) Boys' and Men's Trousers
and Shirt) |
|
Broadcloth |
|
| Luna - dress |
McCalls 5800 (sundress) |
|
Kona Cotton |
One skirt panel removed, puff sleeve pattern added to yellow underdress but used as-is for overdress. Details added over this. |
| Luna - waist corset |
Simplicity 2847 (Misses costumes) |
|
Twill/canvas |
Only used 3 sets of grommets for lacing. |
| Manfred von Karma - pants |
Burda 8186 (Men's suit & vest) |
|
Suiting |
|
| Manfred von Karma - suit coat and vest |
Simplicity 4083 (Men's costumes) |
|
Suiting, interfacing, casa satin for lapels |
|
| Marle - pants |
Simplicity 3832 (dance costumes) |
|
Cotton |
Did not leave sides of pants open as shown. |
| Maya Fey - kimono & jacket |
McCall's 2940 (Geisha, Ninja, Martial Arts costumes) |
|
Cotton |
Regular kimono pattern used for pinkish robe. Sleeves used on purple jacket. |
| Maya Fey - jacket |
Simplicity 2940 (Sisses wrap skirt and kimono) |
|
Cotton |
Jacket pattern used with sleeves from McCall's 2940 |
| N. Italy |
New Look 6815 (Misses' seven sizes in one) |
|
Twill |
|
| Phoenix Wright - suit |
Burda 8186 (Men's suit & vest) |
|
Trigger Poplin (poly/cotton blend) |
Suit jacket as sized on pattern will not close in front - finished size must be much larger than measurements given on pattern. |
| Princess Peach - bodice |
McCall's M4777 (Bridal Elegance)
Discontinued |
|
Casa satin |
Pattern modified to lengthen bodice and adjust darts - any fitted bodice will work here. Sleeves from larger size were used with smaller bodice to give exaggerated appearance. |
| Princess Peach - skirt |
McCall's Costumes 4090 (Make your own Renaissance skirt) |
|
Casa satin |
Skirt pieces cut in half widthwise to create two-color skirt. Skirt pieces were sewn together to create full panels before assembling skirt. Waistband modified to have velcro closure rather than lacings. |
| Princess Peach - skirt puffs |
McCall's 5265 (Girls' princess costumes)
Discontinued |
|
Chiffon |
Pieces were enlarged to adult sized from small pattern |
| Queen of All Cosmos - skirt |
McCall's Costumes 4090 (Make your own Renaissance skirt) |
|
Casa satin, sparkle satin |
Bottom hem of skirt (2-3") matches the bodice fabric. |
| Queen of All Cosmos - bodice |
McCall's M4777 (Bridal Elegance)
Discontinued |
|
Casa satin, sparkle satin |
Puffed sleeves with longer sleeves match the Queen's design. Bodice originally started as this pattern, but was so heavily modified that it's not recommended. |
| Sailor Mercury |
Green Pepper F813 (Crystal Lake Skating Outfit) |
|
Spandex |
Additional pieces added to skirt - skirt lengthened considerably from pattern. |
| Sailor Mercury Winter - top |
New Look 6160 (easy workout clothes) |
|
Stretch Velvet |
|
| Sailor Mercury Winter - skirt |
Simplicity 3618 (Misses costumes) |
|
Stretch Velvet |
|
| Tuxedo Mask - bow tie |
Simplicity 7030 (Men's shirt, vest, suspenders, bow tie) |
|
Casa satin |
|
| Tuxedo Mask - hat |
Simplicity 4083 (Men's costumes) |
|
Casa satin, heavy interfacing |
Hat was enlarged from pattern, both in brim size and height. |
| Tuxedo Mask - vest |
Simplicity 4762 |
|
Casa satin |
|
| Waitress Maya - apron |
McCalls 2947 (8 aprons, 1 easy pattern) |
|
cotton |
|
| Waitress Maya - shirt |
McCalls 5522 (4 shirts, 1 easy pattern) |
|
cotton |
|
| Waitress Maya - skirt |
Simplicity 5259 (6 bottoms made easy) |
|
cotton |
|
| White Mage |
McCalls 5800 (sundress) |
|
Fleece |
Only top of pattern was used, skirt and sleeves done from scratch. |
