This costume was easily the most time consuming and detailed project I have ever taken on. From start to finish it took two months and almost two hundred and fifty hours of work. The costume is made from a variety of fabrics and materials in an attempt to the the textures to flow together beautifully while still looking unique.

I must admit that this costume isn’t entirely accurate to what you see in the movie, I changed certain things and slightly altered others. My focus was on making a costume I felt did the title of “Snow Queen” justice, more so then accurately recreating the one she wore.

The skirt is a silk chiffon with metallic threads of silver woven through, and it’s lined with powder blue peachskin. The bodice is two layers of kona cotton, with plastic boning sewn between them. The bodice was covered with canvas squares, cotton, paint and rhinestones in an attempt to create an accurate texture. Both the bodice and skirt lace up the back. The cape (or train) and undershirt are made from eleven yards of stretch mesh and embellished with over one hundred thousand rhinestones.

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I have written five the making of posts about this costume, which include a total of over five thousand words and a hundred photos of the process.

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I’ve also had two photoshoots in the costume – the first fits with the theme of the costume much better, but doesn’t show all the details of the costume. The second has more visible details, but the scenery isn’t as pretty.

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Elsa The Snow Queen In the Sun

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