I was able to complete and debut a dream costume of mine last weekend at Anime Boston; and it really felt like a dream come true!! I was 8 when Ocarina of Time originally came out, and I remember while not being allowed to play it myself, I loved watching my brother play, I was entranced! So much so I got a little Princess Zelda figurine that I wrapped white ribbon around to carry around with me - I still have it and used it as reference believe it or not! :)

As such, I had dreamed from the time I started cosplaying of making Ocarina Princess Zelda. I put it off for years since when I did it, I wanted to do it as right as I could, and that meant growing my skills over time before I would try. I started compiling the fabric for this almost 3 years ago: silk chiffon, a microfibre satin underlayer, the dark pink I sought out for a year before I was lucky enough to go to Mood on a trip to NYC and found a beautiful silk taffeta I fell in love with. I started work itself a year ago when I made the dress, and it took a year on and off to completely finish the embroidery on her apron~ I knew I wanted to take my time with this, and I’m so glad I did. I felt so pretty in Zelda, and that doesn’t happen much~ I never thought I’d be able to make Zelda well enough, but it goes to show that you can do it, and you can get there, even if it takes some time~~