Most of the fabric parts of Angel are stretch knit (white) and lycra dance wear (gloves/hairband). I bought a pound of white turkey plumage feathers and a pound of hen rounds, half left wing and half right wing so that my the sides could appear symmetrical.

The bodysuit is made using a modified swimsuit pattern with a clear vinyl modesty center to prevent malfunctions. I will be switching that out with skintone dancewear because sweat happens and vinyl traps heat! The waist up is covered with mostly plumage and a few carefully trimmed and neatly aligned round feathers attached with fabritak. I DIDN'T LOSE MORE THAN FIVE FEATHERS PER CON. Fabritak is amazing! The same method was used for my ankle cuffs except I only used the fluffiest pieces of plumage to account for stretching.

I created my own pattern for the panniers since patterns for those don't seem to exist anymore, it's and elastic waistband with casing, cotton panels, ribbon casing, and steel hoop boning.
The skirt is lined cotton with snap fasteners. Each feather was meticulously placed and glued down in an overlapping fashion. I truly did try sewing them down at first but the feather stems were way too thick, so I will once again sing my praises of fabritak as it did the job perfectly.

The "wings" were the easiest part! I cut them out felt fabric and used clear elastic to make discreet backpack style straps. Most of my plumage ended up on these babies, and it was surprisingly the easiest part of the costume!

Then the shoes presented their own interesting challenge. I picked the ugliest light blue foam shoe to use as a base and created craft foam pieces covered with fabric that were attached to said foam shoes. Before attaching the individual pieces, I painted them using a light blue fabric paint and did the strange lines with a paint marker. These shoes are so ugly, but they're also very comfortable!