6 of Spades ♠︎ - #3

white satin, for the skirt, light blue tulle, for the petticoat,
black cord, for the apron ties.

 
Yesterday I went shopping for materials, but unfortunately I didn't manage to get the main fabric for the apron and hat, as traditional shops in Baixa still close at 7 p.m. But I still managed to buy the satin for the skirt, the tulle for the petticoat, and the cord for the apron ties.

Initially I wanted a cotton satin for the skirt, but seems like many fabrics I usually go for are either unavailable or too expensive to get. I ended up getting a rather nice and heavy polyester satin, which I usually run from, but, for this project, I really don't mind. It's a very simple costume, and playing with textures usually brings interest. I also got the light blue tulle for the petticoat. The artwork doesn't show any petticoat, but the skirt is very voluminous, and has blue highlights (more like shadows, but you get what I mean), so I decided to make a petticoat both for volume and to add a hint of colour to the skirt. I will make it like the Hokuto petticoat, a folded top tier, with two folded bottom tier ruffles. The skirt itself will also be like Hokuto's, minus the ruffle, a half circle skirt, gathered at the waist. At least I found the cord I wanted, thick twisted black cord. As for textures, there will be matte textured for the twill, silky and shiny for the skirt, plasticky and shiny for the spades, matte for the cord and mousse tights, and shiny again for the shoes.

Now, besides the white twill for the apron and hat, I only need the thick felt and thin EVA foam, which I'll get at a nearby Chinese shop.

+ I have the skirt and petticoat fabrics, I can start those ASAP, and get them out of my way. I guess I still need to get light blue thread, I don't think I have any.

- it was unfortunate I didn't pay attention to the time, and failed to go to all the shops I needed to go to.

THE CUNNING PLAN 

Make the hat pattern, cut the tulle (fortunately now there's a cutting table in my life!) and make the petticoat and skirt.