This outfit was originally created for a doll costume contest that took place during the Otakon convention in Baltimore in August, 2005. The inspiration for this outfit came from a few drawings in the manga series Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara. I managed to construct a similar outfit using patterns from Venus A. Dodge’s book The Dolls’ Dressmaker. I was also lucky enough to own a wig that was similar to the hairstyle of one of the plant dolls in the manga series.
The manga drawings that inspired my doll’s costume.