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  • Sakizou Garden Pansy: Gallery

    Sakizou Garden Pansy: Gallery

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    Most images by Jason Laboy Photography

  • Sakizou Garden Pansy: Progress

    Sakizou Garden Pansy: Progress

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    I made Sakizou’s Garden Pansy for a Sakizou Alice in Wonderland group at Katsucon 2016. The ensemble consists of a corset,…

  • Love Live! Valentine Honoka: Gallery

    Love Live! Valentine Honoka: Gallery

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    Images of my Love Live! Valentine Honoka. Most were taken by ChezPhoto.

  • Love Live! Valentine Honoka: Progress

    Love Live! Valentine Honoka: Progress

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    I made Love Live! Honoka, Valetine “Chocolate Hats” version with a group for Katsucon 2016. All of the fabric and notion…

  • Love Live! Snowy Mountain Honoka: Gallery

    Love Live! Snowy Mountain Honoka: Gallery

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    Images of my Snowy Mountain Honoka taken at Katsucon 2016! Unless otherwise noted, most of these are random group member phone…

  • Love Live Snowy Mountain Honoka: Progress

    Love Live Snowy Mountain Honoka: Progress

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    For Katsucon 2016 I made Honoka’s Love Live! Snowy Mountain outfit for a group. There is not much to say about…

  • Queen Rapunzel: Gallery

    Queen Rapunzel: Gallery

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    I made Queen Rapunzel from Lele Draw Cosplay’s Disney Queens fanart. I was part of a group of queens! We competed…

  • Queen Rapunzel: Progress

    Queen Rapunzel: Progress

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    For Katsucon 2016 I made Queen Rapunzel, based on the Lele Draw Cosplay fanart (image). Some construction notes: The base fabric…

  • Marie Antoinette: Gallery

    Marie Antoinette: Gallery

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    Professional images of my “blue dress with red belt” version of Marie Antoinette from the 2006 Sophia Coppola movie. Following images…

  • Marie Antoinette: Progress

    Marie Antoinette: Progress

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    During the summer of 2015, I made the popular “blue dress with red belt” gown from the Sophia Coppola movie Marie…

About Me


Lydia Barnes

Costume maker and designer, seamstress, knitter, prop maker, and general crafter who loves to cosplay at every opportunity!.