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4.5
I ordered custom sizing. The seller was responsive with which measurements were needed and quite helpful when handling a shipping issue later on.The costume comes with 5 pieces -- 1 large headbow with hair clip, 1 hooded capelet, 1 top, 1 large waist bow, and 1 skirt. The headbow comes with both a safety pin and an alligator hair clip. Either can be used to attach the headbow to the capelet's hood. The capelet is hooded and comes with a hole in the back of the hood for Shalltear's ponytail. The neck ribbons can cinch in the collar for a better fit. The top is a structured scoop-neck with long sleeves. The sleeves and bottom hem are ruffled with additional pink ruffles at the edge. It zips in the back. The capelet goes over the top. A large pink satin bow with a safety pin attaches the wasit bow to the costume. The product listing shows it attached to the skirt, but I attached it to the waist line of the top. The dress comes with 4 layers -- 1 pink satin inner layer and 3 purple layers. Each layer is trimmed with a large white ruffle. You will need to provide your own petticoat or crinoline for the proper volume. Since the skirt comes with a lot of fabric and is rather heavy, I found a metal hoop skirt worked better than any tulle petticoat. The costume should ironed after taking it out from the packaging.Pros:- Thick heavy fabric which helps the garment's structure and feels nice. The purple appears to be a heavier polyester for the top and caplet. There is a medium weight purple used for the skirt. All the pink parts is a thin satin, similar to the kind used for ribbon. The white is a medium-lightweight fabric. I assume all of it is synthetic fibers. Material is all non-stretch.- Colors are accurate.- Garment is accurate to product pictures.- Custom sizing!- The top fit really well! It has princess seams, which makes the fit really nice.- The capelet comes with neck ribbons that can cinch in the collar for a better fit.- The capelet's hood comes with a hole in the back for Shalltear's ponytail to fit through. It honestly could just be a slit so less of the back of the head shows through, but not a deal breaker for me.Cons:- Fabric is not super breathable, but I suppose the nice weight of the fabric means something else gives. It will get hot without air conditioning. Usually around the neck, armpits, and skirt waist is where the garment has the most enclosed skin contact. I always turn out the garment to let any sweat dry before storing it.- The capelet is about 6 inches too long and hung to my waist when it should end at around the bust line. I ended up taking in the length.- The top's bottom pink ruffle wasn't as ruffly as expected and sits flat.- The dress was also a bit too long and the hem drags on the ground, even with a full hoop-skirt underneath. I can either shorten the hem myself or wear heels. A waist to floor measurement might have been good here.- All 4 dress layers fabric is sewn over an elastic waistband, meaning there is a lot of fabric gathered there, which is a bit unwieldy, but it's workable.- If you flip over the layers of skirt, the top edges are all raw and hidden between the pink and purple layers. It would be nice if these edges were at least serger-finished to last longer, but ideally those edges should never rub up against anything besides the dress itself, so it should last if well taken care of.- If you are interested in screen-accuracy of this costume, the pink ruffles on the costume are double-sided, whereas it is only one sided in the anime. Again, not a big deal for me.Overall this is a solid Shalltear Bloodfallen costume and I would definitely recommend it! There are a couple inaccuracies compare to the anime, but the costume itself looks exactly like the product listing. I personally had a few minor sizing issues, but that can't be helped without an in-person fitting.Updated with pictures. (June 3, 2020)
