Ciel (Blue Artwork version)

Construction Notes:
I heavily modified a women's suit pattern, and drafted up the bustle and train by gathering a ton of blue taffeta and gluing ribbon stripes on one at a time with trim/fabric glue. All of the ribbon (on the shirt ruffles, bows, and bustle) were glued to the fabric before the actual sewing for clean edges. The bustle also has crinoline stuffed inside, for maximum butt-padded-ness.

I found a bias tape tutorial on DeviantArt since bias tape confounded me at the time - basically, I sewed the bias tape onto the edges like a seam and then folded it over and hand-sewed it to the inside so no top-stitching would show.

I modified a women's "Sunday Hat" pattern for the top hat, and used buckram and wire for the understructure. Also, I eventually made boot covers, which essentially are blue suede 'spats' with scallop button holes (8 on each side), lined and heavily interfaced for the necessary stiff-ness.

Ciel's cane is a curtain rod topped with what I affectionately dubbed 'Skully', the skull topper that I made out of a tin foil core surrounded by model magic, and painted with metallic enamel.