NAME OF CHARACTER: Lolita Lady Saiyan ANIME SERIES: N/A COSTUME STATUS: 95% made by Claudine Roselle Puente COSTUME DEBUT: Anime Oasis 2005 DETAILS: The Lolita costumes came into fashion sometime in early 2001, right around the Malice Mizer era. A few people have asked me if I was willing to make a Lolita costume. I was, but it took me two years to get the costume out there. What can I say? I’ve been kind of lazy lately. I wanted to use a blue gingham fabric for the costume idea. However, when I went to the Discount Fabrics in the Mission/ Excelsior District, they had this gingham fabric with daisies on them. I thought it was a nice twist to the typical gingham fabric you would normally find. Just like the Little Miss Santa’s Helper costume, I used the same McCalls French maid pattern… except, I created bell sleeves for the blouse to give the costume more of a unique likeness. The most challenging part of the costume was making the bustier. Adding the lining was just murder; that fabric has a mind of its own. One of my favorite items is the little bonnet. What’s the secret to keep it from falling off my head, you ask? I added a couple of ribbon loops to the edge of the bonnet, where I place bobby pins to keep it secured in my hair. The only thing I didn’t make was the petticoat; I purchased it at Piedmont’s Boutique in the Haight/ Ashbury area.