Pairins outfit in the anime is not the prettiest, with the beige dress and off the shoulder slouchy look, but I wanted to see if I could adapt it into a real outfit with nuance. Fabric choice was the key and I hunted some champagne & creme brocade options last year. I also made sure I had the orange Asian brocade for the trim and light blue fur for her wrap. The rest of the fabrics I already owned from my Danmei and hanfu costuming hobby.

With how crazy December was, I started January with some time off and didn’t think about making Pairin until it was almost too late, so I con-crunched out the entire costume in 3 days. This style of hanfu costuming and even the corseted bodice making is very familiar to me, and I was fairly confident I could get it all done if I worked 10 - 12 hrs per day. 

Call this responsible con-crunching? Only crunch if you know what you’re doing and don’t have to stop to experiment. Then a full wearable costume is quite possible in just a few days.

This costume is made up of a champagne robe for the top half, which is not lined for time-saving sake, but all seams are serged and finished. I constructed the orange collar to sandwich 5mm EVA foam in between fabric so the slouchy collar has shape. 

I made a red boned corsetted bodice to be worn under the champagne robe, for extra structure and support. The robe is snapped onto the red bodice.

On the bottom half I made two skirt layers and embellished them with gold scallop trim from India. 

A purple belt tied everything together in the middle, and I made the fur-trimmed shawl freehand with no pattern.

I also had a purple wig from @purplepluminc which I crimped and styled for Pairin.