How to Make a Fifth Element Costume
The movie "The Fifth Element" is known for its sci-fi costumes; one of the defining costumes in it is worn by Milla Jovovich in her role as "Leeloo." This outfit is made using strips of white spandex and should be sized carefully for the person who is going to wear it.
Instructions
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Measure the person who will wear the outfit. Measure around her neck, chest, midriff, waist, thighs and knees. Make more measurement from the crotch to the neck, neck to bottom, waist to mid-thigh and mid-thigh to knee. Note down the measurements.
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Cut the lengths of spandex material for the measurements taken.
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Stitch all of the horizontal planned pieces of spandex together to make hoops. Stitch the waist hoop of spandex to the top of a pair of white bikini bottoms.
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Sew the horizontal pieces to the vertical pieces of spandex. Attach the neck pieces to the waist/pant section and secure the chest and midriff hoops between the two at the correct level. Sew a strip between each waistband and the thigh pieces so that it will run down the outside of the thighs. Sew another strip between each thigh piece and the knee pieces, so that it will run down the inside of the thighs.
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