How to Make a Homemade Disney Belle Costume
A Disney Belle costume can be used for Halloween or dress up, and can be sewn or crafted from store-bought items. The Disney Belle costume from "Beauty and the Beast" consists of an elegant, full-length, off-the-shoulder yellow ball gown, complete with long yellow gloves and a bright yellow hair ribbon.
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Things You'll Need
- Yellow dress or dress pattern
- Yellow fabric (if using dress pattern)
- Yellow gloves
- Yellow ribbon
- Sewing machine, thread, needle (if using pattern)
- Curling Iron
- Hair spray
- Pink lipstick
- Pink blush
- Sewing tacks
Instructions
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Putting the Costume Together
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Sew the belle costume gown using pattern directions to guide you. Or buy a yellow gown from a store or consignment shop.
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Sew yellow gloves using a pattern, purchase online or from a store. You may need to dye white gloves.
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Curl the hair into loose curls using a curling iron. Secure with hairspray.
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Tie a yellow ribbon around the top of the head in place of a headband.
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Apply pink lipstick and blush to complete the look.
Sewing the Dress
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If sewing your dress from scratch, lay out the pattern and cut out the pieces of fabric.
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Secure the pieces using sewing tacks.
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Sew the top part of the dress (bodice) first.
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Sew the edges of the skirt.
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If you desire the skirt to include ruching, thread portions of the skirt vertically. Space the ruches evenly apart and tighten/gather before knotting.
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Sew together the bodice and skirt.
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Sew the sleeves and attach to the bodice.
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