After much discussion amongst the members of Outer Power, Inner Beauty, in which we weighed which characters would be able to attend, what costumes we already owned, and what was most recognizable, we decided to do the middle school versions of the senshi's school uniforms, and since Baltimore is so hot, and most of the group had the summer versions to begin with, that's the version we went with. I, of course, had the long-sleeved version of Rei's uniform, so I asked Avi if she'd be able to make me a seifuku to match the rest of theirs. It was close to the wire, but she agreed, and got it done just in time.

I absolutely ADORE it. It IS a lot more comfortable to wear in the summer heat, and I can use my old Mary Jane high heels and the burgundy stripes I had for my other school uniform. The skirt is very short, which is understandable because it is much shorter than the other girls, and Avi put a tie in the back of the mock vest so that I could have a defined waist--very flattering! I'd love to wear it a few more times.

For AnimeNEXT 2014, I bought more accurate shoes, that have a double strap, because I'm persnickety like that.