Gakuen Hetalia Update
Here's our current list for ChibiChibiCon:
thechessycats - UK
ussenterprise - Canada
sephy_j_maxwell - Lithuania or Germany
m_cyrus_weiss - Prussia/Sweden
chaoticvein - America
pimpyuki - Italy or Russia
ayamesai - Spain
Gary - France
Malinda - Seychelles
kyaz - Finland
Sabrina - Austria
Jazmin - Hungary
t3h_bunk3y - Taiwan
sailorkagura07 - Belgium
rai_kamishiro - Japan
Michiko - Liechtenstein
Uniform reference:
The pants for the guys' uniforms are the only thing that is consistent for all of them, so that's the part I was the most concerned about. Plus, since they're plaid, I was worried about people having matching patterns. I looked at the selection of plaid fabric at Joanne Fabrics, and figured that we might as well just use pajama pants, since it will be cheap and easy for everyone to get. If you don't like the way the pants look as-is, you can either starch them or interface the inside of them so they'll be more stiff and can hold a crease in the center front. Hemming them and taking in the side seams so they fit better is also an option.
These are the ones that I think would be the best, due to the range of sizes available. And since they're from Target, people can either order them online or get them in-store. But we still have over two months, so we still have time to look at other options.
The other parts of the uniform vary from character to character anyway, so I'm not concerned about them matching. I would consider having the blue blazers match, but I don't want to make people have to buy/make those, especially if they already have one from Ouran or something that would work.
Then there's the matter of the badges for the coats/sweaters. They don't even have them in the anime, so to make things easier those can be optional. I'm probably going to hand embroider mine, but I won't have enough time to do them for the whole group.
More character references:
thechessycats - UK
ussenterprise - Canada
sephy_j_maxwell - Lithuania or Germany
m_cyrus_weiss - Prussia/Sweden
chaoticvein - America
pimpyuki - Italy or Russia
ayamesai - Spain
Gary - France
Malinda - Seychelles
kyaz - Finland
Sabrina - Austria
Jazmin - Hungary
t3h_bunk3y - Taiwan
sailorkagura07 - Belgium
rai_kamishiro - Japan
Michiko - Liechtenstein
Uniform reference:
The pants for the guys' uniforms are the only thing that is consistent for all of them, so that's the part I was the most concerned about. Plus, since they're plaid, I was worried about people having matching patterns. I looked at the selection of plaid fabric at Joanne Fabrics, and figured that we might as well just use pajama pants, since it will be cheap and easy for everyone to get. If you don't like the way the pants look as-is, you can either starch them or interface the inside of them so they'll be more stiff and can hold a crease in the center front. Hemming them and taking in the side seams so they fit better is also an option.
These are the ones that I think would be the best, due to the range of sizes available. And since they're from Target, people can either order them online or get them in-store. But we still have over two months, so we still have time to look at other options.
The other parts of the uniform vary from character to character anyway, so I'm not concerned about them matching. I would consider having the blue blazers match, but I don't want to make people have to buy/make those, especially if they already have one from Ouran or something that would work.
Then there's the matter of the badges for the coats/sweaters. They don't even have them in the anime, so to make things easier those can be optional. I'm probably going to hand embroider mine, but I won't have enough time to do them for the whole group.
More character references:
