The little mermaid

Originally, the plan for Ariel's costume was to rent it like all of the sea creatures costumes. Once I saw the costume that had been provided however, I decided to go a different way. I wanted Ariel's costume to be bright and fun like the character, so I found a bright purple corset and a sparkly mermaid style skirt. I also added pearl beading to the corset to add something extra. Ariel's Kiss the Girl costume was created by thrifting a blue skirt, a black corset/vest, and a blue shirt. I also made a matching bow to top it off.

Instead of Ursula's rented costume, we used a quinceañera dress that was perfect for the character. We did not have any tentacles for her though, so I made some using an old belt, wire hangers, black fabric, stuffing, and mesh sparkle ribbon.

I wanted the mersisters to have a very similar costume to Ariel, just slightly simpler and in different colors. I chose bright colors for the corsets, and for the tails, I used the same style as Ariel's, but in blue. Since we were not able to get the corsets in the actresses' correct sizes, I tailored each one to their individual fit.