Robotics;Notes has a fabulous cast of characters, I'm tossing up between Akiho and Frau.

• Official anime website

• Akiho profile

• Frau profile

Yumi has also suggested Misaki-nee as a possibility.

References

Uniforms:

• http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1288648/

• http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1288649/

• http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1304763/

• http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1318287/

• http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1275212/

And character ideas:

• Akiho: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=senomiya_akiho

• Frau: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/index?tags=koujiro_frau

• Official art: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post?tags=robotics%3Bnotes+official_art

Components

I've got less than a week to do this thing, and I've basically not even started. Damn.

Wig

Whether I choose Akiho or Frau, both styles are kinda tough.

Akiho will need a long brown wig, with bits braided around the sides, with a big up-do at the back (hair ties).

Frau will need a long blonde wig (waist length), with hellacious amounts of hairspray and some black ribbons for ties.

Expecting to procure on site at this rate.

Glasses

Take the red Nike glasses for Akiho.

http://shortgirls.net/DSBFUS

Blouse

Fairly standard sort of sailor uniform.

• Big collar
• Short sleeves
• Sleeves turned up at the end
• Teal/dark blue edging detail on collar, modesty panel and turned-up sleeves
• Big bright blue bow on the front, just under the collar
• Appears to button up at the front
• Summer uniform, so it's a tiny bit short
• Made from a number of panels, the seam lines are interestingly placed

Some official reference art: http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1304763/

Got some material for the blouse so far.

Skirt

Basic pleated skirt.

• Lots of fine knife pleats
• Same teal/blue colour as the detail on the blouse
• Lengthwise, it looks like it sits... fairly high up near the waist, and reaches maybe halfway to the knees

I wonder if Lowes has something appropriate... or attempt to procure on arrival.

Got some material for the skirt as well.

Now completed, about 6-8 hours of work. Pretty easy once I knew where it should all go. The material is unfortunately a little bit light. It flicks around nicely, but could really use just a little bit of "heft". Contemplating basting some bits of waste material to the hem to make it behave nicer.

Pokecom belt

The belt is an integral part of Akiho's outfit, and not for Frau.

• Pouch, tan/brown in colour
• Belt, colour matches the pouch, maybe an inch wide with standard punched holes

• Little Egyptian cat thing (some detail is visible

• Dark brown vertical stripe over the buckle of the pouch, rough design can be seen here

  • It's a cheat, I think it's a magnetic clasp underneath the buckle, as is common on women's handbags

Pokecom

Look at borrowing a Nexus 7 or Note2.

Plenty of opportunity for cool AR photos with this.

Socks

Plain socks.

Darker than the uniform teal, navy blue, reaching to just below the knees.

Shoes

Plain black loafers, already have some.

Photos ideas

• AR change-of-clothes: seifuku to maid
• Find some overgrown runways
• Those red glasses
• Nice white parasol (Frau)
• Akiba (Frau)
• BL and Pocky and generally slovenly (Frau)

• Sillyness (Frau): http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1264925/

• Skal (the drink)
• Little rockets? Fireworks?
• Hobby robot of some sort
• Can little motor scooters be rented?