What Makes a Real-life Sailor Jupiter Costume?

Lita Kino, the 3rd Sailor Scout to appear to aid Sailor Moon in the fight against the evil Negaverse, She is the princess of the planet Jupiter and a member of Queen Serenity's royal court and she can call on the power of Jupiter to transform into suited Sailor Jupiter. This article describes in detail what a real Sailor Jupiter Uniform should looks like, hope this will be helpful for some first time sailor scout cosplayers.

As the sailor scouts wear the same pattern costume, the only difference between Sailor Jupiter's Uniform and other sailor scouts costumes is the pink bows and green skirt. Before you buy a sailor Jupiter costume or make one by yourself, please note that the costume is made of matte fabric such as cotton and it is not recommended that you use shiny satin.

comparison

1.    Top: You can use a one piece leotard to make the top of the suit. Over this is chest armor.

2.    Skirt: Sailor Jupiter skirt is attached to the leotard with a white, padded hip roll. The hip roll lies on the natural waist in the back and comes to a point at the hip line in the front.

3.    Collar: Sailor Jupiter's collar is a solid green with three white stripes. It attaches to the chest armor.
4.    Bows: The bows of sailor Jupiter costume is light pink, the front bow on her chest is stiff and is wide enough to cover Jupiter's torso. Cosplayers would do well to make this bow with heavy interfacing. The one on the back of Sailor Jupiter's skirt is slightly wider than her body, which allows the edges to be seen from the front.

front & back bows

5.    Wig: Sailor Jupiter wig is reddish-brown. You can pull it up into a high ponytail and loosely curled. The hair ties are green balls with silver trim.

6.    Tiara: Sailor Jupiter tiara is beveled and gold-colored with a light green, translucent gemstone in the center.

tiara

7.    Choker: The choker is a simple solid green ribbon.

green ribbon

8.    Gloves: Sailor Jupiter's gloves are elbow length and have three rolls of green vinyl-like material at the top.

elbow length gloves

So, have you got your own sailor Jupiter outfit?

complete sailor Jupiter outfit