Ragyo's dress is constructed from heavy duchess satin and lined in cotton, I HIGHLY recommend sticking the straps to your skin using some sort of fashion tape (I actually used carpet tape, which is not recommended as a lot of peoples' skin does not react well to it. However it happened to work for me specifically). The inside of the straps are a bit discolored from the constant tape usage, but without tape or fishing line, the straps will likely move around on you at-con. There's a pocket in the back you may wish to use to store your battery pack. The bottom of the dress is trimmed with a basic white feather boa, which is looking its age. This sheds pretty badly and is a bit discolored, which is just going to be the nature of the beast, since it drags along the ground. Also included is a really nice, super big turkey feather boa I purchased from The Feather Place that's in very good condition.

The foam elements are a bit messy construction-wise, with some clunky velco in the back. Both the neckpiece and belt are constructed from layered pieces of foam, which then velco directly to the dress so that they can be removed for storage.

The light up wig is obviously the real showstopper here! As I said, this is old, made in a period of time when I was using tacky glue spray. This has still held up, but areas have a bit of a residue or a "crunchy" look from the type of glue used, so do check the detailed photos on the dressform. The wig "ears" were constructed as a hollow box with eva foam on three sides and acrylic in the front, covered in a thin layer of hair, so that the LED strips housed inside can shine through when the wig is switched on. The LED wire feeds out through the back of the wig, into a connection surrounded by thermoplastic for protection, and then down into the new DC plug I mentioned. The battery is not included, as this needs to ship with special precautions. I am a big fan of 12v DC bricks like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ME3ZH7C which is the specific battery we've used for many years without fail - but you can use any battery you like with a DC outlet (however I would suggest 9v or higher, since the wig is made with strips that operate best on 12v). You can also be super fancy and add a remote control with different blinking options between the wig and the battery, like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HM8AJMQ . This is all plug and play if you use a DC plug, but I'm super happy to walk you through how to put all these pieces together.

DAMAGES: As mentioned, there is some noticeable staining on the dress, primarily on the inside of the straps due to tape residue; this is not visible when worn, but is still there. The bottom boa hem also has some darkening and lost feathers from dragging on the ground. This duchess satin waterstains very easily: prior to packing we have washed and lifted any stains we've seen, but there may be some faint yellowing in places if you look closely, with the most noticeable one being toward the bottom of the skirt in the back. We've tried to photograph this as best we can! If you decide to wash this dress in the future, please keep the waterstaining in mind - this satin WILL darken or yellow if you allow the water to sit on it and dry, so be sure to instead spot treat and dry with a blowdryer or an iron.

Includes:

• Dress
• Foam neckpiece and belt
• Boa
• Wig
• (Not included: Battery)