A Heart is a Heavy Burden: Sophie Cosplay

Sophie Hatter
Howl’s Moving Castle
March 2022

I can’t believe this is my first Studio Ghibli movie cosplay, I love their movies and Howl’s Moving Castle is one of my favorites. Sophie is one of my favorite characters too, I love how she just takes everything that happens to her in stride, she’s determined and still kind and loving. I decided to make a version of Sophie that was similar to the movie, but taking a bit of inspiration from Edwardian Style clothing to give it a bit of a twist.

For my cosplay I combined together and modified a number of my existing basic block patterns. Check out the write up and video for a bit more insight on how you can use basic blocks to build almost any cosplay!

Photos by Steph MHC, and edits by me.

Yoke Shirt Pattern
$3.00

Sleeve Pattern Collection 2
$6.00

Collar Pattern Collection 1
$3.00

Basic Skirt Pattern
$6.00

This cosplay would not have been possible without the amazing support of my Patrons.