La legende de l'absinthe
Apollo, who mourned at Hyacinthe's demise,
Refused to concede this victory to Death.
Much better that the soul, adept in transformation,
Had to find a holy alchemy for beauty.
Thus with his celestial hand he drained and crushed
The subtlest harvest of the garden goddess,
The broken bodies of the herbs yielding a golden essence
From which we measure out our first drop -- of Absinthe!
In lowly hovels and in glittering courts,
Alone, in pairs, drink up this potion of desire!
For it is sorcery -- as one might say --
When the pale opal wine ends all misery,
Opens beauty's most intimate sanctuary --
- Bewitches my heart, and exalts my soul in ecstasy!
by: Aleister Crowley

I've always been fascinated with the legend of the green fairy and the hallucination induced tales of early 20th centry artist it influenced. I've tried absinthe once but disliked the heavy licorice taste. Still inspired I wanted to create a green fairy costume similar to the glitzy fairy seen the the movie "Moulin Rouge".
The gold beaded overlay on the front of the bodice is taken from a pre-existing shirt then altered to fit on top of the green bodice. The texturing on the over skirt and sleeves took such a long time but I really like the way it turned out! Other than taking up time its fairly easy to accomplish. I just sewed irregular folds all around to give it a watery effect. For the wings I used my regular technique but used a ton of glitter to match the gold sequined top. All accessories were bought except the head piece.

Cosplayer: Lillyxandra
Worn at: Halloween Costume Ball at "The Church" in Dallas 2006
                Anime Expo 2007
                Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade Ball 2007
Photos by: Mary Elam, James Pan, Tony Quan, Sleepy