Saber Lily Cosplay W.I.P. Part 1

So right around the holidays, I decided to dig myself a grave. For the pure sake of impressing a certain group of people, I attempt to start on a cosplay outfit that was out of my league; I chose Saber Lily, an alternate version of Fate/Stay Night's Saber. She's an amazing pretty and cool character, with all her armor and regal dress. I was sure that I would massacre it from the start but whatever I stuck to it. Just mapping out the different part of of her outfit from was madness; there is so many small details and layers that looked simple but in reality is a pain in the ass. I had to pull up references from all sorts of places, drawings, artworks, figurines, etc., to get a 3D visual of how I would construct it. Then I realized, I'm short on money for the armor materials and I have no means of making a sword in my condition without proper tools. I am screwed. What should I do? I still haven't figured it out. Alright, I'll stop my ranting and give you guys some updates on the progress so far. Keep in mind that accuracy isn't something easy to do in some cases and I did my best to replicate them.

Here are the black pumps I bought during Black Friday that will work with the casual/no-armor version of Saber's outfit. They are simple and quite comfortable compared to the many heels I've worn in the past. I have flat feet so I guess that makes it's a little harder for me to find shoes also. These are 5.5US size. I'm normally a 6-6.5US shoe size with boots and other shoes. I don't know; don't ask my why it's like that. >__>

Next up is the white skirt that goes under petal top. I particularly liked how it turned out. Consumed a lot of fabric for this one as it needed the area for poof; when I finish the petticoat I'll show you them together to see how it keeps the volume. I think if you click it will zoom in for a better look. Cut out a circle skirt and then split them into two pieces 1/4 & 3/4. One piece I pleated and the other I put on ruffles. Then I resew the two into one again. The last picture is the complete version of it.

Part 2 will be updated as soon as I get the next items done. I don't really have time to make a step by step detailed tutorial right now but if you leave comments, I will try to do some diagrams or something for anyone who needs it.