I know you can buy a hair roll too, I saw one in a catalogue a few years back. I've known people to carefully sculpt the shoulderballs from styrofoam, papermache over them, and paint or, dare I suggest, gold leaf. (DON'T spraypaint styrofam.) Alternatively, you could maybe make them from wood, and they'd have delicious weight.

For the jewels, you can cast your own out of resin. I think I've known people to use this tutorial:
http://whatishcc.com/tutorials/polyesterresin.php


The cuffs will stay on by themselves. I sometimes wear cuffs for the hell of it. >__>
And if that fails, tape the damn things on from the inside. But really, they should be fine.

I want to say a complete hoopskirt with a full length petticoat under it, but I know that would be expensive as hell. Don't get one with a loop just under the bottom, those always look like hell.


And uhh... Is it cold in Sweden? Whenever I go out in costume its always 100+ outside, so I'd usually be like, hell no, use cotton. But I have no idea if you need to worry about these things in Sweden. (But not satin. The answer is NEVER satin.)

Oh. Uhh... For the bottom of the shirt, don't try and cut the pattern out into a V shape under the last button. Just make it long and rectangular. After fitting it to you and putting the shirt on, it should become the glorious V-ish shape you desire. I'd also recommend making most the ruffles start right at the bottom of the shirt, and only have long greenish parts where they're actually visible. It will hold its ruffliness better that way and not look like some stupid extra slip type thing peeking under.


I've done parts of a bride outfit, I'll see if I can find pics at least later. But I'm about to go garden and whatnot. >__>