French Maid Costume DIY!

French Maid Costume DIY!

Make the perfect French Maid costume in just a few minutes with some pretty basic staples. Add the right accessories with a lacy headband fascinator for the perfect finishing touch.

This costume is easy to pull together and is a closet cosplay for me. I bet you have nearly everything needed for this costume and can DIY the rest easily!

Let me show you the breakdown!

French Maid Costume Essentials:

Find this dress HERE ON AMAZON

• Black Dress (I love these flutter sleeves)
• White Apron
• Floral Tights (Fish net tights work too)
• Headpiece (directions below)

 

Supplies Needed to make a French Maid Feather Headpiece:

• Black Ostrich Feather
• 4" Lace
• Headband
• Black Rose
• Black Thread
• Hot Glue/Gun (optional)

Step 1: Gather Lace

Cut your piece of lace into a 12 inch length. 

If your lace has even holes across the base, you can easily thread your headband through the holes to gather it.

If it doesn't, use a needle and thread to stitch the bottom edge of the lace into delicate gathers.

Step 2: Tie off Ends

Now gather the ends of the lace and tie them to the side of the headband.

If you stitched your lace to gather it instead of threading it on the headband, hot glue the gathered lace to the headband, then gather and wrap the ends as shown below.

Step 3: Feather Time!

Now put the headband on your head and decide where you want the feather to lay. 

Mentally mark the area and remove the headband. 

Then hot glue the feather in place.

Step 4: Rose Clip!

If your rose has a hair clip attachment on it, go ahead and clip it to the headpiece where the lace and feather meet. 

If there's not a clip, hot glue the rose in place on the lace.

That's it!

The feather hair piece is a great way to give the French Maid look without having to carry a feather duster around the whole night!

If I was a bit more authentic, I'd have my hair pulled up. Hair down is not how a real maid would present herself, but it's much more fun and flirty. 

Style your maid costume however you like. Add a cat ear headband, thigh high boots and rock your look!

Some French Maid costumes feature a "MOB CAP" which is probably more authentic, but not as flirty. I've got a full tutorial on making a mopcap or mob cap here, if that is the vibe you are going for.

This white apron is the PERFECT Halloween/COSTUME/Cosplay accessory to have on hand. It can be used for so many other costumes!

What other costumes would you use this apron for???

I love how QUICK this costume can be put together!

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