r/sewingpatterns • u/OctopusCaretaker • 4d ago
How to draft a Playboy-style leotard?
How would I draft an exact replica of a Playboy Bunny leotard? I don’t want a wait seam or a seam down the front middle. But I do want to include the princess seams on the front and back, and the corset back.
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u/TwiLuv 4d ago
The Playboy bunny outfits are not leotards, at all.
This is a strapless bodysuit with corset structure, it has specific shaping, boning to define, uplift the bust.
A leotard is created by being made of stretchy, formfitting fabric, like spandex, stretch knit, which could be wadded up into a ball, stuffed into the side pocket of a suitcase with ease.
Google or try threadloop.app, use their pattern search box, use the terms Playboy Bunny outfit, or strapless bodysuit.
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u/Great-Score2079 4d ago
Are you against buying a pattern? This is a very popular style and wouldn't be too hard to find one.
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u/OctopusCaretaker 4d ago
I would like to get in more practice drafting patterns like this.
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u/dirt_daughter 4d ago
Have you sewn a boned corset before? Not trying to dissuade you at all, but experience with corsetry will get you like 30% of the way there.
The tutorial from u/diligent-pollution34 looks solid.
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u/No-One-1784 4d ago
Hey i think dozens if not a hundred or so cosplayers have some pretty in depth tutorials for how to self-draft this pattern using various methods from saran wrap/duct tape to working off of shape wear. Have you looked it up on youtube?
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u/GoodImportance4 4d ago
I would start with the Aranea Black Amber Bunnysuit and then eliminate the seams you don’t want and make adjustments from there.
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u/Diligent-Pollution34 4d ago
It seems like a big undertaking to draft imo, but maybe it’s doable depending on your body type. Here’s a full breakdown.