Ok, so I made an Maria Ross, Fullmetal Alchemist costume a couple years ago. This year for Sakura Con I was thinking about changing it up a bit and cosplay crazy bookworm Sheska in her military uniform. I was going to make the skirt, but just realized that the jacket doesn't really work either. So my question is how terrible would it be if I didn't quite match the uniform perfectly. Sheska's uniform is very plain, except for a arm patch. My uniform has the gold braid and the shoulder board, but was originally sewn with no intention to change it. Help! I want to do something different from past years, but am worried about it not being character correct. Any advice?
