This costume took about a week to construct, and I am still very, very pleased with the result.  I commissioned the jewelry and wig from the fantastic Beverly, and I got so many compliments on the wig too!  All I added to the wig were the fluffy little ears in front of the odangos.  I had heard, before I even had the idea to make this costume, that there were two "groups" of Iron Mouse cosplayers.  The "ear" group and the "odango" group.  It related basically to whether the cosplayer felt that Iron Mouse had either ears or odangos on her cute little head.  Me, being of a different frame of mind, felt that she had both.  So I put ears in front of the odangos.  The costume was a complete success, but I don't think I'll ever make something that low cut again.  ^^;