So.

There are a lot of things I like about Rarity's body suit so far. The torso fits nice and snug, the legs are the perfect shape and size imo (though they're not done yet), and the zipper is pretty much invisible. Having the zipper in the front when the suit is so tight-fitting makes getting in and out a little difficult, but I needed to be able to wear it without a handler, so putting the zipper on the back would make putting it on by myself impossible.

Where I'm running into problems is with the hand hooves. Being the perfectionist that I am I made the padding way too complicated, and it's not turning out so well. The design I had in mind was definitely too form over function, and to put it bluntly, it's a horrid mess that doesn't work in the slightest. It looked good, until I tried putting the fans in. Making air vents cooperate with removable padding is a nightmare, and I can't use the same foaming method that I'm doing with the legs because there need to be slots that my hands can fit through so I can put on the head, drink water, etc.

The lack of tutorials online doesn't help, and the few I could find didn't have designs that I liked. Every other MLP fursuit I've seen had massive hooves with arms that are pencil-thin by comparison (because the arms aren't padded), and I don't want to make something like that. However, the previous design I had in mind doesn't work well with fans, and it would be waaay too hot without them. So I'll need to start back at square one. Luckily I kept the pattern, so all I have to do once I have a new plan is unstitch the arms, trace the pattern onto new fur (after a bit of modification, probably), and re-stitch.

So what I think I'm gonna do is set Rarity aside for a while. I don't exactly have the money or time to waste on experimenting with getting her hooves just right. I need to start pumping out suits to sell, so until I'm financially stable she's gonna be on the backburner.