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I'm a good web searcher, I really am. But. I. Cannot. Find. What. I. Want!!!

Anybody ever seen a pattern for Seifuku? That's the Japanese school uniforms (here's an example) commonly seen in anime and magna (a la Sailor Moon, kinda). I'd also be willing to buy a real one, but not at the prices I'm finding - over a hundred bucks for each piece everywhere I've found them!

I don't mind and fully expect to pay a reasonable price for a pattern, but I canNOT find one for love or money.

Alternately, if we have any craftgrrls over in Japan who would be willing to help me procure something authentic (it's not that I want to make it, it's just that I can't figure out how else to get it). It's very important to me that it NOT look costume-y.

Gah! I hate not being able to find what I want!