It takes about 120 hours to make a costume that can withstand all that jumping and spinning while also shimmering in the light like it was woven from dewdrops and unicorn hair. They run from $1500-3000, a cost that includes those pricey crystals. Once they've acquired these works of art, skaters usually make sure to test them out before something like the Olympics. Johnson said she instructs her clients to pull hard on their costumes weeks before their competitions. "Then I can fix it," she said. "If you wait for the last minute, there's nothing I can do about it."