i need help from final fantasy fans!!!!

[ai_frostbite]

hi!!!!!!
uhhhhh
everyone at my anime club says i look just like tifa...
but i act more like yuffie if you ask me....
^.^
so i am going to cosplay the game version of tifa lockheart.....
but.....
i need some tips on how i should create her costume.....
should i do shorts or a skirt??????
i only have black boots too
T.T
and i ahve the same shirt but the arm stuff confuses me...
T>T
tell me if you have any tips or ideas!!!!
thank you sooooo much!!!
=^.^=