Pictures being worth a thousand words... I found these:
Note on the first one:
She constructed the costume out of swimsuit material and filled it with fiberfill and quilter's batting. Other accoutrement includes PEX piping, resin jewels and fishing line.
I hope that is helpful. :-)
Fishing line holding up tentacles
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Disney version
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