Costuming Thread?

[Kara Kuro]

I'm surprised one of these doesn't already exist - or does it? These are the arts and crafts forums, and crafts implies costuming beneath it's wide umbrella of topics (so does 'arts' as well I suppose). If there's already a costuming thinger started somewhere, I apologize for this post which I'm making at two am when I should probably be sleeping due to the lack of sleep I've had almost every night previous this week.

Or am I really the only one who sees a need to create the costumes that half of my characters wear? (Or in some cases force my friends with more sewing talent to help me?)

[Quincunx]

LARPing, cosplay, and costuming by association never settled on a particular forum. Snippets are scattered all over. Agamid (rare forum appearances) sews medieval garb, 13th century if memory serves. Mauve Shirt just went to such an event but I don't know if she made her own garb. K....., of the Sock Coffee RL experiment, also made a Celia dress; I forget her name and the thread lay beyond the forum purge. Also lying beyond the forum purge were two who made belly-dancing costumes or lived with someone who did so (". . .it's no fun, fishing sequins out of your soup. . .").

[Kara Kuro]

LARPing, cosplay, and costuming by association never settled on a particular forum. Snippets are scattered all over. Agamid (rare forum appearances) sews medieval garb, 13th century if memory serves. Mauve Shirt just went to such an event but I don't know if she made her own garb. K....., of the Sock Coffee RL experiment, also made a Celia dress; I forget her name and the thread lay beyond the forum purge. Also lying beyond the forum purge were two who made belly-dancing costumes or lived with someone who did so (". . .it's no fun, fishing sequins out of your soup. . .").

Ah, well thanks for the info ^.^
Maybe I need to start posting pictures here then in an attempt to make some kind of a home for costuming shtuff.

Unfortunately, as often as I enjoy playing dress-up I so often forget to bring a camera along (or we end up having to much fun running around in our costumes we forget to take pictures all together).

At any rate, here's a few pictures of a costume I made/wore inspired by a unicorn-bard character I played in a campaign at one point (remember the pictures I put up forever ago of the unicorn people?). The pictures aren't to great, and one of them has a weird stick thing hanging in the picture and the others are at weird angles because a friend was taking pictures of me from a high vantage point.

A more or less, full shot. Lots of purple in this costume, it was very much fun to wear and design.
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/086/d/0/Rennaissance_Faire_I_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

And here are the two oddly-angled pictures:
http://fc17.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/086/1/7/Rennaissance_Faire_II_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

http://fc20.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/086/2/f/Rennaissance_Faire_III_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

[Quincunx]

Hat fabric. Want.
Hat pattern. Want.
Hat color dye. Want.

I will have to pass on the bodice pattern however, because if the shoulder straps are flaring on you, they're going to be ailerons on me. It's a curse of being petite and the pattern-maker not quite realizing we're shorter in the shoulder also!

Possibly cross-post pics to You thread, Friendly Banter subforum. They're in one of their hat-posting phases.

[Kara Kuro]

Hat fabric. Want.
Hat pattern. Want.
Hat color dye. Want.

I will have to pass on the bodice pattern however, because if the shoulder straps are flaring on you, they're going to be ailerons on me. It's a curse of being petite and the pattern-maker not quite realizing we're shorter in the shoulder also!

Possibly cross-post pics to You thread, Friendly Banter subforum. They're in one of their hat-posting phases.

Didn't make the Bodice. A friend of mine did - with a pattern that she bought and she made it free. So I figured that I'll modify it a little more for the next time I wear it.

But yes, I love the hat. I did make that, actually didn't use a pattern, just kind of took a chunk of fabric and sewed it into a floppy beret kind of thing. Then I put a feathered crowny thing under it and a scarf under that.

[CrimsonAngel]

Ah, well thanks for the info ^.^
Maybe I need to start posting pictures here then in an attempt to make some kind of a home for costuming shtuff.

Unfortunately, as often as I enjoy playing dress-up I so often forget to bring a camera along (or we end up having to much fun running around in our costumes we forget to take pictures all together).

At any rate, here's a few pictures of a costume I made/wore inspired by a unicorn-bard character I played in a campaign at one point (remember the pictures I put up forever ago of the unicorn people?). The pictures aren't to great, and one of them has a weird stick thing hanging in the picture and the others are at weird angles because a friend was taking pictures of me from a high vantage point.

A more or less, full shot. Lots of purple in this costume, it was very much fun to wear and design.
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/086/d/0/Rennaissance_Faire_I_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

And here are the two oddly-angled pictures:
http://fc17.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/086/1/7/Rennaissance_Faire_II_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

http://fc20.deviantart.com/fs42/i/2009/086/2/f/Rennaissance_Faire_III_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

She's pretty. :smallredface:

[Berserk Monk]

The world will look up and shout "Save us!" and I'll whisper...

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww281/berserkmonk/rorschach.jpg?t=1238392491
"...I have a Rorschach mask made out of chainmail!":smallbiggrin:

[Echowinds]

Kara, that costume looks absolutely adorable.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Warning, severe ugly-ness ahead, not for the faint-hearted or non-imaginative.

http://homepage.mac.com/woutersjohan/Foto%27s%20De%20Bron%202/pictures/picture-214.jpg
I'm the one in the front, on the far right.
Yes, I LARP.

[Kara Kuro]

Kara, that costume looks absolutely adorable.

Thanks, I wanted to find one of the reference pictures from it's original planing stages. But I must have hidden my old sketchbook so well even I can't find it.

[Mando Knight]

See, I would costume, but I have no sewing skills and neither the initiative to learn nor the time to spend on it... :smallsigh:

What I would like now would be Zero's mask, complete with sliding eyepiece and back. And his cape. And the rest of his costume. But the mask and cape first.

[Kara Kuro]

See, I would costume, but I have no sewing skills and neither the initiative to learn nor the time to spend on it... :smallsigh:

What I would like now would be Zero's mask, complete with sliding eyepiece and back. And his cape. And the rest of his costume. But the mask and cape first.

I'm sure you coult buy it somewhere, I know I've seen far too many costumes to have them all be home-made. The internets will sell anything if you find the right corner to look in...

That sounded bad, somehow.

[Mando Knight]

I'm sure you coult buy it somewhere, I know I've seen far too many costumes to have them all be home-made. The internets will sell anything if you find the right corner to look in...

Yeah, but I would like one that more faithfully replicates the mask: Not just cosmetically, but functionally, with a two-piece sliding back that retracts to the front with a touch-sensitive switch along the temples and a retractable left eyepiece. Bonus points if I could find a "Geass" contact lens in my prescription power...

...of course, had I the money and time, I could modify a purchased mask myself...

[Demus]

Kara, that costume looks absolutely adorable.

That it does. And the girl wearing it isn't too bad herself. :smallbiggrin:

[The Rose Dragon]

The world will look up and shout "Save us!" and I'll whisper...

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww281/berserkmonk/rorschach.jpg?t=1238392491
"...I have a Rorschach mask made out of chainmail!":smallbiggrin:

If you can see through the thing, you win three existences.

[Prime32]

Yeah, but I would like one that more faithfully replicates the mask: Not just cosmetically, but functionally, with a two-piece sliding back that retracts to the front with a touch-sensitive switch along the temples and a retractable left eyepiece. Bonus points if I could find a "Geass" contact lens in my prescription power...

...of course, had I the money and time, I could modify a purchased mask myself...
I've seen Zero masks with retractable backs, but the eyeslit... um, good luck on that.

I also found this (http://www.cosplay.com/costume/162054/) - I don't know if they have an active account here.

[Kara Kuro]

I've seen Zero masks with retractable backs, but the eyeslit... um, good luck on that.

I also found this (http://www.cosplay.com/costume/162054/) - I don't know if they have an active account here.

Oh cosplay.com you have something (someone) for us all don't you ^.^

I'm going to a con at the end of the month with this costume:

http://th04.deviantart.com/fs43/300W/i/2009/090/7/c/Selkie_Reference_Picture_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg
Although that's just a drawn picture, because I haven't finished it yet. It's a selkie from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles if anyone was wondering.

And for Anime Central in May I'll more than likely be cosplaying this:

http://fireemblemblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/soren.jpg
That's actually an official image from the game, because I don't have any drawings and I'm lazy.

[Mando Knight]

I'm going to a con at the end of the month with this costume:

http://th04.deviantart.com/fs43/300W/i/2009/090/7/c/Selkie_Reference_Picture_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg
Although that's just a drawn picture, because I haven't finished it yet. It's a selkie from Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles if anyone was wondering.
I saw the spoiler and thought "I've seen it somewhere, I just know I have!"
And then I read your explanation. And I was disappointed that I couldn't identify it sooner.

And for Anime Central in May I'll more than likely be cosplaying this:

http://fireemblemblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/soren.jpg
That's actually an official image from the game, because I don't have any drawings and I'm lazy.
Yay Soren/Senerio! He's probably my favorite Mage in all of Tellius.Maybe because he's the abandoned half-dragon child of an insane usurper? Or is it because of his absurdly awesome stats in FE 10?

[CrimsonAngel]

http://th04.deviantart.com/fs43/300W/i/2009/090/7/c/Selkie_Reference_Picture_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

Wow, nice. :smallwink:

[Erloas]

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs43/i/2009/086/d/0/Rennaissance_Faire_I_by_Kara_Pfee.jpg

Well I have a hard time removing the person from the outfit when judging stuff like that, but the aggregate looks good.

I didn't even notice the stick at first even though you said it was there, I thought it was a horn since it was an outfit from your unicorn people.


I'm going to make some costuming soon. Well sometime at least. First I'm going to have to figure out what it is I want to make. Its for the SCA so I want it to be at least reasonably accurate. I'm looking at about 1100-1500 germany, but I haven't narrowed it down any more yet. I need to get some books on it but none of the local libraries have anything and I haven't got around to setting up an inter-library loan yet.

So far all I've made is a tunic and a cloak, and neither of them are great, but they are passable. I don't have any pictures of them, though I'm sure if I got a hold of enough people from Estrella War I could find someone that had some.


I don't really count armor as costuming, but its all I've got pictures of right now so I'll post one. Not a great picture and it doesn't really show off the armor, not that its much to look at. I'm in the middle of the picture.
http://ljfxdq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pMt9oQHOu0xqyNThscTeFJNmC3pJznaBo1emlf45CE17n3Br bQUnFjbCQy_FQpKCphqNJlRnVL_TozbI_I3POBg/SCA-group.jpg

[Berserk Monk]

If you can see through the thing, you win three existences.

In that case, I'd like my 3 existences. Also, if you thinks that's cool, wait until I make the entire costume with chainmail: trenchcoat, hat, and scarf.

[Kara Kuro]

Yay Soren/Senerio! He's probably my favorite Mage in all of Tellius.Maybe because he's the abandoned half-dragon child of an insane usurper? Or is it because of his absurdly awesome stats in FE 10?

That... And because we all know Ike is way more hot for Soren than he ever was for Elencia. Sorry princess, but awesomely epic mage-boy wins the hero in this story~

[Quincunx]

What material is that edging around the shield, Erloas, and what are the ties holding it in place? The edging looks like a slit rubber tube and I can't imagine that satisfying the sticklers for accuracy.

Kara Kuro, darn you and your ability to drape fabric artfully! A draper I am not. Swear that if I did the same, the fabric would just slither down into a snood shape and dangle there. No tucks, no interfacing, no hair-pins?!

I thought I remarked on Berserk Monk's chain-mail already, but if I didn't, that is the best use of varying colors of rings I have yet seen. Of all the chain-mail makers I know, none of them thought of using the colors to make patterns to intimidate people. Of course, none of them have full-face chain-mail, but the flap protecting the back of the neck would qualify. . .

[Erloas]

What material is that edging around the shield, Erloas, and what are the ties holding it in place? The edging looks like a slit rubber tube and I can't imagine that satisfying the sticklers for accuracy.


Well for costumes they generally go for fairly authentic, but for armoring most people go for practical.

That is a high pressure air hose that has been split, its tied with a common small diameter rope.
Its not like the high quality aluminum that is used for the shields is very accurate either, or the stainless steel used on knees, elbows, helmets and almost everywhere else for some people. But of course stainless is significantly less upkeep and maintenance work, because the SCA is a hobby and not a way of life like it was for the people actually doing that back then.

As it is I've only seen a hand full of authentic shields. A lot of shields were made of wood and didn't last very long at all, but most people taking part in the hobby don't want to be remaking a shield every couple of weeks either. And for them edging a metal shield was a non-issue, we do it to help protect the weapons to some extent but mostly to help protect other people, because a sharp metal edge can cause problems. Of course when the goal was to actually kill the other person and the whole point was hitting people with sharp metal edges, so wrapping the shield didn't make sense.
They did wrap them in light leather and fabrics at times to display heraldry and such, but that would offer little to no protection for our uses.

[Mando Knight]

That... And because we all know Ike is way more hot for Soren than he ever was for Elencia. Sorry princess, but awesomely epic mage-boy wins the hero in this story~
Eh, I'm not much for yaoi... and I prefer Ike/Mia myself... :smalltongue:

[Kara Kuro]

Eh, I'm not much for yaoi... and I prefer Ike/Mia myself... :smalltongue:

Always kinda' liked Mia with Ilyana. Even though I didn't like Ilyana that much... Soren was a far better mage than she ever could have hoped to be. But I digress....

More cosplay pictures from Kara! This time I'm Axel from KH2, in kind of a self-designed street-style.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f125/AnimeCosplayer25/100_0360.jpg
Me and my friend who was cosplaying Roxas.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f125/AnimeCosplayer25/100_0361.jpg
Yes... I have a yaoi paddle. Wanna fight about it?

[The Rose Dragon]

Yes... I have a yaoi paddle. Wanna fight about it?

Is that paddle... functional?

*hides*

[Mando Knight]

Always kinda' liked Mia with Ilyana. Even though I didn't like Ilyana that much... Soren was a far better mage than she ever could have hoped to be. But I digress....

Hm. Both are true... Mia/Ilyana leads to the amusing conversation about Ilyana trying to devour Mia out of delirium, and Soren is the Awesome!Mage in FE 10 and the better of the early mages in 9...

Anyway, I found a new money-sink that I won't start sinking money into until I have a couple dozen thousand dollars to spare... Albion Swords (http://www.albion-swords.com/). They have awesome swords. Though they are expensive.

[MethosH]

Me and my friend who was cosplaying Roxas.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f125/AnimeCosplayer25/100_0361.jpg


Roxas from kingdom hearts?
that is not the roxas I know...

[Kara Kuro]

Roxas from kingdom hearts?
that is not the roxas I know...

The Roxas comment was in reference to the picture above it... Whoops.

[Kara Kuro]

No! The costume thread is going a little dry! Revitalizing time!

Here's the latest progress on my FFCC selkie costume. Got most of the bottom chunk done, still need to work on the leggings and finish the patterning on the skirt.

http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplaySkirt.jpg

[Fay Graydon]

I made a Link (Legend of Zelda) costume for an Anime Expo a few years ago ^-^
afraid I don't have a pic...
However... i REALLY wanna make my normal Avatar's costume off of here...
(not my current one... any who remember the blue coat, wings and belts...)

Also, any Idea's on who I should go to the next Expo as? (next year).
I'd love to go as Vincent from FF7...
but I still dunno...
(If push comes to shove, I'll go as L from death note ^-^)

EDIT:
Why do some LARPers look kinda depressing with sticks and stuff?
hell I mess around with real swords when I'm board...
Still wanna LARP tho...
>.>
<.<
>.>

[Kara Kuro]

(If push comes to shove, I'll go as L from death note ^-^)

DON'T. I will personally find you, hunt you down, and force your white-tee-shirt-and-plain-jeans-wearing-NON-cosplaying-self to put on a real costume if you want to be considered a cosplayer.

Sorry for that. But as someone who runs cosplay contests for conventions - I can't STAND L cosplayers, or at least not when they compare themselves to someone who broke out a sewing machine, hot-glue gun or any other various crafting item to actually create something. Mostly because at Nobrand Con one year, the cosplay contest was so full of L "cosplayers" that about fifteen people wearing actual COSTUMES couldn't get in to compete as should rightfully have been able to.

On a lighter note, I'm always pro-original cosplays! Fun Fun Fun!

[Fay Graydon]

... Yeah, cept I'd do it Propperly...
barefoot, Black eyeliner, a death note.
awesome hair...
and a Shotgun!
(L doesn't have a shotgun!,
in my manga he does ^-^,
Thats drawn in crayon...)

Well I guess I could always have a go at something like....
Vincent, Cloud, Yami (Pharaoh)...
any other suggestions?

[Kara Kuro]

I kick the costuming thread back into life!

Go-go-gadget Selkie Cosplay!

Here's the first, sans the wig.
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay1.jpg?t=1240192394

And here I am posing with my friend Sam, who did most of the sewing work on both her costume and mine. She's a clavat and I'm a selkie.
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay6.jpg?t=1240192471

I also made a racket from the game too: and I enjoy playing with it!
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay4.jpg?t=1240192566
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay3.jpg?t=1240192636
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay2.jpg?t=1240192671

[Assassin89]

I kick the costuming thread back into life!

Go-go-gadget Selkie Cosplay!

Here's the first, sans the wig.
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay1.jpg?t=1240192394

And here I am posing with my friend Sam, who did most of the sewing work on both her costume and mine. She's a clavat and I'm a selkie.
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay6.jpg?t=1240192471

I also made a racket from the game too: and I enjoy playing with it!
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay4.jpg?t=1240192566
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay3.jpg?t=1240192636
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/SelkieCosplay2.jpg?t=1240192671

Those look awesome. I wonder if a Yuke and a Lilty will show up later?

[Kara Kuro]

Those look awesome. I wonder if a Yuke and a Lilty will show up later?

We have a Yuke in our group (hopefully - he's been a bit late on getting his costume done). Don't have a lilty though.

[Galileo]

That's an awesome selkie costume.

There's only one scifi convention in my city, so I get one opportunity a year to cosplay. This year, I went as Dr. John Calgori, a steampunk inventor. His surname is from the Abney Park song "The Secret Life of Dr. Calgori."

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/TheInsaneAlien/SteampunkPictures002.jpg

[Kara Kuro]

That's an awesome selkie costume.

There's only one scifi convention in my city, so I get one opportunity a year to cosplay. This year, I went as Dr. John Calgori, a steampunk inventor. His surname is from the Abney Park song "The Secret Life of Dr. Calgori."

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/TheInsaneAlien/SteampunkPictures002.jpg

Spiffy, nice goggles. Might I suggest putting some gold/copper trim on the vest and jacket. Also, I feel like you need a tie, or a cravat or something around your neck.

[Kara Kuro]

So, No brand con was this weekend in Eau Claire WI and I wore my selkie costume with my friend Sam as a clavat.

http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/NBCFFCC1.jpg

Yay! We finished the level!

Also, this was such a good costume idea. Can't take any credit for it, but the guy who does it is totally awesome.

Warning: Spoiler - It's MASTER CHEIF'S REAL FACE!
http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww319/karakuro/NBCMasterChief.jpg

[Nameless]

The trouble with Cosplaying is that it's so expensive which means I have to make it on my own.
As I've already said, I might be attending an Anime Expo in May I wanted to Coplay in an Ouran Uniform, I have pretty much everything I need to put on together apart from the blazer but I can't find anywhere that sells it separately to the rest of to costume and I can't really find another one in the right colour and shape. ._.

[onasuma]

I should probably dig out some of my larp photos... Ive got some around here somewhere. Grazgrul Thraker (my half orc snuffler) needs some love. Havent played that guy in ages...

Also, if I could find it, Id dig out my steam punk cosplay from last years gencon, but I never took any photos for it personally, so had to rely on the internet for them (and there were there)

[Nameless]

DON'T. I will personally find you, hunt you down, and force your white-tee-shirt-and-plain-jeans-wearing-NON-cosplaying-self to put on a real costume if you want to be considered a cosplayer.

Sorry for that. But as someone who runs cosplay contests for conventions - I can't STAND L cosplayers, or at least not when they compare themselves to someone who broke out a sewing machine, hot-glue gun or any other various crafting item to actually create something. Mostly because at Nobrand Con one year, the cosplay contest was so full of L "cosplayers" that about fifteen people wearing actual COSTUMES couldn't get in to compete as should rightfully have been able to.

On a lighter note, I'm always pro-original cosplays! Fun Fun Fun!

What if you were to do it really well?
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/Teoma/Death%20Note%20Cosplay/DeathNote_09.jpg

[Assassin89]

I did some Pokemon cosplay for Halloween when I was younger, but my mother did the sewing, because I was about 9, 10, and 11 years old at the time. I don't think I have any pictures, but I can describe what each costume was.

The first costume was a Caterpie, the second costume was Ash from the cartoon, and the third was Poliwhirl.

[Skaroq]

I've made a pretty sweet custom superhero costume for a guy I made for a GURPS Supers campaign called Rapture. I'll probably post a pic later, though it'll only be of my face, because it'll be covered, and showing my height/size would reveal too much about me. I'm paranoid like that.

[Graymayre]

Ok playground, I've decided to stop hiding myself from you.

Here are pic-a-tures of me from last halloween in my hand made "TF2_Medic_Red" costume. I had the right hair, good glasses, and the same basic facial shape. It was a no-brainer.

Whole

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Body.jpg


My pack

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Back.jpg


Gun Close-up

The end lights up, AND makes noises. Also, the lever works to activate it! (but I'm not saying how :smalltongue:)
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Gun.jpg


I have a few more full-body picks of it, but my eyes are too feral in them for me to want to post'em.

[Skaroq]

Ok playground, I've decided to stop hiding myself from you.

Here are pic-a-tures of me from last halloween in my hand made "TF2_Medic_Red" costume. I had the right hair, good glasses, and the same basic facial shape. It was a no-brainer.

Whole

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Body.jpg


My pack

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Back.jpg


Gun Close-up

The end lights up, AND makes noises. Also, the lever works to activate it! (but I'm not saying how :smalltongue:)
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w29/Vittles_Real/Gun.jpg


I have a few more full-body picks of it, but my eyes are too feral in them for me to want to post'em.

Graymayre, has anyone told you that you look remarkably similar to James Rolfe (http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?page_id=13)? Because you do.

[Kara Kuro]

What if you were to do it really well?
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d106/Teoma/Death%20Note%20Cosplay/DeathNote_09.jpg

That's one thing. Although I still think that even a good costume is more a bit of acting, a wig and some make-up.

Definitely doesn't stack up to some of the crazy stuff I've seen enter cosplay contests.

[Nameless]

That's one thing. Although I still think that even a good costume is more a bit of acting, a wig and some make-up.

Definitely doesn't stack up to some of the crazy stuff I've seen enter cosplay contests.

True, I've seen some pretty amazing Cosplayers.
I guess is like "Darn... the fest is tomorow and I haven't got anything... I'll just cosplay as L" :smalltongue:

[Galileo]

The amazing cosplays are always the best. At the con I attended as Dr Calgori, there was a Pyramid Head. About 30 seconds after they entered, there was a little trail of fanboys.
Which is why I'm kinda sad that all my favourite characters can be cosplayed with my regular clothes. It's cheap, but kinda boring.

[Dallas-Dakota]

LARP in a week.

Should DD try and dodge the cameras like he did last time? Yes/no?

The majority will decide!
Vaaain and Low Self Esteem DD

[Nameless]

Hurray! I have my last-minuet costume ready for the Expo. The only part I don’t have is the make-up, however my friend said she’ll lend me hers. I hope I don’t have a hard time getting my gun there since it’s against the law to carry around toy guns/knives/swords/weapons now…

[Nameless]

To the girlz! (And some guys)

So I’m going to the expo tomorrow, and I have a quick question to ask. If I put on consellor that’s a darker shade then my skin, but the cover my whole face with pale foundation, will you notice the darker consellor underneath and be all patchy?

[Kara Kuro]

To the girlz! (And some guys)

So I’m going to the expo tomorrow, and I have a quick question to ask. If I put on consellor that’s a darker shade then my skin, but the cover my whole face with pale foundation, will you notice the darker consellor underneath and be all patchy?

Is consellor... concealer? At any rate I really no nothing about make-up anyway, not much I can do to help you on that one.

[Nameless]

Is consellor... concealer?
... Yes. Yes it is. ._. *shuffles awkwardly*


At any rate I really no nothing about make-up anyway, not much I can do to help you on that one.

Ahh well. :smalltongue: Thanks anyway.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Pic heavy links.

DD in costume?

Yes!

Hmmm, the links seem to be broken or something.

Oh well, the original post. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6100949&postcount=1457)

Or if those pics are broken, this is the whole picture stash of the LARP weekend. (http://www.arcana.nl/index.php?page=fotos-bron&album=20090500b_Bron+3+-+%A9+Organisatie+De+Bron)

[Kara Kuro]

Pic heavy links.

DD in costume?

Yes!

Hmmm, the links seem to be broken or something.

Oh well, the original post. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6100949&postcount=1457)

Or if those pics are broken, this is the whole picture stash of the LARP weekend. (http://www.arcana.nl/index.php?page=fotos-bron&album=20090500b_Bron+3+-+%A9+Organisatie+De+Bron)

Awesome! I don't care what any "normal" people say - LARPing is so much fun ^.^

Also guys, I posted this in the banter forums as well... But any suggestions for cosplays for Kara for gencon? Situation changed and now it looks like I might just have a pretty decent sum of money to blow on a costume.

[Nameless]

Pic heavy links.

DD in costume?

Yes!

Hmmm, the links seem to be broken or something.

Oh well, the original post. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6100949&postcount=1457)

Or if those pics are broken, this is the whole picture stash of the LARP weekend. (http://www.arcana.nl/index.php?page=fotos-bron&album=20090500b_Bron+3+-+%A9+Organisatie+De+Bron)

Awesome! :D


Also guys, I posted this in the banter forums as well... But any suggestions for cosplays for Kara for gencon? Situation changed and now it looks like I might just have a pretty decent sum of money to blow on a costume.

http://img3.cdn.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/03162008/6/2/9/3/62937df2f66ba0_full.jpg

:biggrin:

[Kara Kuro]

Awesome! :D



http://img3.cdn.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/03162008/6/2/9/3/62937df2f66ba0_full.jpg

:biggrin:

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have a semi-unexplainable personal vendetta against OHSHC.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Awesome! I don't care what any "normal" people say - LARPing is so much fun ^.^

Awesome! :D
:biggrin:



Also guys, I posted this in the banter forums as well... But any suggestions for cosplays for Kara for gencon? Situation changed and now it looks like I might just have a pretty decent sum of money to blow on a costume.
Hmmm, DD doesn't watch anime or do stuff like that. So can't really help you there.

[Nameless]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I have a semi-unexplainable personal vendetta against OHSHC.

._. *goes into the dark sulking-corner to sulk*

[Kara Kuro]

._. *goes into the dark sulking-corner to sulk*

If it's any consolation... This is the costume that's currently top on my list for making:

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/CAPPOD/DS018.jpg

[Neko Toast]

If it's any consolation... This is the costume that's currently top on my list for making:

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/CAPPOD/DS018.jpg

Oh dear...

For the record, I do not want to help you make those wings.

[Kara Kuro]

Oh dear...

For the record, I do not want to help you make those wings.

I'm actually kind of excited about having super-fun red bat wings comming out of the small of my back and my head!

[Nameless]

Well, my costume wasn't anything spectacular, but I had a great time, and I got to chance people around with my toy gun. :smallbiggrin:
The pictures are already up on the photo thread so I won't bother uploading them here too.

[Keris]

The pictures are already up on the photo thread so I won't bother uploading them here too.

You mean I gotta walk all the way over to Friendly Banter, rather than looking in the costume thread?

Fine. *grumble, grumble*

EDIT: Wait, who were you dressed as?

[Nameless]

You mean I gotta walk all the way over to Friendly Banter, rather than looking in the costume thread?

Fine. *grumble, grumble*

EDIT: Wait, who were you dressed as?

One of my Mutants & Mastermind characters. :smalltongue:

Other then the tail and gun though, I didn't look like I was cosplaying though. :smalltongue:

[Kara Kuro]

Here's a question for anyone who would care to offer their opinion, whether or not you're familiar with the subject matter.

I'll be cosplaying as this character:

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/twewy/images//4/47/Joshua.jpg

From The World Ends with You/Subarashiki Kono Sekai, a squeenix DS game that launched maybe just shy of a year ago?

Annnywayy, my question is what colour do you think his hair is? I can't decide whether to go with a pale blond wig or a silver/white one.

[Lord_Gareth]

I'd say pale blonde.

Also, if those pics in your first few posts are you, then you are one of the very few girls on the 'net who is actually prettier than I imagined.

(Before you get freaked out, that's just a compliment. I'm happily engaged)

[Kara Kuro]

I'd say pale blonde.

Also, if those pics in your first few posts are you, then you are one of the very few girls on the 'net who is actually prettier than I imagined.

(Before you get freaked out, that's just a compliment. I'm happily engaged)

I was leaning towards blond as well.

And thank you ^.^ That's always nice to hear. However I wouldn't worry about freaking me out by accident, I'm pretty easy-going not often prone to taking slightly freakier comments to seriously.

This is currently the wig I'm leaning towards:
http://amphigory.com/modern-edge-front.jpg

[Lord_Gareth]

That wig looks Close Enuff.

[Kara Kuro]

That wig looks Close Enuff.

That's what I'm thinkin'

[Lord_Gareth]

Any advice for prospective cosplayers (especially ones who, like me, are not necessarily attractive. I mean, people don't turn to stone when I walk past, but I'm definitely someone you'd justify to your friends with some lameass excuse about my personality)? Any particular cloth or materials that you find work best?

Any comment on the thing I posted up on the Fanservice thread? [/uses his random offtopic statement for the post]

[Nameless]

Personally, I would go for silver white.

*Is lucky because of wig shop right next to house*

[Fri]

I remember there's used to be this fairly awesome and rather prolific user who made and took picture of herself on THE blue dress used by celia on his date with roy (complete with sideboob!). She's sadly taken, and I think she and her husband made medieval costumes for sale.

Haven't seen her for a long time though. I don't even remember her username anymore...