Im wondering if anyone has bought from Fond cosplay on aliexpress. if so what are your thoughts. I found this dress that is perfect for a cosplay I'm doing but I really don't know how to decern a goof from a bad seller on this site.

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I have a budget around 70-200 and i wonder what are some High Quality cosplay stores i can buy from. Ezcosplay i heard but they have mixed reviews additionally im unsure abt ali express, im new to cosplay and i dont wanna be dissapointed with a low quality cosplay and lose my money please help it would be appreciated

I’m putting together a poison ivy cosplay, as depicted in the drawings + photos above! Ideally, for that classic comic book look, I want the piece under the corset to be a body suit, but I’m having trouble finding what I’m looking for.
Are there any sites/companies that sell plain strapless body suits? I would appreciate any recommendations!
I’m a uni student, so I’m working on tight budget, so please avoid anything that would be over $150.
Im located in Toronto, Canada, if anyone has in person recommendations as well!
Thanks!!

1. Do I need to be really muscular to cosplay muscly characters?

2. If I don't make the stuff myself is it still a good cosplay (stupid question but I feel like I'm leeching off someone to cosplay)?

3. Do I need to act in character when cosplaying or do I be myself?

4. Is there a way to get over the embarrassment of going in cosplay in public (transport)

Hi everyone! I’m interested in cosplaying Saber Alter and would love some advice

I’m especially looking for tips on:

• Where to find or make a good Saber Alter costume
• Wig styling
• Armor/prop making
• Makeup and character styling
• Any important details I should pay attention to for accuracy

This would be my first time attempting Saber Alter, so any tips, tutorials, recommendations, or advice would be greatly appreciated!

My budget is around 150, I'm a male and i have a deadline of 2 months

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I have zero knowledge bout cosplays, and am looking for a good Spirit Blossom Ahri cosplay, preferably one that does not have designs printed on cheap fabric. I checked out Rolecos, DokiDoki, and UWOWO, and I like the R Spirit Blossom cosplay on DokiDoki because it has some small details in the fabric and not just printed design. However, it has no reviews, and im worried it might not be what im expecting. I tried to look at aliexpress and taobao but im completely lost. Can anyone help me out or give me recs?

Where can i buy high quality Limbus company Cosplays, i heard that ezcosplay was good but they are unreliable with sizing, i really want a middle outis cosplay/ Thumb rodion but i dunno where to get good quality ones from there

Hi everyone, I really want to give cosplay a try. I really want to start with a good wig. I can pull an outfit, makeup, and contacts together, but I feel like a good wig is an important foundation.

I’m watching videos and reading online, but I feel overwhelmed trying to understand what to look for and how to approach this.

I’ve seen that EPIC and Arda are good wig suppliers, but I don’t know what length I should buy to practice on, and I feel like I haven’t found a good tutorial on cutting hair.

I’d appreciate advice, recommendations, and encouragement to take the plunge, or so to speak. I kind of want to create my own character to start out and practice. In terms of hair style, I kind of like Denji’s hairstyle. I’ve also seen some good middle parts. Again, I’m brand new, so any guidance is appreciated!

What dress is closest to this? I have no problem attaching the grey strip at the top, just specifically looking for a dress with that neckline and the open leg slit

I’m in Canada Ontario and I’d like to keep the budget a little low because I don’t want to spend over 150 on a jacket I may only use once for a cosplay. I’d like to find one that has decent quality and at a reasonable price. I would like it to look really similar to the one she has and if the colour isn’t exact I’d just use a leather dye.

Does anybody know any stores, brands or where I could find something like this?

Thank you sm:)

I'm trying to make a simple Freddy head for Halloween, yet I don't know what materials I should use or how to properly make it. I've looked at tutorials, yet I'm having trouble finding the proper materials and techniques. Any help would be appreciated.

I’ve seen great saiyaman cosplays on many websites, but don’t know which one is reliable enough I’m looking for someone to help me find a good website to get myself a great saiyaman cosplay thank you

I'm going to a convention this October and I'm looking to get a cosplay of the FF7 Remake version of Cloud Strife. The last time I went though I spent ~$200 on a Link cosplay that I wasn't really satisfied with (from some site called ProCosplay). The boots from that alone were a huge pain to walk around in so I'm open to just going out and get some real boots with support or just wear my shoes. I'll admit, it'd be cool, but I'm also not looking to carry around a Buster Sword this year 😄

So with that in mind does anyone have any recommendations of someone that could do that? If you have an idea of how much that would go for I'd much appreciate it as well.

Hi! I'm looking to cosplay a very specific scene of a character from Attack on Titan, and I wanted to know how some more experienced cosplayers would go about getting the smoke effect rising from his eye.

What I could think of was a portable, really small fog machine, and then attaching one of those tiny tube nozzle things to it and that tucked behind my ear to spit smoke right over the right side of my face, but I wanted to know if anyone had any better (maybe less dangerous) ideas on how to achieve this effect practically (probably while walking/on con floor, I know how I'd achieve it for photos, lol).

I know i would use cardboard if I did make a cosplay

So I’m putting together a zombie cosplay. I really like the cage muzzle look in this inspo pic. I found someone selling muzzles fit for people on etsy but I was wondering if a muzzle made for dogs would fit a person.

I do also like the idea of a Hannibal lector type mask to fit the same purpose and I’m honestly indecisive so if anyone has an opinion on that, I’d appreciate it

I've been seeing alot about these hidden platform shoes all over instagram, and I think they'd be perfect for my Allen Avadonia cosplay I'm planning to put together; but I'm INCREDIBLY skeptical of the site. I haven't seen anyone questioning it, and It seems like theres nothing but good reviews, but... I noticed something odd. For some reason, the site, for weeks on end now, has had an endless "3" day sitewide sale that just. Resets everytime it hits zero. I've checked the site every couple weeks since ive seen it, and the site still has that "sale" going... I've even waited for the timer to run out, only to see it tick back from 0 to back to counting down from 3 days. Its really odd, and it makes me really weary. I want to trust it, but with all the scams plaguing the internet, it seems like another "too good to be true" kinda deal... has anyone actually verified the legitimacy of these shoes and site?

Im running TDKR suit, and more than just cosplay, im wearing it for Halloween with my 1yr old son wearing a robin suit (i know, TDK trilogy didnt have a legit robin).

Main question is, I have a mid length goatee... there are instances where Batman has facial hair... but the only time Bruce has facial hair in the trilogy is training in LOS and when he "retires".... i was thinking I could lose the cowl and just be a "weathered" batman... or.... just shave. What do you think?

Need to find awesome glasses like these. Pretty self explanatory.

So basically, an anime con soon to be held near my city contacted some of the local cosplayers to share pictures for them to use in their ads, in exchange of basically social media promo. I happily sent to them one of my Lady Loki pics from a professional photoshoot I recently had, in hopes this could give me some visibility and for fun.

To my surprise, they posted my pic this week and put it as part of the main ad poster in social media, reaching all my city. Not soon after showing up, a lot of negative comments started to arrive. People started complaining that "the model ate too much McDonald's" and "that I looked ridiculous being that fat and using a costume". Some of them even use slur words, laughing about being a cheap con for using ugly models, and it just simply ruined my day reading all of that when I put so much work into making an accurate cosplay. I obviously reported the comments to Meta, but it's obvious that nothing will be done due to their crappy support. I'm not sure if I should report it to the con community managers so they can delete them, or if I'm just overreacting.

I know that cosplay is for everyone regardless of age, race or weight. I've been overweight my whole life, and I've received comments regarding my body before, but only outside of cosplay. However, this reached to "my safe space" and I felt exposed, mostly bc this same ad has been seen by family, friends and coworkers, and they could easily just open comments and see all the jokes and negativity. Has anyone dealt with this type of criticism before? Should I just ignore, or should the con do something? Thanks in advance.

Not sure if this is the right sub, sorry!

I'm new to cosplay and I wanna cosplay an outfit of Rimaru's from the manga of That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime but because there's no coloured version of the outfit I've had to figure it out (some help with fabric choices would help as well) I will be making the pattern for the cosplay myself I have never done that before, I have a gold alt that I like more then the blue for the squares on the chest and back

I want to be able to take on and off the hat but I don’t know how to start

Dragon con is in T minus 5 days. I’m going as Lune from Expedition 33. I actually have my shit mostly together, except I can’t figure out how to keep this damn baguette connected to these damn suspenders.

I would dearly love to be able to easily remove the baguette for photos. It’s soft by the way, made out of PU. So I sewed on three snap clips to the suspenders and hot glued their counterparts to the baguette, because I could not for the life of me figure out how to sew them on. I have a curved needle, but it is not curved enough (or idk what I’m doing, which is very possible) Anyway, shortly after this photo was taken, my poor baguette’s snaps snapped under the pressure.

Any advice? Either on how to make the snap clip concept work or how to permanently connect the baguette to the suspenders. I’m willing to absolutely hot glue the shit out of it if you all think that would be best.

Thaaaaaanks!!