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Cosplay Resources
Mar. 30th, 2006 10:46 pmIt occurs to me that anyone that can't sew (as in, has the inability to, whether it's lack of skill/time/money/experience or a physical handicap) might follow the same route I am, which is to buy a commissioned or pre-made cosplay outfit. I don't think this takes any of the fun out of cosplaying; people that want to start out with other costumes and slowly customize or make their own can certainly take that route. In the meantime, I've been hunting down resources, and I've noticed that there's not really any one page that's up-to-date, easy-to-navigate, and includes all the possible resources. So I'm going to compile it, and you can pass a link to this entry around, to anyone that might want to read it.
Feel free to add links if you have any.
Goddess Boutique - A high quality webpage that is very easy to navigate and makes for a great shopping experience. She gets busy very fast because of the high quality of her costumes, but her prices are very reasonable! (She's probably the one I'm going to get the Songstress Yuna costume from. I would like to see if I could get a Maya Amano, but it's more expensive, without consideration to shipping and insurance, as the Goddess Boutique includes in its reply email.)
The Sewing Goddess - A little bit of a confusing webpage, but generally well-laid out. If the gallery is any indication, this woman really is a sewing goddess, and can make some fabulous costumes! You have to email her for a price quote, though. I haven't heard from her though, despite having sent an email out yesterday. (Most cosplay places have 24 hour turnaround for quotes.)
CosWorx - They supply tons of cosplay supplies, such as colored wigs of a variety of styles, shoes (almost all of them with ridiculous heels), and makeup.
Akire's Costume Design - Another easy-to-navigate webpage with helpful tips on costume care. Includes a variety of previously commissioned costumes to look at as samples, and also takes custom commissions. Has a handy form for requesting a price quote on a custom or existing item. Seems to have a bit of a slow turnaround time for price quotes, though (three days, no reply).
BeAnime Cosplay @ Taelic Studios - Another well-designed, easy-to-navigate site with lots of costumes to choose from. But book far in advance, because they fill up with commissions early, and that includes for things they may have designed before (and therefore wouldn't need references, as with custom commissions). Unfortunately, they were booked long before I found them.
Will be updated as soon as I free up more disk space on my computer and close some more programs... :P
Feel free to add links if you have any.
Goddess Boutique - A high quality webpage that is very easy to navigate and makes for a great shopping experience. She gets busy very fast because of the high quality of her costumes, but her prices are very reasonable! (She's probably the one I'm going to get the Songstress Yuna costume from. I would like to see if I could get a Maya Amano, but it's more expensive, without consideration to shipping and insurance, as the Goddess Boutique includes in its reply email.)
The Sewing Goddess - A little bit of a confusing webpage, but generally well-laid out. If the gallery is any indication, this woman really is a sewing goddess, and can make some fabulous costumes! You have to email her for a price quote, though. I haven't heard from her though, despite having sent an email out yesterday. (Most cosplay places have 24 hour turnaround for quotes.)
CosWorx - They supply tons of cosplay supplies, such as colored wigs of a variety of styles, shoes (almost all of them with ridiculous heels), and makeup.
Akire's Costume Design - Another easy-to-navigate webpage with helpful tips on costume care. Includes a variety of previously commissioned costumes to look at as samples, and also takes custom commissions. Has a handy form for requesting a price quote on a custom or existing item. Seems to have a bit of a slow turnaround time for price quotes, though (three days, no reply).
BeAnime Cosplay @ Taelic Studios - Another well-designed, easy-to-navigate site with lots of costumes to choose from. But book far in advance, because they fill up with commissions early, and that includes for things they may have designed before (and therefore wouldn't need references, as with custom commissions). Unfortunately, they were booked long before I found them.
Will be updated as soon as I free up more disk space on my computer and close some more programs... :P
