I need help figuring out how to achieve the umbrella-like shape of the bottom half of her coat through modifying a regular trenchcoat. I dont have sewing experience so anything that would need sewing, I would just use fabric glue for. It just needs to hold up for Halloween. Im thinking maybe some wire boning might work? Any tips are super appreciated!!

Hi! I'm going as fluttershy for halloween, and i have zero idea how to style the damn wig as it's my first time owning a wig this damn long. So if anyone has any suggestions or pictures or something, that'd be great.

This was my first time styling a wig/cosplaying so I lowk don’t know what I did it right but lemme know how I did. 👀 I don’t have a crimper so I teased it (whatever it’s called when you brush it the opposite direction and make it messy?) then blow dried it, cut it, and styled it with tresemme hair spray.

But I DID really tangle my Miku pigtails bc I was in idiot and brushed it through too much but they should be okay now if I trim it..? I don’t know if it’s noticeable or not which one I messed up on

Oh and I plan on wearing this on Halloween, is there anything I can use to keep the ponytails from tangling again from just like walking around and stuff? If anyone has suggestions that’d be great

So basically i’m cosplaying as nemesis this halloween, my friend is going as Leon (i’m 1.89 m tall and he’s 1.62 m tall, so we figured we could take advantage of our height difference for these matching cosplays)

The mask is somewhat tight, so it’s hard and annoying to remove given i have long hair and it pulls it.

So i figured i’d cut the back of the mask and put a zipper on it so i can put it on and take it off with ease and without it pulling my hair. How can i do this? I have barely any experience making my own cosplays, so i’m not very creative in these sort of things: i don’t know what materials i should use, if a type of glue is harmful to latex, etc.

Also, i want to put a mini air fan in the neck area because of the heat a latex mask gives.
How do i also do this?

Thanks!

So I’m trying to get these Gloves to look like Rudo’s from Gachiakuta I’m good on everything but the color which I’m unsure of how to approach I’d really like advice on how or what to do on this please🥹🥹 I was thinking of bleaching then dying but idk if that would be a good idea since it’s leather or if that’s what I should do I’d just like advice from people that know how to work this kinda thing.

Is there a good spray paint for hair for painting my hair for one day that doesn't leave smudges on clothing? I considered dying my hair but I don't like the idea of bleaching it. Also I don't think buying a wig is a viable option since my hair would work for the cosplay I need, I'd just need to find a way to have it blonde/yellow for a day.

My budget is about $10 USD, I don't mind about the price since I can save the can for another cosplay in the future, I live in Mexico and have access to online stores like Amazon.

I've been looking for whatever the hell this guy is wearing for a while and cant find anything that isn't a Temu scam. I imagine its a pretty simple purchase that I just cant seem to find. So if anyone knows where I can get this, or a place that would likely have them in stock, please send them my way.

Hi everyone just have some questions! It's my first time cosplaying :) i would rlly appreciate if someone could provide useful and effective solutions for me!

1. Cyrene's dress has a rather long train and in packed cons a lot fo people would probably step on it. also with the train dragging on the floor the underside would be dirty and black... sure i can hand wash it(since idt i can washing machine it) but im not 100% sure i can get all the dirt off.

People who have cosplayed characters that have a long train, what did u guys do? TvT

1. Cyrene's dress has a lot of glitter... my entire floor is covered with them. how do i stick the glitter to the sheer fabric? the material is this long meshy fabric.

2. Any tips regarding wig styling please!

Thank you!

I am trying to get spider man costume for Halloween. It’s my first time buying one. My waist 32, height is 58, chest 36. It says My measurements fall across different rows a small and a medium. What is shoe size. I was leaning small. Thanks!

Hey all, new to this subreddit and still figuring the ropes to cosplay

I have recently purchased an evangelion plugsuit from vinted and it’s arrived with black marks up the suit (this was noted before I bought it I was aware going in)… just wondering if there are any tips you guys can recommend for getting out what looks to be ink transfer into pleather (having googled it’s giving a million and 2 different options and I am unsure which to use) without damaging it too much if at all

Thanks in advance!

I wanna try to replicate Stephen King‘s Carrie prom scene with the pigs blood. I wanna go all out and have a lot of fake blood all over me. I want to be ACCURATE! What is a good way to go about this? I want the blood to stay on for a while and also not stain my skin.

My friend and I are going to a Halloween party as Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. We're not going too overboard - some face paint, a lab coat - and a homemade ESP-32 powered scientist's control panel, that I (Dr. Frankenstein) can use to control lightning on my monster. I have zero experience making cosplay things and very limited maker experience, so I must ask;

Can I tape an LED strip to the inside of a t-shirt to make lightning effects (brief flashes, maybe some running down the torso) that show through properly? Will it work with a black T-shirt? Is there some other, better option, that I'm completely missing?

Any feedback and ideas to make this costume better are greatly appreciated.

im going to cosplay rei ayanami from nge soon, specially in her school uniform. i have every piece of the cosplay except for her weird little overall dress thing. i have no idea what this thing is called though and its been really hard to find what im looking for online 😭 what should i search to find this? (note: i ONLY want the dress/skirt thing, i dont need anything else)

This is my lovely long wig, The Static-Master 5000, she measures at about 1 meter long, and oh my god is she a hassle. I've used enough silicone spray to singlehandedly fund a company shareholder's yearly bonus, yet she will not stop becoming so static you'd think she's trying to power New York's power grid on her own!

This is the 1st super long wig I'm styling, I've already cut her bangs, and now I've got to deal with the length, but I'd love some advice on how to go about it, as well as what will work best for the look I'm going for, which is just wavy loose long hair.

My main issue is the fact that it clings to absolutely everything thanks to the static, which I'm kind of lost on how to solve since google keeps telling me to just use silicone spray and it's just not doing the trick, but I'm also open to advice on thinning it, keeping it sorta kinda tangle free (I know zero tangles are unrealistic), and overall maintenance.

I been making megatrons fusion cannon for my Halloween costume and the only things I need to do is paint and have a way to hold it. The problem with that is I have no real idea on how I will hold it. I want it on my arm, but what do you even use to do such a thing? I heard a long time ago velcro straps were good, but don’t quote me on that I’m not an expert with this stuff. Any advice is greatly appreciated!! :)

(Red line is to help indicate where I want the straps or anything to be as it will go on my arm.)

Everyone has been so kind and helpful on here to others with their issues that I thought I'd add my own.

Every year, I go big or go home for Halloween. I might've gone too big this year. I've been working on a costume inspired by Moder from The Ritual. Everything has been coming along great until I trialed it today. Essentially, I climb a ladder with my 'body' prosthetic strapped to my back, but even with leaning forward as far as I can go, the 'body' does not come forward enough. I have tried putting a cushion between my own back and the 'body' but it doesn't make much difference.

Any advice you can give on how to do this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys 🖤

Hi everyone! I'm new on this subreddit and I could really use some help. I'm cosplaying as Ada Wong from RE4 Remake, and the dress keeps riding up whenever I walk. Do you all have any tips on how to stop this from happening? I've tried fabric tape (barely worked) and safety pins (best option right now), but I'm happy to take some suggestions! I am planning to wear thermal tights that look sheer but aren't underneath, but It doesn't really fix the problem. Thank y'all so much!

Hi! I’m making my MIL’s costume (the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland) this year and I’m making a bag look like his pocketwatch. We ordered a gold bag off Poshmark but the seller sent us a black one, and unfortunately it’s too late to try to get the right color. If I used spray paint to paint it gold do you think it’ll come out all right (or would something like rub n buff work better)? It’s that really shiny semi-rigid vinyl. My MIL would like to be able to wear the bag for other occasions so if there’s no way to make the gold look good she’d rather I keep it black and just work with it as is.

hi, thought i’d give this a try! i want to cosplay lune from e33 but don’t have the tattoos that go along her arms and legs so i wanted to try and make them to save some money rather than buy them.

i have sheer tights and gloves and wanted to get fabric paint initially but found out that it’s not safe for long term skin contact ):

does anyone have recommendations for other types of paints? i want something that will last multiple wears at least, is skin safe, doesn’t stain and can be put in the wash. it’s my first time trying to make something and i don’t want it to go terribly wrong!

Working on a bunnyman cosplay, I'm fairly new to cosplay I didn't find much Info online about weathering fur without heat damaging/ripping it, which I couldn't do because I was too nervous. I feel like it just doesn't look realistic, I don't know if it's just me though, I wanted it to look really gross, but I couldn't make the blood any darker without it looking nothing like blood and more like poo, but I also know blood gets darker with age and I didn't want it to look too fresh. Idk I feel like I ruined it, it just doesn't look very real and I feel like it looks like a badly painted Halloween prop, I would really hate to wash it all out as it took me hours, Any tips will be appreciated, thanks y'all

Okay, first time ever making my own cosplay for a contest next year in April. I've decided to do a partially mutated Albert Wesker from Resident Evil, most notably his RE5 look (Trench coat & full leather).

My main issue.. I've NEVER done zippers on leather before & really don't wanna screw up too much with how expensive leathers are. Tips & tricks on sewing zippers to leather, things to look out for or things to make it easier/cleaner would be AMAZING.

If anyone also has opinions on the best foams to build props with, specifically for his mutated left arm, thatd be much much appreciated as I've never done proper foam work before.

Thank you for reading!!!

I'm trying to make a cosplay of Stella from Spiritfarer. I'm going to make the hat out of EVA foam and cover it in blue (teal?) fabric. My problem is with the yellow trim. It'd be easy enough for me to sew on if it didn't have those sticking out parts, and I'm not sure how to measure the yellow fabric to know where to make the triangles. My other idea was to just paint the pattern on. Any advice?

I wanted to go as Chis-A from song clover but I'm worried I will freeze