QUOTE (<3 Kim @ Aug 19 2008, 11:09 PM)

Yeah, cosplay is really expensive

Making your own costumes is much much cheaper, thats what I'm doing now, with my mum's help
I used to work full time so thats where I got my money from

i work full time as well.. but for some reason $20 is like $100 in my head.. Im a be\argin shopper.
Also im trying to save up money for my trip to Thailand, and Australia in summer of 2009.QUOTE (Twilightforest @ Aug 20 2008, 01:15 AM)

thats kipi in her Chii cosplay.
Thanks =] i'll remember so i can check out her cosplay pictures.QUOTE (diru @ Aug 20 2008, 11:32 PM)

LOL! Look who came back to Soompi! XD
Anyways, yeah, she is indeed cute and wow I haven't been on this thread in ages. Manifest is coming up in Melbourne and I will be once again going as L. Hopefully, this time I do it a lot better. My hair should be of the right length too! I really can't see myself as anyone else other than L so I'll just be known as that L guy.

@x_TaintedLove: Good luck with the Misa cosplay. I shall be keeping tabs on you until you do it. Not that that sounds weird but yeah

Hahaha, yeahhh im not totally back... just hear and there and no more 411's.QUOTE (xdeathberry @ Aug 20 2008, 11:57 PM)

what's the general amount of money you would spend on a costume? @__@
w/ wigs and contacts too.
buying it? making it?
Depends on whom you cosplay as... and what you need. It probably goes up to over $200 average.
But if you want high quality stuff... yeahh its crazy expensive. I watched the anime con on TV
and some dude spent over $1000 on his entire cosplay costume.
If you make it, i think it would depend on the maker.
As well as having a very creative mind and skill of sewing.
If something as simple as japanese School Uniform that
Kim is wearing. i would buy
-White V neck T-shirt or Fabric, this would be better quality ( and just make a t-shirt base ) $5 shirt/ $4 Fabric (im tiny, so i don't use a lot of fabric lol)
-Fine a sailor suit at a vintage shop/thrift store ( you would be using the collar only) $6
-Bow's are pretty easy to make $2 fabric/or Premade made its $5 (people on soompi sell them for $10.. but i found a wholesale price online)
-Skirt - make with fabric $5
-For the stripes on the sleeve/ collar just buy the linings at a store $2
Total would be around $30
But if you might already have some of the stuff so it could be lesser =]
But i remember i bought a japanese school girl uniform for $14 Shipped, my friend bought in thailand and
sent it to me.________________________________________________________________________________
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Anyways im going to cosplay as Chii from Chobits for my convention.. The outfit, im debating to either make a dress, or just wear a long baggy t-shirt =] Going to make the ears.. already made a sample , hehe pretty good =] I'll post pictures of my outfit when i start, but i will draw out a sketch first to let you guys see what im thinking....

Im not sure if i should buy a wig... my hair is long already + going to be dying my hair light anyways.....
GAHHH idk what i want...
I want black strikes in my hair as well.. >.< maybe wig... ummm idk haha
Barely just bought $50 worth of hair stuff =/ took me like an hour to debate if i wanted to buy it or not. And on top of that i did a mini shopping spree spent..
$84.23, cause i haven't bought anything for a few months now... hehe.Im really hoping the bleach is good, i used thier regular products in the past and they were great.. but i fear lol. American products suck on my hair
I bought-
2 box Palty Vanilla Beige ( dam long hair)
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1 box Palty Flash Bleach ( my roots are dark brown but the rest is light =] )
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1 box Milk Tea ( in case its too light, spend over $50 and get free shipping)
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1 GATSBY Moving Rubber Nuance Motion Mobile (kjhfgkdjhgkjfdg needed .52 cents to get free shipping so i got this =D last one!! PWHAHAHA )
Total:
$52.91I called every salon near by and asked for prices... etc wrote them down and compared...
I saved about
$60 =D pluss i never been to a salon and got my hair done.. i don;t trust anyone but my self lol.
The last month i can buy stuff, after that save
save for thailand/australia Already saved up $500...goal $10,000

In my spree of shopping i bought the contacts for the cosplay
2 pairs for
$33 Shipped (bought circle lens)
I really don't want to spend a lot for this, because mainly i just want to have a photoshoot for my photography album. Need new photography.. Need to get as much stuff in my art major so i can use it as part of my porfolio for colleges.
Mei Wei is love <3 i seem like a les... its okay =]

Sorry guys.. i ramble a lot =/