[MA-SOC] Costuming help (was Re: Dragon*Con)

[Alain-Christian]

I don't cosplay but I attend many fetish parties. Does that count?


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On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Mandisa Washington
<mandisaw at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Okay folks, back on topic...
>
> To be fair, budget actually works completely opposite to what Jensen said.
> It invariably costs much more money (and time, and blood/sweat/tears) to
> make a costume than to buy it. And I'm guessing (from past
> conversations/experience) that B Smith is talking about people who don't go
> "balls out" on their costume b/c of lack of effort/bother, rather than
> cost.
>
> Personally, I am always flexible on people's shoes - foot comfort and
> proper sizing are more important than costume accuracy. It's nice and all
> to see kimono-clad women going "accurate" with wooden geta, but as they are
> generally uncomfortable, it's totally okay to see folks in flip-flop
> sandals (or spiffy espadrilles) instead.
>
> It's also commonly accepted to buy particularly specialized items like
> leather vests/corsets, kimono/obi, belts, hats, jewelry, other accessories,
> etc. Certainly even when you "start from storebought", you can assemble a
> very cool, unique outfit that reflects your personal style, flatters your
> shape/age, and is unlikely to "fade into the crowd". If you can sew/make
> chainmail/MacGuyver props, you can go even further, but you can cover the
> basics pretty well if you put the effort into shopping around.
>
> I do have to agree though that it's *very* low-class and bad form to
> trash-talk any cosplayer (in specific, or in general) if you've never had
> the cajones to "suit up" yourself. Even the simplest Death Note/Ranma
> cosplayer in McDonalds deserves some respect, just for putting themselves
> out there.
>
> Mandisa
>
>
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