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Cosplay help?

Started by Blue Fantasy, Sep 14 2007 05:42 AM

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 05:42 AM

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I seriously don't know where to put this. I dunno if it's allowed in this forum. ;-; But cosplay is a type of artwork, and this type is not NiGHTS-related so I'll put it here...

For a Halloween party at the local anime/comic shop, I'm cosplaying as Amy Rose (from Sonic the Hedgehog if you didn't know). I have the dress, pink tights, boots (which still need to be painted), Sonic plush as an accessory, bracelets (wooden bangles that I painted yellow), and red headband. I thought the rest would be easy to complete but I still need...

White gloves: I was just going to use those stretchy, knit, one-size-fits all gloves that come in here for Winter, but I'm afraid they won't be available before it's time!! Does anyone maybe have some from last winter stored away that I could buy from you?

Kitten wig: For the past few years, Walmart has carried the perfect wig for my costume. It's called a Kitten Wig, if I recall correctly. It's a bob style wig in various colors (I need pink of course) with a pair of cat ears in the same color on the top of it. Of course, THIS year I have yet to find it!! The lady I talked to said it may have been discontinued. ;-; I'm so sad! Does anyone maybe have this wig stuffed in their closet somewhere?! If I have to improvise with another wig and painting some ears I already have, it's gonna be... wonky.

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 05:48 AM

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For the gloves:
Have you tried music stores?
They usually have white gloves.
(And they some times double for the cartoony look.)
I remember most of the people that conducted our bands wear them.

Edit:
Like a Meyer's Music store if you have one around where you live.

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 08:47 AM

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Ekairi is right about the gloves. As for the wig, Ebay comes to the rescue yet again.

Pink Kitten Wig (Auction ends in 6 days of this post)

Damn, that thing IS perfect for Amy cosplay.

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 05:28 PM

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Ekairi is right about the gloves. As for the wig, Ebay comes to the rescue yet again.

Pink Kitten Wig (Auction ends in 6 days of this post)

Damn, that thing IS perfect for Amy cosplay.


Ah if you live in the USA it might be also possible to find something like that at a local Halloween USA store if there is one around your area. They seem to have a whole bunch of old and discontinued Halloween stuff along with some new stuff. (Their site is still under construction but this is their site.)

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 06:54 PM

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That's it! That's IT!! I search ebay forever like a week ago and couldn't find it! Oh thank you so much!! YAYYYYY!!!

I don't know if there's a music store, but I was planning on checking the goodwill store for gloves.

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 02:29 AM

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That's it! That's IT!! I search ebay forever like a week ago and couldn't find it! Oh thank you so much!! YAYYYYY!!!

I don't know if there's a music store, but I was planning on checking the goodwill store for gloves.


Actually if you have a phone book laying around or something, try searching for a music store in there.
(I grantee that if you find a music store that has the gloves you won't be disappointed with them.)

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 09:06 AM

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try searching the internet's for dinner suit gloves, they're plain nice white gloves. for men likes, but meh.

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 01:31 AM

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I guess I didn't say that I'm on a budget. XD I can't spend hundreds on a cosplay like others do. Dinner or conductors gloves sound kind of expensive... Really, the most expensive part of my costume was the $15 boots.

I'm bidding on that wig, I hope I win and it gets here in time. ^-^

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 02:03 AM

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I guess I didn't say that I'm on a budget. XD I can't spend hundreds on a cosplay like others do. Dinner or conductors gloves sound kind of expensive... Really, the most expensive part of my costume was the $15 boots.

I'm bidding on that wig, I hope I win and it gets here in time. ^-^


XD
Conductor gloves here are at the most $10.
Must be expensive where you live?

Another idea would be to go to a store like Walmart or something and go the bridal section to see if they have some cheap gloves.
(probably not have any...)

Yet another idea, hobby store might have something.

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 02:15 AM

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Look in a Holloween shop for vampire gloves, those might work.

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 03:56 AM

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Hm... Our local Walmarts have stopped carrying most bridal things. They're trying to work Crafts out of the stores altogether. There's a costume shop in Ft. Walton an hour from here. I might try them out when I get to go that far again. I saw some Princess gloves at Wallyworld but they were a tad long! Er... could I make my own by tracing a bit larger than my hands and sewing two pieces of such together? Or does that not work....? Xo Totally not a seamstress.

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Posted 18 September 2007 - 05:40 AM

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Hm... Our local Walmarts have stopped carrying most bridal things. They're trying to work Crafts out of the stores altogether. There's a costume shop in Ft. Walton an hour from here. I might try them out when I get to go that far again. I saw some Princess gloves at Wallyworld but they were a tad long! Er... could I make my own by tracing a bit larger than my hands and sewing two pieces of such together? Or does that not work....? Xo Totally not a seamstress.


I'm sure its possible but I would make a few practice pairs first or some basic stuff before just going strait into it. (I'm not really a seamstress myself but doing such stuff doesn't always require too much knowledge of how to.)
I would suggest to using a sewing machine however "by hand" works too just as long as you make sure the stitches are close enough together. (Try not using slippery material like silk. It makes it a bit harder to make.)

Anyways if you go this route make a pattern for it when your set enough to make the original. (normally tissue paper of you hand drawn on it.)
To make it easier to cut it out even enough.
(Tip make the "edges less round".) <- ok I would bet that didn't make sense now did it? O_o

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 11:48 PM

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Usually homeware (eh is that the word? They sell building stuff and usually have gradening sections and electrical bits and whatnot) stores sell plain white gloves for really cheap. I can't remember where you would find them exactly maybe with gardening equipment or just work gloves in general

Good luck on winning that wig, it's perfect!

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Posted 20 September 2007 - 12:01 AM

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Usually homeware (eh is that the word? They sell building stuff and usually have gradening sections and electrical bits and whatnot) stores sell plain white gloves for really cheap. I can't remember where you would find them exactly maybe with gardening equipment or just work gloves in general

Good luck on winning that wig, it's perfect!


Ah yeah you can go for work gloves too.
Those you can find those practically anywhere. (Menards, Lowes, Wal-mart, K-Mart, Dollar Store.)
Those are usually bigger than normal but you might be able to find ones that are close fitting if thats something your looking for.

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Posted 21 September 2007 - 06:55 AM

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Well... I lost the wig. :( Searching didn't produce another one, so I found some really nice pink cat ears that I won. Tonight I went back to search for a pink bob wig and lo and behold, there was another kitten wig. XP Oh well, these cat ears are much nicer, so I got a different pink wig and them instead. :P

Day before yesterday I saw our winter hats in the stockroom at the Family Dollar where I work. So the gloves should be put out soon. :D They're only a dollar so I'm pretty sure I'll use them. No worries about sweaty hands; I have bad circulation and gloves actually make my hands colder. :blink:

I'll have pictures when I get it all together!! :D Thank you all for the help! =3
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