r/CosplayAdvice

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I’m seeing people this cosplayer’s comments saying it’s offensive while others say it’s fine because it’s an animal not a person of color.

any tips on how i can accessorize more.. i really wanna wear this to a party

So I’m still a beginner when it comes to wig styling but I do have a decent amount of experience and knowledge of some methods.

I’ve recently had a family friend ask me if I’d be interested in making her daughter’s wig for Halloween as she’s going as Lily Lovebraid from Poppy Playtime. I accepted as she said she’ll pay me for it.

The supplies alone cost me $45 which I thankful had the other supplies that I needed already. The wig is going to be a helmet wig with wire in the braids as to make it able to bend it and easier to store. I’m also using the tights method for the braids to keep it lightweight.

So a bit of stuff I haven’t done before. Therefore I don’t know how long it will take me to make it. Which is my main concern as I don’t want to ask for a crazy amount if there’s gonna be any mess ups or mistakes. Other issue is the family friend said she was just gonna give me the wig back after Halloween so she’s basically paying me to make a whole wig to rent I guess???

I’ve talked to both my partner and his mom (as it’s her friend) and they’ve told me to do it per hour but previous concern still stands. I do have another wig that I’ve agree with them before to charge around $230-300 if I were to be commissioned for it but with this one they’re saying around $100-120 (not including materials). I want to ask here to ask get some more insight about how much I should do it for.

So I bought this Wolverine cosplay a year ago and I was wanting to wear it for Halloween but looking at it there seems to be fabric separation from the underlying structure. I was wondering if anyone had a fix for this without undoing the stitching or resewing. And help would be awesome!

This halloween Im planning to dress as Severen from Near Dark. My game plan so far is to take a Freddy Krueger mask and cut it up and repaint it to make facial prosthetics. Where Im stuck is how to handle the large forehead gash and wig.

My initial thought was to try to use as much of the mask as possible as sort of a bald cap, and sculpt the gash with liquid latex and then glue the wig on.

Any advice or if someone has a better suggestion would be greatly appreciated.