need help finding stuff for cosplay

[bucket_stalker]

i was wondering if anyone knew any good places besides ebay to get cosplay stuff

[tofutakeout]

depends on what it is but there are some great online stores that sell stuff. you could always try the marketplace on cosplay.com, unique imports at any mall that has it, amazon.com has some stuff, and then shopping on google is good too.

but yeah it mostly depends what it is your looking for. costumes, props, jewelery/accessories, or wigs.

[bucket_stalker]

all the above

[tofutakeout]

XD lol well then what exactly is the costume, props, and etc you are trying to find?

[Deviant Spider]

I get a lot of ideas from Goodwill honestly. A lot of the time I can modify or recreate something i saw there, and I can do it really cheap. No shipping! If your new to cosplay I would get creative with anything. I know that I have used bits and pieces of belts/jewelry/curtians etc. to create my cosplays. If your looking for a compleate cosplay it wont help, but if you have an eye for what you want they may be able to help.

[superjaz]

summer is right before k-con oodles of yard sales and you never know what you are gonna find

[bucket_stalker]

summer is right before k-con oodles of yard sales and you never know what you are gonna find

umm i dont live near cosplay towns that might have cosplays in garage sales and i already know a good site

[KairiLee]

well for wigs i prefer :

Cyperous ; http://www.cyperous.com/english/index.html .
Amphigory ; http://www.amphigory.com/ .
or Cosworx ; http://www.cosworx.com/home.php?cat=1&bid=1&partner=coscom .

for colored contacts :

http://www.colorlens4less.com/
& http://www.secreteyes.org/ .

for Tutorials & other cosplay related stuff this site just went up and should become increasingly helpful :

www.cosplaymanual.com .

& there's this thread here that has loads of info :

http://www.kumoricon.org/forums/index.php?topic=8336.0

for premade outfits i use ebay/comission but in the end if what you end up with is any good depends on how much research you put into finding the best person to buy from & ect .

www.cosplaymagic.com is very expensive & risky on what you'll end up recieving but has lots of outfits .
i bought a cosplay from them & it wasn't exactly as depicted in the photo & very pricey o__o; !
so beware :'D .
it was still nice though , but not worth THAT much >w>; .

hope this helps somewhat n__n ~ .

[superjaz]

some of my best probs that people ask where on earth did i get, are are from yard sales, and cheap fabric can be had, but that is really only good for some one who makes their own cosplays

[tofutakeout]

woah kairi posted and awesome list there. :3 I think I'm going to use some of those since I can't find some things I've been needing.

[KairiLee]

i'm happy it helped you n__n !

i've been trying to get a good list of online sites for all cosplay related stuff together , so i'm glad you think those sites meet standards ~ .

[tofutakeout]

yeah thanks so much. yeah I'm always trying to find some good sites. sometimes they seem fine until you really look. :/

[bucket_stalker]

none of the sites realy helped me

[StarryShay]

Ah, the contact sites helped me.
I'm thinking about getting purple contacts for my Euphemia cosplay, but I've never really used them before. >//<

[bucket_stalker]

i already had one of those sites

[bucket_stalker]

ok im gona start my knightmare frame costume next month but when i do cosplay it im gona need help with some part of it especialy getting the stuff on