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I'm not sure if this goes here, but it feels like a newbie-ish question to me so here it is!
See this year I plan on cosplaying the lovely Elena form Hitman Reborn. I know for a fact that I'm gonna need to get her dress commissioned from someone, because I've yet to see a website with it, and I can't really sew a dress. With my internet shopping anxiety this is kinda a big step for me, so do you guys know some good people I can look at, and get price estimates from?
Any and all help would be very much appreciated.
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First Time Commissioning A Costume And I'd really like to not break my bank... ^^;;
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Posted 03 October 2011 - 06:31 PM
Try:
God save the queen, (VERY Good but a bit expensive from what I heard.)
Cosplay1
Plan out exact what you need for your outfit, how much you are going to spend, and tell the commissioner your price range in advance.
God save the queen, (VERY Good but a bit expensive from what I heard.)
Cosplay1
Plan out exact what you need for your outfit, how much you are going to spend, and tell the commissioner your price range in advance.
ACen 2013 Cosplay:
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
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Posted 04 October 2011 - 09:03 AM
Cosplay1 is like...every other Chinese commish... very hit or miss.. you may have to end up doing alterations yourself.
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Posted 04 October 2011 - 12:48 PM
cactusmomma, on 04 October 2011 - 09:03 AM, said:
Cosplay1 is like...every other Chinese commish... very hit or miss.. you may have to end up doing alterations yourself.
I never had any issues with them besides the Indonesia problem, (imports from Indonesia is kind of a hassle.) The outfit was alright to me that I got.
The only other advice I can give you is DON'T buy from Milanoo. Ever. No matter how cheap or good it sounds. Google and look at the reviews; they even use google image stock photos.
You can check out ebay stores and compare their images to stock pictures from google, compare reviews, and decide from yourself if you want to try them or not. I still have not found a REALLY good and decent price commission buyer to this day yet, (since I can't sew.)
Most commissioners, with the exception of GSTQ, are hit or miss. What might be good with one person might be crappy to another. I heard from people buying from TaoBao while others hate the chinese like ebay store, saying it's too cheaply made. I know people who also don't buy anything from ebay stores in terms of cosplay items.
ACen 2013 Cosplay:
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
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Posted 04 October 2011 - 02:05 PM
The Fujoshi, on 04 October 2011 - 12:48 PM, said:
I never had any issues with them besides the Indonesia problem, (imports from Indonesia is kind of a hassle.) The outfit was alright to me that I got.
The only other advice I can give you is DON'T buy from Milanoo. Ever. No matter how cheap or good it sounds. Google and look at the reviews; they even use google image stock photos.
You can check out ebay stores and compare their images to stock pictures from google, compare reviews, and decide from yourself if you want to try them or not. I still have not found a REALLY good and decent price commission buyer to this day yet, (since I can't sew.)
Most commissioners, with the exception of GSTQ, are hit or miss. What might be good with one person might be crappy to another. I heard from people buying from TaoBao while others hate the chinese like ebay store, saying it's too cheaply made. I know people who also don't buy anything from ebay stores in terms of cosplay items.
The only other advice I can give you is DON'T buy from Milanoo. Ever. No matter how cheap or good it sounds. Google and look at the reviews; they even use google image stock photos.
You can check out ebay stores and compare their images to stock pictures from google, compare reviews, and decide from yourself if you want to try them or not. I still have not found a REALLY good and decent price commission buyer to this day yet, (since I can't sew.)
Most commissioners, with the exception of GSTQ, are hit or miss. What might be good with one person might be crappy to another. I heard from people buying from TaoBao while others hate the chinese like ebay store, saying it's too cheaply made. I know people who also don't buy anything from ebay stores in terms of cosplay items.
why is Milanoo so bad?
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Posted 04 October 2011 - 02:15 PM
i make my own stuff but if i had to
id go to "sewings half the battle" (for sewing work)
id go to "sewings half the battle" (for sewing work)
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Posted 05 October 2011 - 01:24 PM
eat_me_for_I_am_peeps, on 04 October 2011 - 02:05 PM, said:
why is Milanoo so bad?
*They use stock photos from google for their items instead of the actual stock images.
*They have horrible customer service and if you do reach a person they either don't speak english or speak engrish.
*The have horrible shipping and if you get your image in the exact way that you order consider yourself lucky.
*All of their good reviews are actually from 'them' and not customers in question. (They are really laughable.)
*Many times the images don't come exactly as the photo shown or even worse.
There are even more issues with Milanoo but basically it's the worse place to buy cosplay. One theory is that they are still in business is because of really naive cosplayers who see 'Wow really cheap and good looking items!' before they look up the reviews/google them.
ACen 2013 Cosplay:
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
Hero from SMT: DS2, Emmet/Kudari from Pokemon Black and White, Roppi Izaya from Durarara, Hitoshura human form from SMT.
All the random avatars this time are from LJ and I don't own any of them. Some of the avatars are credit to aristocracy, Taku ♫ arthursandwich, noxjustxnoin, imperial-code, dojicons, narrante, dino-cookie, shiroyuki_kun, takerzmuse, and ushitora_icons at LJ. I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE ICONS.
Currently into and playing: All Megaten games, Blazblue series, and P4MU. Waiting for: Pokemon BW2 and BB3.
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Posted 05 October 2011 - 02:42 PM
I second the don't buy from Milanoo movement. I have never heard one positive comment about it, but there's a million bad ones floating around.
ACen 2013!
Friday: Atelier Pierrot Fashion Show Model (8am-2pm), Levy [Fairy Tail] (2pm-5pm), Vaporeon [Pokemon] (5pm-end)
Saturday: Mint Neko Fashion Show Model (8am-2pm), Vaporeon [Pokemon] (2pm-end)
Sunday: Levy [Fairy Tail] (all day)
Possibly Houndoom [Pokemon] part of Sunday.
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Friday: Atelier Pierrot Fashion Show Model (8am-2pm), Levy [Fairy Tail] (2pm-5pm), Vaporeon [Pokemon] (5pm-end)
Saturday: Mint Neko Fashion Show Model (8am-2pm), Vaporeon [Pokemon] (2pm-end)
Sunday: Levy [Fairy Tail] (all day)
Possibly Houndoom [Pokemon] part of Sunday.
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