DO IT! You aren't stealing anything. It's inspired! Someday…there'll be a cosplay group...and it will be awesome!
That would be hilarious if we had a douchebag crew for AX XD Just need my hos now and it's all good.
@eebanee: Awesome Harry XD And your mom's costume is super cool as well, that's amazing to have a mom that dresses up, my mom will not touch this stuff in a million years XD
ACK FRIGGITY FRIG FRIG my hair was not good for harry because when I washed my hair it behaves when it's a bit dirty it does the whole bed head thing D'< Oh well….
Me as Harry
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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e317/eebanee/cosplay/harrypootah007.jpgMy mom as Trelawny
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Oh right! I have this for you and your mom!
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eebanee you look SO CUTE as Harry!!! and your mom wow… that's one AWESOME costume I can't believe she dresses UP ;__; my mom thinks cosplay is retarded u_u sighs but still... you are ADORABLE
My mom thinks Harry Potter is evil. LOL And I'm a bigger fan of that than I am One Piece. Really cute Harry.
omg, eebanee you soo look like harry potter. that's awesome.
my parent's arn't against my interests, but i wish they at least took an interest in what i'm interested in. My dad was astonished I knew some stuff about golf. well, your interested in it, so of coarse I know a few things dad. I bet you $50 he doesn't know what my favorite anime or videogame is >_> i'm so sorry i'm not into sports like my brother.
Our mom actually once said 'Oh, is that Chopper?' when my sis had a plush of him.. my jaw probably hit the ground..I..couldn 't believe she KNEW HIM BY NAME AND recognized him O___O HOLY CRAP!!!! But that's about it, everything else we have to explain to her XDD
i remember my dad used to think buying videogames was a waste of my money. then I asked him to take me to the city to buy chrono trigger when it came out. i talked to the store clerk for like half an hour, and it was all over my dad's head. and he actually thought, oh, maybe there is more to these videogames.
maybe i shoulda wasted my monies on smokes and booze instead. hmm :P
My dad thinks Anime and Manga is a waste of money D: And he hates the stuff. Like he flipped out on me once for watching an ep of One Piece. VwV I wish he would get me.
I'm with you guys x_x my mom thinks it's a stupid hobby to collect manga and make costumes == she said I'll regret it later in life all the money I've spent on the stuff… it's just annoying =__= I'm so jealous of all the people who's moms or dads actually COSPLAY with them and actually enjoy it and encourage it! xD baww
…My friends' mother decided she wanted to cosplay too when we started talking seriously about doing a Hancock/Croc combo. I'm jealous.
My own parents sort of found it strange to begin with when I wanted the Link costume, but by now I think they're just bemused. Or impressed with the results. Dad thinks the concept of anime/manga is good, and mum eventually gives in if I pester enough about a costume. Next ones are going to be all done by me though, so we'll see how that goes. :).
One reason I love my mom is that she realizes I am an adult but I can still enjoy something fun like anime/manga and cosplay. She knows full well what I am doing and sometimes she even lends a hand or a bit of advice. She was the one who did most of my femme!Smoker jacket. At first I think she may have thought it strange or a waste of money but she doesn't really bother me about it anymore ^^.
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I'm glad I didn't get into cosplay until I was no longer living at home. My mom is pretty amused by it, and we'd always go thrift store shopping together when I was at home, but it's probably a good thing that she doesn't know how MANY costumes and wigs I have. I'm not sure I want to calculate that number anyway, it's probably scary. I'm not sure my dad knows anything about cosplay/cons (I doubt he'd be able to wrap his head around it anyway). I'd love to get my brother to cosplay, but I think Halloween's as far as he goes.
Damn Iroha, that's how it's gonna be for me when we move out XD Ahahaha I have like.. at least 12 wigs, a couple of them haven't ever been used, I gave one wig away to someone since I hated it, and i just threw one away that is a POS, soo..I don't think she knows I have that many wigs xDD I have like 500 pairs of shoes too, and far too many costumes but they are all love :D :D :D
I cannot WAIT to move out and have my own space and are able to display my stuff ;__; god I am sooooooooo excited about that DX
Damn Iroha, that's how it's gonna be for me when we move out XD Ahahaha I have like.. at least 12 wigs, a couple of them haven't ever been used, I gave one wig away to someone since I hated it, and i just threw one away that is a POS, soo..I don't think she knows I have that many wigs xDD I have like 500 pairs of shoes too, and far too many costumes but they are all love :D :D :D
I cannot WAIT to move out and have my own space and are able to display my stuff ;__; god I am sooooooooo excited about that DX
just curios, but do you think it's an issue of money, with your mom, or she just thinks it's dumb. not like it's easy to get a job right now for people. >_>
you could totally take your costume making skills and turn it into a career. I hear visual merchandising is very big in the states. maybe you guys could get into prop design or something?
That's a very good idea. If you can make some shiny props, you can get some serious cash. I know a few people who are making really nice props (without costing much) and turning around and selling them for a nice profit.
Costume commissions are a whole different beast however @_@
Well I took the swords out of the plastic wrap and they're RESIN casted not wood DX Wtfff I'm just going to paint the handle this color I got that's close enough and go with that. Geez wood =/= resin, people =_=
Our mom actually once said 'Oh, is that Chopper?' when my sis had a plush of him.. my jaw probably hit the ground..I..couldn 't believe she KNEW HIM BY NAME AND recognized him O___O HOLY CRAP!!!! But that's about it, everything else we have to explain to her XDD
LOL my mom does stuff like that sometimes. She recognizes stuff like Cactuar (and points out stuff if it somewhat looks like a cactuar XD) and Ponyo and she also knows what Chopper is now too xD
My mom has never said anything about it being a waste of money, I think she is just off in her own little world of cheesy romance novels and soap operas XD She cant complain about me liking something "weird" either XD I tried to get her to watch anime before but she gave up after 2 seconds. I think after we saw the first Pokemon movie way back when she totally gave up on it, she probably thought it was all like Pokemon and Digimon which she saw a lot of XD
I don't really tell my mom a lot about it, and she doesn't pry. I wish she would take more interest in it but she's not. She can be interested without being nosy and poke in my business all the time.
It works in my favor because I can get my mom to go pick up an anime or game or something that I could never get my grandma to do, she's not going to ask questions or comment about it (like Hellsing, if my grandma saw that she'd flip).
My grandma is the one who gripes about the money (because it's her money usually :P) being wasted, that I'm not going to like it forever (which might be the case someday), and even though she doesn't say it I don't think she likes me crossplaying. Way back in middle school she caught me looking at yaoi pictures and asked if I was a lesbian (right). I don't think she really trusts that I'm crossplaying because most of my favorite characters are guys and not because of other intentions. Maybe if I had more of my flaming fangirl moments around her she might let it go XDD
I did that in front of my mom once though and she was a bit horrified. I figured with my grandma it might be worse 
Thanks everyone :D
My mom loves being involved in her kids lifes….but my two brothers are too old now for her to be involved with. So she's found refuge in doing stuff with me since I'm the last kid she has XD I love it!! She's such a cool mom 8] My dad on the other hand...think my hobby is weird and a that I should find a hobby less expensive. He's not completely against it, but doesn't encourage it like my mom does.
@Cactus: YAY! THANK YOU FOR THE PICS! I had no good ones of me and Mihawk fighting... BAHHH the shitness of my sweater can be seen ARGGG -jumps off bridge- xD
Man..I'm hoping to get dressed up in cosplay this weekend and just..take pictures for no other reason than to JUST TAKE PICUTURES XDDDD My friend Serena's at Otakon and she's lonely ;; I'd SOOOOO BE THERE keeping her company if I could ;; wahhhhh
Ughhh all I have on the mind is cosplay. Maybe it's some sort of disease.. xDDD
Man..I'm hoping to get dressed up in cosplay this weekend and just..take pictures for no other reason than to JUST TAKE PICUTURES XDDDD My friend Serena's at Otakon and she's lonely ;; I'd SOOOOO BE THERE keeping her company if I could ;; wahhhhh
Ughhh all I have on the mind is cosplay. Maybe it's some sort of disease.. xDDD
the first step is admitting you have a problem lol
I don't even know what I want to work on I just want to work on something ;__; bawww
I don't even know what I want to work on I just want to work on something ;__; bawww
make me a samus aran cosplay. :D
Is that Samus from Metroid? xD
Damn it. Why can't next year come faster ;___; c'mon xDDD
I don't even know what I want to work on I just want to work on something ;__; bawww
A Gaimon cosplay. IT MUST BE DONE.
wanna make some foam bat wings for my friend, like they were selling at Akon. I'm suposed to be making some for my friend now, but i'm being lazy.
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A Gaimon cosplay. IT MUST BE DONE.
Someone stole my bit!:blink:
no way in hell I would cosplay Gaimon and disrespect him with my pasty white skin… he deserves to be cosplayed by someone with a more acurate skin tone.
Also... I seirously AM NOT THAT SHORT Dx I consider myself like Bege Capone height... I know everyone thinks he's super short but even if he was only 5 ft tall... he'd still be considered VERY SHORT for a man xD
Went to the London Film & Comics Con today, me and WiggyDee as Luffy and Sanji. Here's some Guitar Hero lulz if anyone's interested 8D
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I also got my hat signed by Vic Mignogna 8D
That..was..soo.. AMAZING.. god you guys make the most PERFECT Luffy and Sanji EVER XD OH MY GOD SOOOOOOO CUTE !!!! I could NEVER do that and look adorable EVER ;__; I am in awwww, you guys did ROCK IT!!! Sanji on Guitar..just.. OH GOD..faints
That was pretty cool. I'm still wondering why there was a fire extinguisher right next to the drums.
Okay so I'm cosplay Shaggy from scooby doo, Does anyone know where I could find bell bottom pants? (In either brown or white?) The thrift stores an option but anyone who knows cosplay knows its completley luck based…
Or any modification tricks for bellbottoms would be awesome as well!
Just incase anyone really doesnt know who I am talking about
Went to the London Film & Comics Con today, me and WiggyDee as Luffy and Sanji. Here's some Guitar Hero lulz if anyone's interested 8D
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I also got my hat signed by Vic Mignogna 8D
MELLLORINE! I know this probably isnt called for but you and your Sanji are so beautiful!
Also Vics a real nice guy, he wanted a picture with me when I cosplayed Junpei…I mean we kinda know each other personally through a friend but that doesnt change anything he is still nice.
also w00t for post 6000
That was 5,999! (Kidding. :p Put the foot down, dear~)
Anyways! Will anyone in here be attending Wizard World Chicago at all?
I may be for a day, not sure what I will be wearing though, if I'm lazy Sanji, if I fix it The comedian, and if its done Shaggy but these bell bottoms are illusive
Hey, your parents should be thanking their lucky stars you're into cartoons and not drugs or something. If they ever bother you about it, just ask them if they'd rather you spend it on getting high.
omg Eerie… my sis and I say that ALL THE TIME. Sometimes it feels like our mom would be more accepting if we were on drugs and got knocked up and were drunkards x__x;
is anime and cosplay and manga REALLY THAT BAD!?? there are WORSE THINGS =_=
Oh yeah, pregnancy, too. 16 year old with a baby or a 16 year old with a plastic sword between their teeth? Which is worse?
What do parents who disapprove of cosplay actually say? I mean, I guess I could understand if a parent saw their 13 year old going in one of Nami's bikini tops or something, there's definitely a limit to appropriateness, but I can't see how a parent could actually believe that cosplaying is wrong?
Also, I dug up another video from yesterday, this time some DDR lulz.
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Hey, your parents should be thanking their lucky stars you're into cartoons and not drugs or something. If they ever bother you about it, just ask them if they'd rather you spend it on getting high.
I told my parents that . . . their comeback was this
"If anime is just above doing drugs then it obviously isnt that good"
Okay so I'm cosplay Shaggy from scooby doo, Does anyone know where I could find bell bottom pants? (In either brown or white?) The thrift stores an option but anyone who knows cosplay knows its completley luck based…
I would go to a store that specifically sells pants (there aren't that many of them I'm sure so you'll have to hunt one down). I know places like The Gap and Old Navy sell bell bottom pants but I doubt they might be in white or brown. Especially now that its summer, pants besides nice slacks and jeans aren't really being advertised. I'd definately try Old Navy because they seem to have a greater variety of pant colors then The Gap.
Ohhh, well I know they sell WOMEN'S bell bottoms, I'm not ENTIRELY sure they sell those cuts in men's.
((and I LOVE your avvy btw, that is hilarious XDDD))
What do parents who disapprove of cosplay actually say? I mean, I guess I could understand if a parent saw their 13 year old going in one of Nami's bikini tops or something, there's definitely a limit to appropriateness, but I can't see how a parent could actually believe that cosplaying is wrong?
Loads of things. For most people it tends to be that it's a waste of money (money that could be in savings or going towards college or bills, etc.) or a waste of time doing something more "constructive" (and sometimes that word can be subjective, but parents think it could be time spent studying, working, etc.) Cosplay is a much healthier hobby then spending every free second in front of the TV or computer for sure.
Now as for cosplay being WRONG, obviously on a religious level some people will have a problem with the crossplay, applying to both genders. Crossdressing is seen as a form of homosexuality by some folks. They don't see it as girls dressing up as males because that's they're favorite character, and vice versa.
In series like One Piece that are ultimately male dominated, there's going to be crossplay all over the place. It doesn't help that in ALOT of anime/manga, the girls are dressed a little more hoochy then some of us would like, so girls opt to cosplay the male characters instead.
I would think parents would be more relieved the girl was dressing up as an anime guy rather then a hoochy girl but, whatever XD
For the bell bottoms, you can get a normal pair of pants and cut them up the side from the hem up about 8 inches, then add in a triangle of a similar color fabric. Actually, even if it doesn't match perfectly, contrasting bell bottom panels were stylish in the 70s too :P
well, then again, there are poeple out there who don't want their kids watching harry potter for religious reasons.
also, maybe it has to do with the perception that it's childish? I remember, when I was in high school, it was in to have those stuffed animal book bags, but my dad was highly embarrassed that I had one.
Meh, I really won't get started on my views of religion incase I offend anyone who actually gives a damn about it xD
Right now for some reason 'skinny' jeans are in, which I think is the most.. UNFLATERING thing a women can wear. I mean..unless you have long, elegant beautiful perfect legs that are shaped like long pencils, you should NEVER EVER EVER wear skinny legged jeans. Right now is a REALLY TERRIBLE time to be looking for any kind of jeans, boots, things that won't be in season for a month or two. Just wait if you can, you'll be able to find something surely. And also..good luck on male bell bottoms, I don't know of any x_x;
Skinny jeans are for girls with no curves. They need the tightness to accent what little curvage they have, for anyone else it's going to make their legs look unflatteringly big.
I don't even think they make bell bottoms for guys, atleast right now. I think other guys would see a guy who wore them as questionable XD
MAYBE you could get some pants with a boot cut that are a little too long and a bit large and then get them tailored to fit your legs and waist minus the bottom of the pant.
captain usopp: I'm sure a lot of parents think its a childish waste of time. I would never compare it to halloween (that seems so lazy, lol) but that's what dressing up is usually related to >_<
Man, one time my sis, me, our friend Charli and her ex we all went to a park here in our town. Of COARSE we went in One Piece, I dressed as Sanji, Charli dressed as Zoro, we had a Luffy and then my sis was Usopp. We were dressed..SEMI-normal..but..going to a park dressed up when it's NOT Halloween? Yeah..we got stares big time xD LOL It was fun, I miss doing spontaneous cosplay just for the hell of it. I'm hoping when we move down to Texas we can get some of our friends to do it with us, that is if they're still into cosplay in a couple of years xDDD
YAY PROGRESS. I CAN'T WAIT FOR COMIC CON. Mostly because I can relax and have fun and see friends. No Masquerade, no last minute late nights anymore cause my stuff is pretty much DONE 
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Anyone remember the Wonder Twins? The girl turns into animals and the guy turns into… a bucket of water LOL
So I haz a bucket. A bucket of AWESOME FACE.
Here's reference for what it's supposed to be:
And I'm so happy with how the Robin top/pants turned out. I literally have only SCRAPS left of the fabric, not enough to even make pants pockets. But yay it worked out pretty good. And I will have comfy shoes too
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DAMN IROHA..you make me want to work out AND COSPLAY OH MY GOD DX!!!!!! You appear to make such a great Robin xD I don't know why you block out your face though, I'm sure many people around here wish I'd block mine out but I'm not XD Ahahaahah I love Shabondy Robin soo much! I love Shabondy Nami too..why does she have to wear Ass shorts?? WHY D; I wanna cosplay that Nami but until I have lyposuction which is NEVER happening I'll NEVER show that much leg… EVER.
Ironically, I lost some weight due to AX from stressing and not eating well :P I can't say I'd recommend it. Working out is good though! When con season winds down I want to get back into regular workouts.
And the awesome face is cause I really needed some makeup and the awesome face is faster and awesomer.
Okay, my sis found these pics of us someone took and because I'm in a super duper super duper did I say super duper cosplay mode, here they are xD Don't look if you don't want to see myself as Nami, and my sis as Luffy though. Although I gotta say, we dont' look half bad xD
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Ahaha I wish I could SMILE instead of SMIRK. Damn you you god damn villians I always cosplay. Damn you Spandam, damn you Bellamy, damn all of you. My sis makes a really decent Luffy, which is funny cause when I cosplayed him I sucked, but my sis looks great XD
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Luffy's like 'Where's the nearest food place?? I'm HUNGRY!!!!!' and Nami's like 'god damn it Luffy.. pose.. for the picture!!!!' xDDD
!I know my sis HATES this pic, but I'm actually smiling in it, so I wanted to post it ;___; I have found out I should wear EVEN MORE MAKE-UP as Nami whenever I cosplay her again, eye liner, SOMETHING, and also..dont' pose like this unless I shrink my arms. I look like I have a hump in my back. With all that said, it's not a half bad pic xD
AND NOW I WANNA COSPLAY EVEN MORE OMFG
And Iroha, don't worry soo much xD You look fine! But I know how everyone looks at themselves and want to improve, GOD I KNOW THAT FEELING SOOOOOOOOOOOOO WELL O_____O I just found like.. 8 fitness books in my room while cleaning. I think it's more like 10. HOT DAMN… that's a LOT xD
Lol, so I'm pretty much making Marionettes for my Doflamingo cosplay and I can't decide which two characters I want to manipulate. Any suggestions? Originally I wanted to do Luffy with one stretchable arm and the 2nd one is Zoro with the 3 swords.
I dunno they all sound sooo cute DX!!! GREAT idea though.. hot damn I hope Doflamingo gets to fuck people up soon O____O
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