For questions about designing and creating costumes, whether it's for plays, special events, games or cosplay. Questions may be about techniques or materials to use for the intended effect or function of the costume.
Questions tagged [costume-design]
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How can you make a costume with opaque eye covers?
Basically, my question is: is it possible to make a real life costume in which the eyes of the person wearing it are fully covered with opaque material but the person can still see through it, and if it is possible, how can you do it?
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How can I make this costume mouth open and close?
I am going to dress up as Beaker from the Muppets for Halloween. For those unfamiliar with the Muppets he looks like this:
Basically I need to make a large mask/helmet that will fit over my head. The overall construction would be fairly simple…
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Can wigs be made by hand?
My anime-loving daughter and her friend are attempting a couple of cosplay creations for some convention in the fall. I'm a fairly competent seamstress, so have offered guidance and help with designing the clothes.
However, both girls "need" wigs to…
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Making a telescope for a pirate costume
I am making a pirate outfit. I need to make a simple spyglass for it. I am opting for no sew but if I have to I will sew stuff I need for the outfit. This isn't for Halloween, just for fun and I like pirates so.
I only have cardboard and paper and…
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In Need of Advice for Making a DIY S'mores Costume
I am planning to make a DIY S'mores costume, and I was wondering if anyone had advice on what spray paint color would match the color of a graham cracker. Any input and or advice regarding this would be much appreciated! Thanks so much!
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