redbrunja: (Connected (Inara/Mal))
redbrunja ([personal profile] redbrunja) wrote2008-07-21 09:15 pm

Cosplay Help

The situation:

My room is a disaster area, I have a million emails to answer and I open tomorrow. Upside, I finally have the chance to run errands. Downside, I have an hour to get everything organized for said errands tomorrow.

So, flist, your mission, should you choose to accept it.....

Link me to pictures of Karrin, with good images of her outfit. (I'm thinking she's a good candidate for thrift store cosplay.)

Also, does Rin from Black Cat have one, distinctive outfit, or it her recognizable piece of attire her heart necklace?

Does anyone know how to get good glasses that look like prescription but aren't? For reasonable prices?

Does anyone know of other red heads in anime? (Besides Gojyo)

Speaking of everyone's favorite kappa, does anyone have hints on where I can find leather/fake leather pants and coats should the thrift store fail me?
ext_12512: Hinoe from Natsume Yuujinchou, elegant and smirky (STS Suki come-hither)

[identity profile] smillaraaq.livejournal.com 2008-07-22 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Any particular style of glasses? That might help narrow it down some.

And are you looking for male or female redheads, or just redheads in general? ;)

(Oooh, and does that last question mean you're back to thinking of a Gojyo cross-cosplay? If so, huzzah for more cute girl!Gojyos!)

While we're on the subject of cosplay, I don't suppose you or any of the cosplayers you know have ever done anything with liquid latex? I'm growing increasing obsessed with planning a Mononoke cosplay, and for the most part the clothes, wig, etc. would all be very easy to make or procure...but doing the no-face mask and making it look good, that could be tricky. I have some ideas involving stretch fabric and latex to give it more of a skinlike texture, but I've never actually worked with the stuff myself.

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2008-07-22 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
solace_adrift has a bunch of shots of her, below.

And I'm looking for redheads in general, preferably female, though.

And I was thinking of not doing cross play - but it really depends on how flat I can bind my chest, whether I look like girl!Gojyo or just Gojyo.

And I have no idea if anyone on my flist has done anything with liquid latex. I can ask if you want.
ext_12512: Hinoe from Natsume Yuujinchou, elegant and smirky (tayuu: paths of desire)

[identity profile] smillaraaq.livejournal.com 2008-07-22 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, those look like a pretty basic cat-eye frame in plastic. You can quite probably find cheap reading glasses in a drugstore with much that shape -- just get the weakest prescription they have and look over them as much as possible. Or check eBay for cheap used pairs.

Redheads other than the kappa, preferably female? Well, hmmm, Rei from Dirty Pair, girl-form Ranma from Ranma 1/2, Yoko from 12 Kingdoms/Juuni Kokki, Ed from Cowboy Bebop, Aya from Weiss Kreusz (male, but girly-pretty), Touga from Revolutionary Girl Utena (ditto), Juri from the same series (drawn with orange hair, which I would tend to parse as a light red/strawberry blonde sort of shade on a real live human), Queen Beryl from Sailor Moon, Lina Inverse from Slayers, Ahiru from Princess Tutu, Ayame from Inuyasha, Houlan from Saiyuki Requiem and that other hanyou chick, whatsherface from Gunlock (great simple outfit!)...TV Tropes is bound to get you a ton more likely names.

And if you don't mind asking around, that'd be cool -- I'm sure you know a lot more active cosplayers than me. :)

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2008-07-23 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, good ideas. And I had no idea that there were so many redheads. And I'd forgotten all the chick hanyous.

And I posted a query about the liquid latex. Hopefully someone will bite.
ext_12512: Hinoe from Natsume Yuujinchou, elegant and smirky (STS Suki come-hither)

[identity profile] smillaraaq.livejournal.com 2008-07-23 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, there's bound to be tons more -- I just went with a bunch from series that I've followed myself or were big faves of friends. Hunt through TV Tropes or Wikipedia or something and I'm sure you'll find squillions more characters.

And thanks! *crosses fingers*

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
*crosses fingers too*

Also, I got your gift AND OH MY GOD! Both my mother and I were reading that porn for women and laughing hysterically. I adore that lip balm, and those stickers? So true. So very, very true.

*squishes you insanely hard*
ext_12512: Hinoe from Natsume Yuujinchou, elegant and smirky (Cheeky little devil)

[identity profile] smillaraaq.livejournal.com 2008-07-24 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Bwa-ha-ha! I saw that in a stationery store a couple of months ago and thought "oh man, I need to get this for Red the next time a birthday or holiday rolls around". With your domestic-Hakkai fetish, I thought it would be a source of much glee. Glad to see I called that one right. XD

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2008-07-25 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. Especially considering where I'm working now.