the trick to cosplaying isn't to be EXACTLY precise
its to get a very close approximation that tricks everyone looking at it into thinking its EXACTLY precise
I can second this. My favorite, go-to cosplay is Felicity Smoak from the CW's
Arrow. My cosplay is just an amalgamation of random things I've found here and there that resemble things she's worn in the show. Nothing is precise, but the cut of the dress I wear is similar (and also hundreds of dollars cheaper than the crap she actually wears), and I have some Felicity-esque jewelry. I get recognized a
lot at conventions as Felicity even though she's never officially worn anything I wear when cosplaying as her. The only thing I have that's the same are the glasses frames (albeit with a much stronger prescription, if the actress even wears prescription lenses at all with how many times she removes them during the course of the show, jfc) which I somehow managed to track down, but before I found them, people still recognized my cosplay even with my horn-rimmed glasses that you can see in my avatar. Also, make-up helps... a
lot. You can have the best cosplay clothing pieces in the world, but if your make-up isn't at least making an attempt to resemble the character, it can detract from the overall look.
Some upcoming cosplays I'm going to be doing are:
- Bernadette Rostenkowski from
The Big Bang Theory
- Black Canary from
Justice League: Unlimited
- Felicity Smoak (again, but my friend is going as Shado next con with my boyfriend as Deathstroke and his friend as Shirtless Arrow, so it'll rock!)
- OC Traveler from the PS3 Game,
Journey (this will be the first cosplay I completely make by hand, and I am stoked!)
I actually have a list of roughly forty-or-so characters that I want to cosplay as, not including the various outfits several wear. I also want to learn how to make wigs work with my ridiculously long hair... I may have to cut it, but I'm resisting for as long as possible.