~Cosplay and Costuming~

Cosplayers    Supplies    Information    Miscellaneous

Cosplayers

Cosplay Lab- Another site that features many cosplayers

American Cosplay Paradise- Another cosplay collection, but this time it's just for girls ^ ^

Firefly Path- Really beautiful costumes with amazing attention to detail O_o

Anime Bell- If you've been to a con anywhere in the South, you've probably seen Anna May ^_^

Lunatic Dingo- Some really nice Star Wars costumes, and lots of artwork

Kawaii Gemini- A 'lil cosplay group that was very helpful to me in finding the materials for my Julia costume. Thanks guys!

Studio of Masquerade Arts- Cosplay group that specializes in Final Fantasy

The Den of Sarcasm- Costumes, artwork, tips and tricks, and helpful links.

PikminLink- Lovely costumes, but most well-known for her Link costumes

Paper Wings- Cosplay group that also has a great wings tutorial and other helpful tips

Charmed Seed- More excellent costumes

Lynleigh- Cute site with lots of Sailor Moon cosplay and helpful tutorials on Sailor Moon costumes

Bunny Beth- Still more costumes

Supplies- Fabrics & Notions

 
Denver Fabrics- A nice all-around site for sewing needs. Fabric tends to be cheaper here, especially the specialty fabrics.

Stretch House- You may want to check here if you're looking for some type of stretch fabric

Fashion Fabrics Club- Various fabrics and patterns

Dazian Fabrics- Dazian specializes in flame retardant, wide-width fabrics for all your designing needs. Also sells Wonderflex and fosshape

Distinctive Fabrics- Evocative, quality cloth - the essential building block to the perfect garment, costume, curtains, or craft project

Spandex House- Spandex House carries Nylon Lycra®, Cotton Lycra®, Stretch Metallic, Stretch Holograms, Slinky, Stretch Velvet, Sheer Mesh, Sheer Illusion, Sufflex etc.

Sy Fabrics- Resource for unusual prints, furs and stretchable fabrics

Fabric Direct- Carries a wide range of fabrics from basic broadcloth to wet-look vinyl

Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan- Offers a variety of quality fabrics, trims, patterns and accent items for historical and SCA style garb

Nancy's Notions- Good site for general/specialty sewing supplies if you can't find it in a store

Farthingales- Costume and corset supplies, patterns, and hoop steel as well as findings

I Can Help Sew- Sells sewing machines, embroidery machines, sergers, embroidery software, sewing machine feet and lots of other sewing accessories

Cheeptrims.com- Wholesale lace and trim with over 3,000 products

ZipperStop- Carries zippers, boning, and other notions at decent prices

Supplies- Shoes

Maya Shoes- A site with unusual shoes and boots that you may find useful for your cosplay

Snaz75- Even more shoes for your cosplay pleasure

Electrique Boutique- more shoes for your database

Beverly Heels- and still more shoes

Retro Diva- shoes again

Joe's Shoe Service- Carries Nu-Life spray on leather dye

Supplies- Other

Ragdoll Weave Co.- This is where I got my extensions to make Sailor Moon tails and my hair for restoring My Little Ponies (Pro Silky).

Doctored Locks- Another resource for synthetic hair extensions.

Amphigory- High-quality wigs at reasonable prices. This is generally where I get my base wigs for cosplay.

Enchanted Hearth- Beautiful wings for renaissance festivals and the like

Elves of Aradan- Prosthetics, Jewelry and Fairy Wings all in one place!

FX Warehouse- Good source for any prosthetics or special effects makeup you may be looking for

Hightower Crafts- Prosthetics, weapons, costumes, clasps, armour and more

Crafts, Etc- Nice all-around resource for crafting & sewing supplies

Hobbylinc- Source for general hobby supplies, including airbrushing

CosWorx- Shoes, wigs, makeup, and even a few items for your BJD friends.

cosplaysupplies- All-around source for costume supplies, also carries Wonderflex

Lee Valley Tools- Their pushknife is great for shaping sword blades, and they have lots of other handy woodworking tools as well

Fire Mountain Gems- FMG has all the tools, chains, clasps, beads, pendants and whatever else you may need for making jeweled accessories

Harlequin Beads & Jewelry- A lot like Fire Mountain

WigJig- Beads, tools and jewelry-making supplies

Smooth-On- liquid rubbers and plastics of all different types, great for many costuming applications

TAP Plastics- Sheets and rolls of plastic along with casting resin and many other plastic products

Rainbow Feathers- feather supplier who sells by the pound

Wild Ginger- the largest publisher of custom apparel pattern drafting software in the world

Sheer Temptation- wide range of stockings in all colors and styles

Fantasy Props- This is the guy who made my Witch Hunter Robin pendant.  I can't speak for his other props personally, but if they're anything like the pendant, they must be good.

Tandy Leather Factory- Just about anything you could ever need for leatherwork. I get my Eco-Flo dye here.

Information

Amethyst Angel- Amythyst has a lot of tutorials for armor and accessory making

Costuming.org- A site dedicated to all genres of costuming

International Costumers' Guild- An affiliation of amateur, hobbyist, and professional costumers dedicated to the promotion and education of costuming as an art form in all its aspects.

The Costumer's Manifesto- An indispensable resource for everything to do with costuming

Milieux- Costuming sources for historical, science fiction & fantasy costumers

Alley Cat Scratch- Lots of different kinds of costumes and tutorials. Check out their LOTR stuff!

Cosplay/Anime Costuming and Masquerade Links- Looking for pictures from that con you went to? This is a good place to start.

Armour Archive- Excellent source for authentic armor patterns, useful when trying to create your own out of modern materials as well

Penwiper Unlimited- Has a craft foam armor tutorial under the cosplay section

Fabric Info and Facts- Information on caring for, dyeing, identifying, and sewing different types of fabric

Sewing.org- The Home Sewing Association is a not-for-profit trade organization comprised of business members who support and promote the home sewing industry

SavvySeams- Free original sewing patterns and projects

Threads- Good all-around source for sewing, design, embellishing and quilting information

Replica Prop Forum- Probably the best place to go for any prop questions you may have. They also have a costuming section.

Pattern Review- Compiled reviews about patterns, sewing machines, stores, etc.

Wizard Uniform Resource- collection of links to sites which provide various pieces for Harry Potter costumes

Miscellaneous

Katie Bair's Art Emporium & Petting Zoo- Katie has a little bit of everything, but the main attractions are her styled wigs. Very helpful wig tutorials as well

Nezumi's Cosplay Shoppe- Nezumi makes some very beautiful costumes. 

Facing Costumes and Props- Has some really nice examples of armor made mostly from plastic, and they do commissions

Primal Visions Design Studio- The main focus seems to be masks, but they also do props. Also, check out their animatronic angel wings

Genki Gang- Can't go to a convention without seeing one of these

Very Merry Seamstress- Beautiful Renaissance clothing and even a few movie costumes

Todd's Costumes- If I were rich, I'd buy his complete Xena outfit because it is superb

Costume Armour, Inc.- the world's leading custom armour studio producing authentically styled, highly durable, Greco-Roman, Gothic, Elizabethan and Fantasy theatrical armour

Cosmates- Pre-made clothing in school girl, lolita, maid and anime styles

Jongleur Cosplay- Cosplay accessories and cute little hand-made figurines

Wizard Ties- The best place to get your high-quality Harry Potter ties

JBOX- Carries Japanese cosplay/lolita magazines such as Cosmode, Gothic and Lolita Bible and many others. Also carries school uniforms, t-shirts, artbooks and tons of other goodies

Facing Costumes and Props- Unique plastic armor and props