Zentai thread?
>>8927683
Whose going?
Cosplay lineups?
Tips for first time goers?
etc.
I'm wearing only J-fashion to this con and it's my first time going. How's the j-fashion scene here?
Also, the Disney guests that are coming seem amazing!
Still trying to decide wether to drive down to GA for momo or drive 10min into Raleigh for AZ. Anyone been to both? I've only been to AZ for a couple years.
>>8926964
J-fashion scene is small. There's not really a lot of content there, but maybe that'll change this year. I only saw a handful of lolitas last year.
Let's talk conventions... that you know are going to go horribly wrong the moment you lay eyes upon them.
And I'm not talking succesful cons that suddenly had epic drama and had to quit in their 5th year. I mean cons that underperformed or flat out died from the get-go.
Yes, I'm talking Dashcon levels of fail.There's too many cons in the world for it to be the only one to fall flat on it's face!
I think Newcon still falls in this category.
Having watched this thing from conception I'm surprised that thing is still limping along. Probably thanks to the staff members that arent Mike or his gang of fools, and to those that keep that thing alive color me actually impressed.
Dashcons problem was honestly that they aimed to high to fast. Having read a lot of the logs from people involved along the way (and most of whom stepped out when they realized where shit was heading) they didnt know enough about how to run a con, and decided to aim for a big con from the get go. Cons gro. You dont go to the super fancy expensive hotel your first year. You settle for renting out a smaller place of half of a bigger place and know you'll grow as your numbers, audience, and finances grow. They wanted a big con year one and didnt have the attendance or money to do it.
Omni-con in Cookeville, TN on April 2nd (this weekend).
>(accidently?) stole name from convention in Texas
>only 42 "goings" on their fb event
>not responding to emails
>someone on fb had to ask if they were a real convention
And they are claiming this is their second year- something I personally wouldn’t brag about with those stats...
Nijicon is a convention that exists but either has no advertising budget at all or something is going horribly wrong.
I hear the shit show is worse this year with them not mailing out badges in time for those that paid for that option. Can anyone confirm this fuckery?
>>8916660
I bought mailed badges on black friday. Still haven't received them. Con starts next friday.
I'm not going to be able to go this year anyway due to a work conflict. Although I'm guessing that I might have actually dodged a bullet by not going. I was almost dreading it due to the lack of info and they are still in the Sheraton which was crowded af last year not to mention the 1 hr lines to get into the big events. Luckily I've already got plans for a couple of other cons and made sure there won't be any problems with work.
I can't wait to see all the shit that goes down on here during the con.
>>8916796
I paid for mine the day after the con ended last year when they were super cheap. Still haven't gotten mine in the mail. Someone claims they saw the guy who's over them basically say he'd get to them after his spring break was over.
>>8917179
That doesn't surprise me one bit. The MTAC team has just seemed lazy this year from guest announcements to the badges. I won't be ordering tickets early next year. I'm going to wait to find out if it will be this big of a clusterfuck next year.
I want to see all the cute shit everyone's received!
>tfw doing my bills to figure out how much i can overspend on giftees
i love spending money holy fuck stop me
>>8872407
>everyone's received
Oh anon, we have till the end of the month to send our gifts, no? I'm not done yet.
I'm a little concerned my giftee didn't get my package. It days it was delivered, but to the wrong town.
Show us all those cringy products from Etsy, Storenvy, eBay, FB sales, etc.
>>8899950
I know their city's slogan is "Keep Austin Weird," but this is just crazy
>>8899952
What's the deal with that slogan? A ton of cities use it now.
OP here, dumping some stuff.
Last thread: >>8802189
> Cosplay Masterpost: http://pastebin.com/ekZP1fhg
- Tutorials and links that can help with Homestuck cosplays. Refer to it if you need help. Any contributions welcome.
> Crunchy Cosplay List: http://i.imgur.com/Yp1XFFe.jpg
- A list of suggested Homestuck cosplayers to follow and check out, as they have great cosplays and some also have good tutorials on their blogs.
To discuss:
> What's one last HS cosplay you want to do before the comic ends?
> What do you think HS cosplay will be like after the comic ends?
>>8871341
(just fyi thats the outdated version of the list in the op. not a big issue i guess since its mostly the same)
> What's one last HS cosplay you want to do before the comic ends?
the one im doing now!
> What do you think HS cosplay will be like after the comic ends
i wana see some new outfits! dave's coment about wearing normal outfits post sburb gave me some hope. but i doubt we'll get any to be real.
>>8871389
>>8871341
I believe this is the most recent version, but VM asked to be removed and this isn't updated to reflect that.
Larp thread, standard procedure
previous thread in autosage as usual
>>8914681
Yeah i have shoulders and full arms now, hoping the gauntlets will arrive this week, then im starting with leg armour.
>>8927837
I still think that leg armour is overhyped. Then again I use polearms, so there is that
im also re-enacting so i need it, but ill use my re enactment armour in larp.
The "stop sending us bonus offers after we just spent all our money on the last one" edition.
>>8926310
At least they had that 15 off 75 yesterday for some actual discount and not eBay bucks
>>8926310
>Spent $30 late last night.
>Wake up to this.
I fucking knew this was going to happen.
I saw a 78$ shipping incl. Jewelry Jelly OP in sax blue this morning.
I swear if there is a bitch who dare to buy it before i come home i will find her and punch her
Previous draw thread >>8888439
>All J-fash styles (lolita, mori, otome, gyaru, deco, etc.) are welcome!
>Cosplay is discouraged, because then it's basically fanart of your character.
>Please provide your best photos.
>Artists: it's not a bad idea to just sign your work
>Selfposters: When giving credit, it's a good idea to refer to the art as a freebie or commission, NOT fanart.
>Helpful critique is acceptable, insults and taunts are not.
>You should actually be wearing your coord, not "Draw me in X!"
>Have fun!
Reminder to all gulls that this thread only works if artwork is contributed too and to thank the artists for drawing you and credit them if you repost their art.
>>8923990
could some people please post themselves in cute jfash rather than lolita? i'm terrible at drawing dresses
>>8924045
this, or more non-print (or simple print) dresses?
A release nobody asked for edition
Old general >>8931798
Bodyline >>8921303
Taobao >>8935588
ebay >>8926310
Aliexpress >>8897809
Pricecheck >>8934168
Coord help >>8936569
Dreamdresses >>8898845
CoF thread >>8935366
Otome-kei >>8869640
Draw thread >>8923990
Shhh, have some respect. Easter has passed so as you can see from the little wings on the animals, these are the little dead bunnies and lambs who are now angels.
that fucking font though... keep reading it as holy cheater
Do you think the AP designers know that their designs are failing? Almost all of the new print series still have main pieces in stock, and I don't know about Japan but it seems like a lot of us are disappointed with the quality of the recent dresses
Thanks, art-anon edition
old thread >>8889745
>>8903282
>not in larger sizes
I'll be forever salty
>>8903566
Seems like custom printed larger sized stockings aren't popular enough for print shops to offer them. The only way getting those done would be hiring a factory and this isn't an option unless you can sell thousands.
Old thread is in autosage >>8934771
Try to keep it /cgl/ related.
>>8940073
Let me be the first one in the thread to say kek
>been chubby for a while
>run a cosplay page for myself so i'm used to dumbass comments
>negative comments on my weight never really bothered me
>want to cosplay a bunch of characters that show midriff so decide to lose weight- hoping for a flat tummy by summer
>losing weight now by eating smaller portions and working out more
>now comments on my weight just piss me the hell off
"did you lose weight? you look prettier anon!"
"wow, you're kinda chubby, if you lost weight you'd look so much better"
"lmao are you pregnant? gross!"
someone even linked me a photo of me when I first started cosplaying and said "you were so pretty here, you should get at this weight again" ....in that photo I was malnourished..
I don't know what it is about losing weight that makes the comments feel a lot worse. I'm trying my best and it makes me feel like all my hard work is for nothing
>making Panty's gun
>finish the paper template
>it's a foot too long
How did I even do this? What a digital dummy.
Without beating a dead horse about replicas, let's talk about how to spot them.
I noticed replicas having a higher quality, so it's really hard to spot them.
Let's share some examples on how to spot certain replicas, like mismatched lace, washed out prints or cut-off borders.
Everyone always posts this as the example, which is just about the only one I know of that can even pass. With the rest, it's pretty obvious and I have not noticed any new others 'of higher quality' examples, please?
>>8938021
This one you can tell on sight because of the lace, the quality of the bodice ribbon, the skirt gathers and the difference in fullness of the waist bow. If you examine them side by side instead of just seeing one or the other worn, the zippers and lining differ slightly also.
>>8938039
Aside from not being flocky(or so I've heard) the Holy Lantern replica looks pretty 'decent'?
All questions go here for anything!
Old thread: >>8910564
So I am planning a Nana Komatsu cosplay with a friend who is going to be Nana Osaki. Hachi wears lots of different outfits throughout the series, tending to gear towards modern 50s inspired clothing. She has a lot of very detailed clothes with lots of patterns and then some very simple clothes. Im going for simple. I was curious about what this layout looks like so far. She's known for not matching pinks in the series, so not all my pinks match for that purpose. Im kind of sticking to pink, white, and gold with pearl and gold accents for jewelry. I didn't add in bracelets and stuff because I figured thats self explanatory.
Any critique would be greatly appreciated!
>>8927603
Or even this pink dress. http://www.ebay.com/itm/222033362351?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&var=520898680288&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Anyone know good sites for wigs in the UK?
