33 Cosplay Struggles That Drive Creators Crazy
As Australia's cons and cosplay scene continue to grow, with more and more people embracing their fandoms and nerding out, I was curious to find out more about what it really takes to stay in costume all day.
"Justifying spending hundreds of dollars — trips to Bunnings, Spotlight, every trip is at least 100 bucks. Swallowing that, when we get nothing out of it other than a bit of fun."
"As you're making it, you've got to solve all the problems, whether it be creative — how it's going to look, how things are going to line up — and learning new skills. Sewing, something I'd never done before, a skill I don't have, gotta learn it for this. Finishing 3D prints — [have to] learn what works and what doesn't. It's fun, it's stressful." — Jacob McCredie as John Helldiver
"The spanx, but maybe that's just coming from someone who's actually wearing them."
"Ordering food, they can't hear me most of the time but I appreciate all the work they do."
— Sushipool Cosplay as Deadpool
"Getting the courage to put yourself out there [and] stay in character."
— Bea and Shawn as The Lorax (x2)
"The construction of the outfit"
— Jacob as Alpha Legionnaire
"My shoulders get sore when I cosplay for some reason, it mainly happens when I carry weapons..."
"Either that, or the hair can get a little bit itchy."— Caleb as Ultra Ego Vegeta
"The heat [and] putting [the costume] on."
— Beau the Husky
"The wigs always fall off."
"I actually wanted to do a wig today but I didn't have the bobby pins nor the skill to put on the hair net, it just kept falling off." — Carmen as Maki
"Moving around."
"For me, it's making sure you have a cosplay that is navigable around the convention and make sure you're not accidentally hitting anyone. With this giant axe it's a little bit hard but you know...the things we do for the things we love." — Leora as Kikoru Shinomiya
"The planning process and getting all the materials required for a cosplay."
"I think it's the first step, honestly. Deciding to just go outside in this is pretty rough."
"Other than that, it's fine." — Manasavi as Gear Five Luffy
"Being inside the costume for eight hours."
— Bunny Rabbit
"It's very expensive and time consuming."
"Even though its just pants, it like a $200 costume. The working out and stuff, that also costs a lot." — Nelson as Ultra Instinct Goku
"Public transport."
— Britt as Lucy Heartfilia
"The preparation to make sure everything flows together as one nice piece."
"Planning ahead to make sure everything is done before schedule." — Michael and Anita as DIO Stand/The World
"The dedication to get started. I can't really get [out]."
— Kevin as RX-78-4 Gundam
"A couple of hours in the wig and the fatigue of the day."
"The excitement kinda gets you through it." — Chloe S as Sophie
"Painting — you have to wait for it to dry, it takes a lot of time."
— Maricris as Reze
"The stamina."
"I feel like I'm coming along with age now so it's really, really difficult for me to stay in cosplay for a long time but other than that it's really fun. I really enjoy it." — Kanon as Saber
"Putting on the wig — with a lot of characters the wig is the make-or-break-it part. It makes a lot of characters recognisable."
"If you can put the wig on, it's what matters the most." — Murtaza as Naoyo Zenin
"It's contact lenses."
"I have my friend put them in and out and it's a five minute process every time." — Denzel as Choso
"With making a crochet cosplay, it's making the crochet work with you."
"A lot of the time you don't have a pattern. Like with normal cosplay, it's trying to figure out how to make the character accurate but also trying to figure out how to make that in the real world." — Shelsea as Fizzarolli
"Learning how to style wigs, especially to do it well."
"It's taken me four years to get to this point. It takes a lot of practise." — Ebeff as Vi
"Just starting it was pretty hard because I didn't know what I was doing."
"Sewing is really hard."
"Wig styling is the most diffcult — lots of practise, lots of practise and YouTube videos and TikTok Videos, they'll help you out." — Grace as Dante
"I don't have hair as long as Dr Ratio, having a wig and hair in my face is annoying but you get used to it."
"Getting the outfit prepared is the hardest."— Kieran as Dr Ratio
"Acting would be the hardest [part] — staying in character all day."
— Chris Wermert as Taro Sakomoto
"The fear of being seen and finding the confidence to get started."
— Angeline as Super Saiyan Vegeta
"Not procrastinating — sometimes I'm like 'I should test this out tonight' and then I don't do it."
"I hate wig styling but I've gotten better at it."— Jade as Misato
"The fine details."
— Eden as Barbatos Lupus Rex
"The wig making, that's always the last minute thing for me."
— Jordan as Nelliel Tu
"The tedious nature behind getting a 3D print ready. Sometimes it feels like your fingers are about to fall off."
And finally, "The wig — I'm very much a perfectionist so I like every part to be very detailed."
— Lily as Marcille Dark Version
What are your cosplaying gripes?
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