/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>first hear about conventions after discovering cosplay in 2008
>oh hey there's one 30 minutes away from me this year!
>in about 2 months
>I must cosplay
>look online for ideas
>see Guilmon fursuit, fall in love
>I must cosplay THIS
>zero sewing experience
>zero fursuit experience
>let's do this
>recruit help of mom and sister
>manage to cobble together a fursuit head in a VERY weird system
>made oversized shoe things
>mom helps with bodysuit
>ends up looking like onesie in a time where onesies were only for babies
>idgaf let's go to the con
>at location, "I can't walk in these", end up abandoning shoes for normal sneakers
I had a shitload of fun, and kudos to the people who managed to recognise me, but holy fuck was I out of my league with it. on top of that I REALLY should have known better at the age I was.
To round off and because I actually managed to find one:
>pic very related