/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Posted this in the wrong spot, whoops.

I'm going to be cosplaying as Bridget (Guilty Gear) in March of next year, and I'm wondering how to go about doing the props. I'm working with a seamstress to get the habit, headdress, shirt, cuffs/cuff links, and gloves done. I need to get the shoes, golden crosses on the cufflinks, and the props (the large yo-yo and the handcuff...thing, around his waist) done, but I have literally no idea how to go about doing any of these. I do know that in-game, the shoes function as roller blades, so maybe I could start with a pair of those Heelies or whatever, then paint over them?

Help is appreciated!

So, I'm going to be cosplaying for the first time in March of next year, and I've got a good bit of it planned out. I'm going to be cosplay as Bridget (Guilty Gear). I've found a seamstress to design the majority of the outfit (The habit, headdress, "shirt", cuffs/cufflinks, and gloves, specifically).

The things that she can't cover are: The golden crosses on the cuff links, the shoes, the shorts (just gonna get black biker shorts anyway), and the props. I'd like to bring at least one of the props, either the giant yo-yo or the handcuff...belt...what have you.

With that said, I have no clue how to go about getting any of this done at all, and I'm a tiny bit overwhelmed in trying to figure it out, so I came here to ask for help.

The only thing I can think of for the shoes is to get a hold of some of those Heely things or whatever, paint them white, then do a paint job to make them look similar to the character's shoes. I'd love it if I could manage to make/get a functioning giant yo-yo, and I can only imagine it'd just be a matter of taking a yo-yo and just making one of a larger scale with a lot more string?

Tl;dr: Gonna cosplay as Bridget, have some of the outfit done, need help with shoes and props, and help is definitely appreciated.

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