/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10093009
Pot, meet kettle. what an odd is doing is making mountains out of a molehill. Taking effort isn't hard and he's trying to make it seem bigger than it is.

>>10093475
Hey hey. Where you from?

>>10094140
The first thing to do is to not think of it as a costume, but as clothing. The best way to look the part is to be the part.

>Layers

Think about how people dress today and historically. Things really haven't changed, in that you wear layers of clothing that each have purpose. You have your underwear, such as socks, underwear, and undershirt, which protect the rest of your clothing from your body soil and sweat. On top of this, you wear your outerwear: pants, shirt, Etc. On top of that, you have your situational overwear, which is used to protect your clothing and yourself from the outside environment like a hat when it's sunny, a sweater when it's cold, or a jacket when it's raining. Most larpers only wear a single layer of outerwear, if that. How would your character dress if it was real?

>Accessories

Once you have your clothing, you really need to get down your characters accessories and tools they need in life. a key here, is that these items have purpose, in more than just an aesthetic standpoint. How are they carrying their goods if they don't have pockets? How are they holding up or blousing out their clothing? What items do they carry out of decoration or habit and why? do everything you can to avoid wearing too many belt flags and icons that are obvious game symbols, because it makes you look like a formula 1 racer with ads on them.

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