/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>6808136
That would be me...

>>6808137
It's alright, but I'm not sure if it's worth that much. I think the skirt definitely needs some work. The corset part looks pretty nice, though.

>>6808136
That skirt looks unfinished.

>>6808136
the corset part looks nice but that jacket and that skirt don't look so great..

Jacket looks okay, corset's a little plain but if it's from scratch it's good, skirt wrecks it. Iron out the fabric folds, at least!

>>6808149
Yeah. Kinda looks like a piece of fabric that was just draped around the underskirt. Hemming would be nice.

>>6808136
>the raw edges on the skirt
why

>>6808137
Is there a reason you left the edges raw on the skirt?

It looks like the fabric was taken off the bolt, not even ironed, and just wrapped around the waist.

It almost looks like the skirt is glued at the top...

Who is this supposed to be'

>>6808388
Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite.

>>6808395
O-oh...
Well the skirt sorta... I don't really think it's worth $250 with that skirt.

>>6808136
>>6808137

Not even close to worth $250.

>>6808422
That's all of Etsy for you.

>>6808422
Sad thing is, you know someone is going to buy it who can't make it themselves. What a waste of money.

>>6808137
>>6808176
Owns up to making this, doesn't answer questions. Nice.

>>6808137
You should feel bad, then.

Wow...not only is it inaccurate as fuck, it is badly made too.
>>6808137
Fuck you, some poor sucker is going to probably pay you that money too.

>>6808384
Link to this?

>>6808137
did you even WASH the god damn fabric? or did you buy up a bunch of broadcloth and slap it together?

why is the skirt like that? her skirt is a solid blue cloth? why is it bunched up?

>>6808603
It won't allow me to post the link to the item itself on Etsy. The seller's name is Sherryval.

This is from her Etsy profile:

"I started up my own small business on my own a few years ago. I've been sewing since I was fourteen and I'm a certified costume designer from ASU. My mother has been sewing for over 40 years. Everything that comes from this store is made by both of us, myself or her. I specialize in recreating costumes from television and wedding dresses. A couple of my items are Bella Swan's wedding dress replica, Bella's Nightmare Dress and a special surprise one coming up here soon. I created my Etsy store to help pay for college classes for myself and my Fiance who wants to become a special education High School Teacher. 20% of everything I make on Etsy goes into a costume fund for my local college to help out our theatrical department , that's music, theater, dance, art shows. Thank you for looking at my items and profile."

>>6808460
>I've never been trolled before

This is also in her store. It's a Daisy Fitzroy costume...for $200. All it is are a pair of pants, a shirt, suspenders, an armband and a shawl.

>>6808684

>fraying edges
>topstitched open hem on parts that should be lined
>disproportionate collar
>poorly fitted shoulders
>amateur corset work with sloppy zipper
>inaccurate cut of skirt
>inaccurate and completely unnecessary cheap organza
>wrinkled and probably never ironed during construction
>cheap fabric
I don't normally tear cosplayers a new one for having sub-par construction, since they just do it for fun, but someone who sews professionally should have better work in even just three years of cosplay experience. I wouldn't pay $50 for this, let alone $250. She needs to step back, look at her work objectively, and adjust her prices to her skill level and materials until she improves.

>>6808711
I agree. Her stuff looks pretty amateur for being "a certified costume designer".

>>6808728
Where does one go to be certified in costume design? Or is she a costume designer that is certified to be something else?

>>6808833
I'm pretty sure she's self certified...

>>6808833
>>6808838
I am only going off what she said in her profile on Etsy. >>6808674

>>6808833
There kind of isn't...there is being part of the industry, which could make you a professional with experience and jobs. But no happy seal of costume approval.

I think she thinks that just because she has a degree, it makes her a "certified" person to make clothes and they are deemed regardless at a professional level.

>>6808136
GOD DAMN IT
IRON YOUR FABRIC
HEM YOUR EDGES
PROPORTION YOUR SHIT
DON'T REPLACE DETAILS WITH LAYERS OF FUCKING TULLE

according to her shops page she has sold two of the costumes so far

>>6808136
This is so poorly constructed and sewn that it is nearly physically painful
I mean shit, if someone actually buys this I should start slapping together costumes for popular characters, I'd be rich and I'd actually do it better. No seriously I'm now considering it...

>>6809870
of* popular characters
I worded that weirdly, sorry

>>6809839
I hope they were ones her mom made, because whatever is featured in OP is godawful.

>>6808137
what the fuck.... $250?
WHAT THE FUCK THE SKIRT.
I can't

>>6809870
Same here. I gave an Elizabeth costume away because I thought it was too crappy.

lol, those sleeves are baggy as hell.

>>6808711
Hi, sewing noob here. Trying to learn from the mistakes of others.. How do I tell what needs to be lined? Can you point it out on hers?
Any tips on lining things? What's god to line with? Thanks in advanced.

>>6811067
It depends. I like plain cotton for lining things that touch my skin but these dress lining for skirts others that can lend more structure to your grament.

>>6811088
*skirts and others

>>6811088
So do you usually line anything and everything thta touches your skin?

>>6811099
On mobile,sorry for any mistakes.
I usually line dress bodices, jackets and coat for stability and comfort. Shirts and less structured garments don't usually need lining unless the fabric is scratchy. I guess for things like OP I would line the boloro and the corset. The skirt has a pettis but that fabric lookspretty thin so I might line the skirt too, idol.

>>6811139
Okay, thank you for your help! I appreciate it.

>>6811150
You're welcome! Glad I could help.

>>6809890
The two sale listings use the same pic as the OP and were for the full costume set.

So basically she's made $500 so far from this shit.

You guys are getting trolled, no etsy results for that bio or image. Only thing that comes up is a coscom thread for her personal cosplay asking for advice.

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=319359

Garbage being overpriced on etsy?
...what's new? I thought that's what the site was for.

>>6811191
Are you an idiot? Won't let me post the link, but Sherryval's etsy shop has it right there as the last item. It would cost me $302.11 NZ if I wanted to buy it.

>>6811205
Yeah just searched the name. It's there. I see it too

>>6811191
It's not hard to find of you have half a brain...

It also says on her profile she is in AZ. That makes me ashamed since I am too. :-(

>>6811441
If it makes you feel any better, you're just one state from PT.

>>6811445
Texas is the size of like 4+ other states so that means nothing

>>6811191
nooooo...
go to ETSY.COM and in the search box, type in "Bioshock Infinite Elizabeth Cosplay Costume" she will pop up

>can't even take her damn pictures correctly

"This listing is only for the Bolero. This is made of a high quality quilting cotton fabric, featuring a tall standing or foldable collar and tall white cuffs. Please note, your bolero will have cuffs slightly taller then shown and my model and I did not notice that the cuff on the left hand in the picture with the bird was tucked into her wrist. Cuffs completely cover the wrist of the boleros."

Aww you guys are assholes
"This is the skirt type viewable in the photographs. Please note the skirt in the pictures is a prototype which has no edge trimming *your skirt will have a trimming*"
Although still, dat bolero, it's frayed to shit.

>>6812481
Why the fuck would you post photos of the unfinished model? That's just fucking stupid and unprofessional.

>>6812481
Awww. You can't even whiteknight properly. You have to make sure you don't point out any of the flaws, sweetie.

>>6812494
Wow, your powers of deduction are unparalled Autismo Prime.

>>6812494
Gee golly anon, you sure taught me a lesson! You must be so smart to catch me out on my ~blatant~ whiteknighting - how silly of me to break one of the basic rules of whiteknighting and actually make a balanced comment!

>>6808833
... You get a degree in costume. Just like any other job where you need a degree.

> Yes, I'm doing a degree in costume construction
> Yes, this makes me very mad

My toiles look better than this, and I haven't even started my degree yet.

>>6812889
Ahh, I didn't mean to say need a degree. I just meant that you can get a degree. Of course you can go straight to work and just work your way up that way by building your portfolio and contacts, but a degree is probably faster if you go to a good uni.

>>6812889
To be fair though, a certificate is sort of different than a degree? I was more reading 'certified' in the sense that you have some kind of certification from a business guild or something like that, not a degree from a school.

>>6812931
Ah, that makes sense. There actually is a Costume Designers Guild, but I don't know that they provide certification of any sort. I think it's all down to your portfolio really (whether the work in it is from a degree or industry). But it sounds like by 'certified' she just means she has a degree (which doesn't necessarily mean she's any good). What's ASU? Is that where she's from or where she studied?

>>6812942
Arizona State University, and since she's from AZ I assume so.

Some of their schools are quite good, like their business and journalism programs, others.. not so much. It's really more of an athletics and party school tbh.

>>6808674
>I started up my own small business on my own
>my own on my own
It's hard for me to get passed this.

>>6812946

>WP Carey good
>Walter Cronkite School good
>Didn't mention our huge engineering program that is actually good

We're not that athletic either, you must be from UofA

>>6812995
lol no fuck UofA

I'm just not oblivious

>>6812995
Hey, go Sun Devils and everything, but anon is right. Don't forget our 95% acceptance rate.

>>6813065

I was trying to imply that the only good school was engineering

>>6812931
A certificate is very different from a degree. A certificate can be completed in a year or less, and is only a certification in something. A degree is at least 2 years.

And, just because you have a degree in costume design does not mean you actually are any good at it. (This can apply to most things, to be fair) Remember, schools NEED people to graduate in order to receive funding, so they are all going to have their share of idiots graduating just to reach their quotas.

from her website ---> "This is the skirt type viewable in the photographs. Please note the skirt in the pictures is a prototype which has no edge trimming *your skirt will have a trimming*.)"

>>6813408
This has been mentioned before and it's still a poor job.

this is pretty cool though

at least she makes great children costumes lol

>>6813418
I can't help but think that the mother makes most of the costumes.

>>6813416
what the shit is it suppose to be? If it's just a shitty cloak it's not cool

>>6813456
It's supposed to be Katrina's cloak from Sleepy Hollow.

>>6813416
>>6813597

Even more reason for it to be a shitty cloak. Shitty materials and very little alikeness.

>>6813597
wow that really does make it worse to know what it's suppose to be.
It's suppose to be a fur cloak with a lot of detail inside...the other looked like a sad gray tree trunk style

>>6813597
She is so pretty, mother ob gob.

Well, it looks like she's bumped up the price on it another ten bucks, and it appears one of her buyers isn't interested anymore.

>>6815318
She bumped the price?

Wat...

>>6815405
lol well it's ~famous~ now after all!

>>6815414
Yup. Famous for being poorly constructed.

>>6808136
>>6808137

So you managed to find a thread, on 4chan, about you within a minute?

If you want attention and opinions about your shitty dress then fuck off somewhere else.

>>6815739
Well, she obviously got attention and opinions already...Sooooo, yeah...

Guys she actually managed to sell that shit.

>>6813418
No. No.
That's nothing difficult. It's a child sized McCall's 4952 pattern. That's just doing what the pattern tells you to.

>Hey guys so the costume in the photos is shitty and unfinished, but your costume won't be shitty and unfinished! I promise!

What would be the right kind of fabric to make Elizabeth's second outfit?

>>6808384
God it's even worse from the side view...

>>6808684

>>6813416
Cool material but it's just a cloak, super easy to make on your own.

>>6819878
dat Robb reaction pic

>>6813418
I would bet her mother made that

>>6819882
it just says so much

This is just sad.

>>6826369
Why would you necro a thread so old to contribute literally nothing?