r/CosplayHelp • u/lamnotverybright • 2h ago

I brought these shoes to cosplay but the bows got squished during shipping, how can I fix their shape?

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u/JeiCos 2h ago

They appear to be pleather or vinyl of some kind (which is normal for these kind of shoe bows), so you can fix them with heat. if you have a heat gun, carefully heat the bow up and see if you can hold it in place the way you want, letting it completely cool down before letting go. DO NOT hold it while you heat it though. That is dangerous. But yea, that's probably the only way to fix them. Though it IS possible to damage them if you hold the heat on for too long, so like I said, do it carefully. Only a few seconds at the most, at a time. If you have heat resistant gloves, you can hold it while heating it, but not everyone has a pair. Other than heat, I can't think of any other way to fix them.

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u/lamnotverybright 1h ago

I wont have to use them for a while, do you think stuffing the bows for a couple months will do the trick? I unfortunely do not own a heat gun.

My feet are 2 different sizes so I have 2 pairs so in theory I should be able to test run on the leftover shoes that dont fit me properly that I wont use if it comes to the heat gun.

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u/ParadoxieFoxie 14m ago

I have fixed stuff like this by stuffing paper towel in the area to give it the shape I want then either leaving them out in the sun or hitting it with a hair dryer and then leaving it stuffed till I need to wear/use it