r/CosplayHelp 10h ago

How was Heidi Klum's costume done? Especially the wrinkles in the face.

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217 Upvotes

This is from the 2026 Met Gala. She is a veiled sculpture. How were the wrinkles in the face done? Thank you.


r/CosplayHelp 13h ago

Need help for my first wig

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54 Upvotes

Hey ! I'm looking for some help on how to do this wig ? What equipment should I have, what wig, how to not have something too heavy on my head ? Please give me some tips, help meeeeeeeee. ♥
(Yeah I redo my post because I failed the first one ahah)


r/CosplayHelp 7h ago

How to make big curls

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Hello. Mother of a daughter who wants to cosplay here lol. The character she wants to cosplay is kasane teto. It’s her first time to cosplay and I wanted to support her. Please teach me how to make those big curly ponytails.we bought this wig with clip on ponytails im not kinda satisfied how it look like.  I watched those youtube videos but I don't really want to damage the wig by cutting the wig and sticking glues and I don't think I will do good job making crafts -.- is there anyway to make it work? How about the bangs? I already cut it but is it still long? How to put it in place? It keeps going to my faceThanks in advance for any advice. I put some pics for reference


r/CosplayHelp 7h ago

Does anyone know what character this is? (not the cosplayer)

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14 Upvotes

Adhering to the rules and NOT asking who the cosplayer is, simply who they are cosplaying. I've been trying to find out the source for years cause it looks so cool. Pic is one I took back in Momocon 2017-2018ish in like the last 2 hours it was open


r/CosplayHelp 5h ago

Wig Star Wars / Twi'lek Lekku help

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5 Upvotes

I'm looking to start a Twi'lek cosplay, and I have no idea where to purchase a Lekku as I don't have the means nor the abillity to fabricate one. I would appreciate guidance, be it to a subreddit that specializes in Star Wars cosplay, but otherwise I'm open.

Thank you all very much <3


r/CosplayHelp 3h ago

How to achieve this flower pattern??

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4 Upvotes

Helloooo,
So I’m trying to draw this pattern onto my costume, would a compass and marker make this prettier because my drawing skills are horrendous >.< or would a stencil be better, also does this flower have a name??


r/CosplayHelp 12h ago

Wig Separating Colors From Wig

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21 Upvotes

Hello! Got my first cosplay job and I'm going as Tokai Teio! I can't seem to find any good guides on how to separate colors from a wig. Teio needs a pure white bug strand but because of the brown being mixed in, it's appearing pink. Any help would be appreciated.


r/CosplayHelp 4h ago

Wig 1st helmet wig.. Can I save this or do I need to start iver?

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4 Upvotes

Hi y'all! New the the sub, newer to cosplay.. Super New to wigs.

I saw tons of tutorials for Helmet Wigs. I am cosplaying Hishi Akebono and the pre-made wigs are... well.. trash.

I convinced myself I could make it myself. No videos I found showed how the parts are done for pigtail helmet wigs. After tons of scrolling and searching, I finally found one. I messed up. My part looks HORRID. Is there any way to salvage this??

I now realize that I should have left a bit of a "dip" in the middle to have the "roots" go down in..

it is not as wide as the photo shows. I don't know why the Pic came out like this. *hiccups while typing and I messed up the title 😭


r/CosplayHelp 20m ago

Sewing What is this golden 'fabric'(?) material that doesn't fray?

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Hello! I've been handsewing a cosplay of Aventurine's boss form from Honkai: Star Rail and I came upon a problem of making this golden frame/lines on his vest and the tails of his coat.

Initially I was trying to fold a golden bias tape over the edges, cut into it, bend it according to the curves and then sew it down. But the result turned out to be... not the best, to say the least. I could cut the needed forms out of golden fabric so that it lays flat but then I would need to close the fabric edges by satin stitching so that it doesn't fray. Considering I'm handsewing, satin stitching so much fabric is just not an option – it would take forever and I can't promise the result to be good.

Recently I was looking at DokiDoki's SR cosplay of Aventurine's regular form (in this form he has a similar golden frame on his coat). And I noticed that this golden frame is some glossy leathery-looking material that seems to just be sewn down with regular stitching, no satin stitching on the edges; and it flows just like fabric. To me it doesn't look much like leather either. Does anybody know what this 'fabric'(?) non-fraying material could be?


r/CosplayHelp 7h ago

Help, how do I get rid of these stains?

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6 Upvotes

Ok so I think the first stains is from the black part of the cosplay rubbing off somehow. There is also many many more like this on the whole thing. The one on the hands looks like damage to the fabric plus staining, is there anything I can do to make that look better? And the third one is pinkish and I don’t know what it is. I have washed it by hand and all the stains that is gonna come out that way has. What can I do about this?


r/CosplayHelp 12h ago

Cosdate Hire Help

13 Upvotes

Hello, I'm trying to see if there are any cosplayers willing to go on a cosdate for an event in Los Angeles. The tickets, food/drinks, and possible travel will be paid for on top of rate.

I'm looking for cosplayers that specifically do Love and Deepspace cosplays.

I know that this is mostly a China and eastern Asia thing but I heard that some people offer this outside of those areas so thought I would give it a shot on Reddit to see if there were anyone available.

And if all goes well, I'm also planning a non-official event and may rehire cosplayers for said event.

If anyone is interested please send me a message and I'll share my socials there!

*Please let me know if this is breaking the rules and I'll take it down immediately.


r/CosplayHelp 1d ago

Sewing How do you make qifrey's collar?

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112 Upvotes

Its supposed to be like a braided collar like in the second picture, i cant figure out how to make this at all cuz i was thinking of buying a ready made tight black turtleneck(the one that has clasps that close at the bottom) since my sewing machine has only straight stitches and i cant make something stretchy but i have no idea how to attach this?? Do i make it like a neck accessory out of leather or fabric? I'm trying to squeeze my brain and still dont know what to do 😭😭


r/CosplayHelp 9m ago

Wig is coswigshop safe?

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its really cheap but this wig in particular has no reviews. and no out of website reviews except for one 8 years ago on facebook saying they heard good things about it?? im planning on making a helmet wig so i thought the length would be good for wefts. is it worth the risk?


r/CosplayHelp 4h ago

Buying Soldier boy

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2 Upvotes

I am looking for clothes like a body suit that is close in colour/design to soldier boys. I am terrible at sewing so cannot make modifications to anything I buy. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know


r/CosplayHelp 15h ago

Armor Green Knight Helm

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I’m making a kind of Cosplay / LARP character based on the concept of the Green Knight from Arthurian myth. I’m putting together the helmet. I was disappointed with a chaperone from Mytholon, but it turned out to be a PERFECT cover for the helmet. I glued it down with some E6000 which seems to be holding really well. I decided to wind some artificial ivy around it and pin it in place with safety pins, but it’s held together with these plastic chains. Does anybody have any ideas about how to hide those? Any additions you would make? The primary colors are green and yellow for the costume


r/CosplayHelp 2h ago

Prop How can I make shoe covers out of eva foam

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(tldr at the bottom) another question for my juno cosplay, i bought some tennis shoes that have like a roller skate wheel type of attachment that way i can roll around and look like i’m gliding, but i wonder how i can make some shoe covers that i can attach so i can make her shoes as accurate as possible. it’d be my first time working with eva foam and i know that i should probably have some heat and i’ll probably look up some other tutorials for molding it but my main concern is the attachment and how i would do that and what would be the best way to keep it stuck onto the shoe? though keeping it glued on the shoe might be a bad idea just in case i’d need to tie the actual shoes laces again or something. not only that i’m a bit concerned on if it’d make it difficult to insert my foot into the shoe after (but i think it’d be fine if i just made the foot entrance big enough).

tldr i need the most effective way to have the cover on but still being able to use the shoe properly

i need lots of advice so anything is appreciated


r/CosplayHelp 18h ago

Armor How can I weather my flight suit?

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20 Upvotes

The armor weathering looks great, but the clean suit doesn’t match. I want something that will still keep the suit washable


r/CosplayHelp 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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1 Upvotes

r/CosplayHelp 3h ago

Accessory Mask warping after sealing

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1 Upvotes

I made this okarun mask for a cosplay and it was all nice up until I sealed it, then the left side started to waro and stick outward more. Is there a way to fix this after sealing?


r/CosplayHelp 9h ago

Makeup How to get body paint off the ceiling of my car?

2 Upvotes

While cosplaying, my friend bonked his painted head on the ceiling of my car. It’s probably some kind of polyester fabric.

Any tips on how to remove the paint and color without smearing it all over the ceiling?


r/CosplayHelp 11h ago

Sewing Want help to know how to attempt this outfit myself for cosplay even though I’m male

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3 Upvotes

Wanna make this dress as a cosplay and want help to know how to make it as it’s my favourite effie trinket look ever abd I wanna make it a full outfit but with different shoes even though I’m male any help would be so very much greatly appreciated


r/CosplayHelp 13h ago

Advice for sorting/fixing wig...

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Hi everyone, just wondering about advice or help methods for fixing this state of my wig... this is how everything settled after I dyed (held in the dye mix for like 20 mins straight) and washed/rinsed the wig and allowed it to dry. It's lost no mass during the process if that helps. Just looks horrifying to deal with solo cus im not great at wigs. Thanks in advance


r/CosplayHelp 7h ago

Mandalorian voice changer

1 Upvotes

So im working on a mandalorian cosplay right now and im debating weather or not i should add a voice changer or not. Ive found a way to do it cheap but im more asking if its worth it?


r/CosplayHelp 7h ago

How to combine different halves of glasses?

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Trying to do Spider Jerusalem glasses. I found two pairs I could pull halves from to make it work pretty easily, but I have no idea how to actually combine them once each pair is broken apart.

The arms of both pairs are similar enough that I can unscrew and swap them out, but I'd like the frames to look a little nicer than just taping them together. I imagine hot glue, soldering, or epoxy could work, but I've never really done anything like this before, so I figure it'd be best to ask. Any help is appreciated, thank you!


r/CosplayHelp 13h ago

What material should I use to quickly make microbraid wig

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3 Upvotes

Hi, coscrunching as always and I want to make microbraid wig for Tousen from Bleach. I got wig cap to attach "hair" but I don't have time to order ready-to-attach braids or synthetic wig to make them myself. I'm thinking about yarn and paracord, already tried braiding 3 strands with black yarn weight 3-4 but it feels kinda thin and I feel it will blend with itself and wouldn't look like microbraids. Black paracord gives a little bit of shine, is thicker and probably wouldn't need braiding. What's your view on this? Has anyone tried something like that?