Hey there, Leonkuwatafetish!

Birds of a feather we are, Anijess is currently working on a Nagito cosplay for Fanime! XD

• Buying a wig! If you’d like to find some wigs that’ll work for you here is a wigs masterpost we reblogged a while ago that has many great sources.  We personally have bought most of our wigs from Arda, Epic Cosplay, or from miscellaneous ebay sellers.  For Nagito, I personally am repurposing the wig I originally used for my Soul (Soul Eater) cosplay and I found it on ebay.

• Styling! As for styling your wig!  The thing with white wigs is that the fibers they’re made of are different than regular wigs.  I suppose it must be something similar to issues with pigment vs no pigment, but whatever it is, white fibers are generally much slicker than others.  Slick fibers are the natural enemy to intense styling, so when I was styling it originally for Soul, I roughed them up by prestyling and running a hotter heat tool over it (straightener, curling iron, hair dryer, etc.) with the intention of somewhat “destroying” the fibers to make them more coarse so they would accept styling more readily.  Try a few more subtle things with your wig to see how it’s doing before doing anything too drastic, but don’t be afraid, if it seems nothing is working, to use more intense methods.

After the fibers were considerably coarser, for Nagito specifically I shoved it into a cup so it was all scrunchy in there and poured boiling water over it, took it out afterward and let it dry on a paper towel, then set it on a wig head once it was dry and poured boiling water over it to calm it down a bit.  I’m personally going for a more natural look, so while I want to go back in and create a few more stylized “spikes/wavy bits,” I still want a poofy look to it.  If you want a more stylized or a more natural look that’s up to your opinion, and both could look awesome, but my aesthetic calls for somewhere in-between, so that’s what I’m going for!

• Eyebrows! If you want to color your eyebrows to match your wig, just remember to keep them 2-3 shades darker than your wig, because when they match exactly it looks weird, and while it might be an unnatural look you’re going for (if your wig/hair is Miku green/blue, purple, pink, etc.) it looks more “natural” and less weird if your eyebrows are darker than your hair in whatever color.

If your eyebrows are darker and you want to make them lighter, you first need to cover your eyebrows with something and then paint them.  There are a number of tutorials out there for covering your eyebrows with gluestick, soap, special eyebrow wax, or vaseline and liquid latex, and also coating the individual hairs with Elmer’s Glue on an empty mascara wand then painting them the same way.  Do plenty of research and choose whichever way that seems most comfortable for you.

Also, you don’t need to color your eyebrows.  I personally don’t think it’s necessary, but there are folks who do and that’s okay.  I think it removes a certain expressiveness that one needs for a theatrical hobby like cosplay, but once again, that can be avoided by keeping them darker even when painting them lighter.  One of my favorite examples is Lucious Malfoy (Jason Isaacs) in the Harry Potter films.  His eyebrows were first lightened to match his light hair, but then dyed dark again when he lost some piece of the character in his face.

• Shirt!  For the shirt you just need a washed, white T-shirt that you cut the neckline out, and then paint the design using fabric paint or acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium.

• Jacket!  The easiest thing to do (and what I’m doing) is find a jacket that is very similar and change the hemline, color (if it needs it), zipper, and paint the designs on it.  If not, find a pattern that is very similar it should probably be for a parka because the way he is drawn the style lines indicate that that coat is most likely one, and just alter the hem and make the zipper appropriately long.  These two patterns from Burda Style seem to be the closest patterns to Nagito’s jacket as I could find.  You’ll probably want to make it out of canvas or demin.

• Shoes!  Please don’t worry too much about the shoes.  As long as you try to find some that are similar in color/style, it’s better than any old pair of sneakers - especially Converse.  If you want to be the most authentic you can be, try to thrift some shoes or boots and glue two zippers to each shoe.  Since they are drawn closed, just be nice to yourself and don’t make them functional.

I hope this exceedingly long post helped you with your questions, and if you have any more please feel free to send them along!  Good luck with your Nagito Komaeda!  

Best wishes!

- Anijess3 & Starrys

Hi there, Anon!

I was going to explain everything, but, honestly, this post over here explains everything so much better than I ever could. Just make sure to read the whole thing carefully.

In summary, you’re mostly right, but there’s a bit more math invloved to make sure the skirt is appropriately sized for your waist. About a third of the way down that blog article, there’s a link for a circle skirt worksheet. This is what I use every time I make a circle skirt. You just plop in all the measurments it asks for, and it pretty much tells you all the measurments you need to know to make it as easy as possible. Just follow the directions on that blog!

I hope this helps! I know that it’s been a very valuable resource for me.

-Anijess3 & Starrys

Hey there!

The gloves that Sebastian wears (with the three seams down the back) are called tuxedo gloves. There are a number of these gloves available for sale on Amazon, none of which should be horrible quality, most of which are made out of a cotton knit (which is not a bad thing). If you want to make sure to get nicer ones, get the ones with a snap on the wrist (I’ve used the other ones, however, and there only drawback is they’re a little thin).

I hope this helps! If you’d like to try making your own (which you are correct in assuming that they’re a pain to fit), just send us another ask, and I’ll list some patterns, good materials, and help for fitting.

-Anijess3 & Starrys

Hey there, Beanabalena!

Anijess here!  I’m not sure if you’ve seen the Proto Pak I made for my Brief cosplay but here’s a link so I can at least tell you what I did for mine if that’ll help!

First off, I made my Pak’s structure out of EVA foam.  It’s a type of foam that also exists in the form of those puzzle piece mat things that I happened to find at Wal*Mart, so they’re somewhat easily available as well as inexpensive.  What was nice about using this material is that it made the Pak very light, which after carrying it around all day I was very thankful for.

EVA foam is also heat moldable like bendy foams often are, and that is how I got the top curved piece to retain its shape.  I took a blow dryer on hot and with help from a friend blew on the piece while it was being held in the curved place.

Here’s a photo of the pattern pieces I made for my Pak:

I made it open in the front so I could actually store stuff inside which is why the front is in two pieces, but it could very easily just be one piece like the back and you wouldn’t need to worry about that.  Also there should be a piece for the bottom as well, and either I couldn’t find it or I didn’t have a piece for that since it’s just the width of the side piece and the length of the bottom of the front…

To make it to size, I literally just held a tape measure up against my back and said, “Hey, this looks about right,” and then made the pattern that size.

Once it was all cut out of the foam (the tread-y things on the inside, o’ course), the edges routed (I used a heat knife and this step was an absolute pain and while it isn’t the cleanest, it definitely made putting it together much easier), and glued together (I used hot glue for the foam pieces and super glue for the accessories: hose hook-ups and vaccuum hose attachment thingy), I taped off what I didn’t want painted, and then  spray painted the entire thing with this textured spray paint (it gives it a nice finish that has a very slightly raised like rough texture so it looks very cool and I’ll admit that I was skeptical about it, but I love the finish it gives):

The one I used I think is a little darker than this, though, but the same brand and everything else.

So I just shared how to make the basic Pak, but if you have any more questions about this prop, feel free to send another message our way, and we’ll help you out some more!  Good luck with your Fem Brief cosplay!

- Anijess3 & Starrys

Hey there, and thank you!  We’re glad to be back!

Short answer: Steam, and lots of it.  Steam is the safest way to get wrinkles out of a finicky or delicate garment, and kills some bacteria as well.  If you don’t have a steamer, one of the tricks I’ve learned is to hang your garment up as high as you can in your bathroom, turn the shower on high heat, and close the door.  depending on the garment, it might take half and hour to get all the wrinkles out, or it might take two hours.  This is perfect to do at in a hotel room (no worrying about hotel irons not working, not worrying about the water bill, no holding up the bathroom from other family members for hours).  Just be wary, as the seam might weaken the glue holding on your gems, depending on what kind of glue you used.  Keep some extra glue with you if you bring this costume to a con, just in case.

If you feel like that isn’t enough to really clean it, I would recommend hand washing it with a delicate detergent.  Woolite is a standard, however I prefer Victoria’s Secret’s lingerie detergent (mostly cause it smells nice).  Get a bucket or a tub or something large enough to hold your dress, and fill it with cool water and a little detergent.  Then soak your costume in the water, gently moving it through the water. Scrub (with your hands! No scrubbing tools needed!) any place where you might be prone to sweat or might have gotten food on, and want to make sure is clean.  If you’d like, you can add some white vinegar to it at this point. Vinegar works wonderfully as a fabric safe cleaner, and restores some sheen to silks.  You don’t need to add a lot of vinegar, no more than a half a cup, and it shouldn’t give your fabric a vinegar-y smell.  To dry, since it’s probably too heavy to hang, just lay out a bunch of towels on the floor, and lay your dress on top.  It might take a while to dry, so make sure that the towels are spares.  As soon as most of the water is evaporated or absorbed into the towels, hang it up gently to dry the rest of the way.

I hope this helps!  If you need any more help or advice, don’t hesitate to ask!

-Anijess3 & Starrys

Hey there!

Wowee, that was some fast asking, friend!

Have you tried pincurls under your wig cap?  If not then here’s a great tutorial for them.

If pincurls aren’t substantial enough to contain your voluminous hair, you might try styling your hair in twin braids and wrapping them evenly around your head.  Or you can braid your hair in just one braid like kojika’s tutorial here.  

If you’re still worried about the unevenness you think braids will cause, try even more braids.  The more even distribution of hair you create, the more even your wig will look once it’s on.

Here’s a link to a similar ask we answered a while ago, and if that still doesn’t help send us another message!

I hope this helps you out, and if you need more, better, or different help send another ask our way!

- Anijess3 & Starrys