Let's talk about store-bought cosplay [Ft. CosplaySky, ACos, EZcosplay] 

Anyone who looks down on someone who bought their costumes in a shop needs to re-think what cosplay is about. It's about having fun, meeting new people with same interests and spend the whole time there with a big smile. People who bring toxicity by saying something negative about others costumes shouldn't attend these events. I bought my Kylo Ren costume! Modified it a bit and made my own neck seal, but it is a shop costume from XCoser. Cheers and greetings from Poland ^^

Cosplay is cosplay Made or brought Cosplay is for everyone 😊

Thanks for the positive attitude as always Zonbi. People need to get off their high horse with looking down on others for buying costumes. I mean at the end of the day we are all dressing as fictional characters and it should be fun for all.

This is a great video and it was interesting to hear someone who knows how to sew talk about quality. Personally for the rest of us cosplayers that can't sew these sites are helpful. My biggest gripe about these sites though is sometimes the product shown for sale is not the same as the product you receive or they look pretty inaccurate. They hit or miss the mark, but I still really enjoy these sites for the very fact that I can't sew and I'm an armor cosplayer.

I normally make/modify my own simple costumes (still fairly new and not great at sewing) but I think it's fine to buy cosplays. For example, last con I went to I bought a Pennywise costume from ebay. The quality wasn't amazing but it still looked really good - I added a couple accessories and did my own hair and makeup. The end result got a really great reception and I actually came second in the masquerade!

I can’t believe we have the same Evangelion costume 😂 I didn’t know it was officially licensed! Great video very informational!

I also love how the pads on the Black Widow suit raise the shoulders. I just makes the entire body look, well, like a superhero. XD

This video was actually really helpful. I’m trying to buy a Harley Quinn costume from one of these websites and it helps a lot to have some kind of reviews about the companies when it comes to making a decision 😁👍

I have bought several costumes for charity work from Procosplay and Cosplaysky and have been happy with the quality for the price. The fit isnt perfect but I also didnt opt for custom sizing. The one downfall with most of these sites are the accessories arent as good as the suits themselves. Which is fine as I dont mind upgrading stuff like belts, straps versus trying to sew a complicated suit like Captain America. There is no harm in anyone buying a costume to wear and it is a great intro to start with and perhaps improve upon as you go. I make my own costumes as well but dont have the sewing skills for overly complicated outfits. My only word of advice for people is just be honest about it, dont enter a contest and claim you made everything when you bought it.

Sorry for this little rant but LET ME EXPLODE ON TWO DIFFERENT TOPICS 1) is about store bought Cosplayers 2) store not to buy from 1) I don’t have a issue with people who buy store bought costumes. Some people aren’t skilled enough to sew. Cosplay is about having fun not about who is better. But when people are like “you did sew/make that right.” While they have store bought costume gets me so annoyed. Like you don’t know the struggle about sewing , Putting it together, fixing it, and etc. Not everyone can make their cosplay. 2) Dont buy from MicoCostumes. They are known for being racist and rude to plus size buyers. They’ve been exposed many times but deny any of it.

It was nice to see IW Widow with red hair, just because they gave reasons for that change doesn't mean I have to like it lol I've only lightly dabbled in making cosplays, I did Travis Touchdown, making the beam katana and tiger print jacket was pretty fun. i don't mind store brought cosplays, but they never seem to make ones of characters i wanna cosplay as, or the quality of what's shown in the images isn't all that good XD

The first con I went to, I went with my 6 yr old nephew. I went as old school April and I made his Shredder costume out of an old purple dress I had (his cape), his ninja Halloween costume and all the spikes he had were made out of duct tape covered cardboard Lol We had a blast! Cosplay is all about having fun, meeting new people, and good vibes. :)

This is a super informative video. And I love that you shout out what your community is creating.

Oh my gosh thank you so much for featuring me as a maker of the week!!! Great video Grace, it’s always good to talented makers like yourself letting people know that if you can’t make your own, store bought nerd clothes are just fine. 😊

I put together a "Wash" (from Firefly) costume for a sci-fi Halloween a few years back, I bought a jump-suit (which ended up being too small) and found a Hawaiian shirt with the exact same print on it (albeit a bit large). Technically store-bought but I rocked it with some plastic dinosaurs :)

I love the fact that you're not a typical Cosplayer turn RU-vid that keeps posting about your builds but more on everything to do with general cosplaying. It brings me more insight into what you do and who you are as a person. Keep up the great videos. New subscriber 👍

Thank you so much for making this! I’m not confident enough to make my own cosplays yet and have been looking into EZ Cosplay for while now and I’m so glad that you were happy with how it came that I can trust in them now! PS: Hope to see you at RTX!

i could listen to you talk about costumes all day, because you can really tell you have a passion for it.

Hey I just want to say I really appreciate your clarity and honesty in the reviews ! So many times I see reviews of online cosplays and they don’t ever seem to point out the bad parts of the cosplay, only the good which makes it really difficult if you are actually trying to buy that cosplay if you should trust the review to be honest about the quality.

Great video! Very helpful for people looking to buy a quick costume for a con and don't have time or money to spend on a build. I have bought from EZ Cosplay (BotW Link) for my daughter btw, great quality

i love how they sent it to her for free and shes still just so honest like wowwwwwwwwww i love it man tysm for making this video!

Great video I bought some cosplay boots from EZcosplay because I was lazy to modify footwear. Super happy with the results and the measurements were spot on.

She is so beautiful ❤️ I can't believe how quickly her subscribers have grown.

This was really helpful I just discovered ezcosplay. I was curious about the quality & found your video!

Zonbi you have the greatest personality!!!

I think it's pretty dope that you showcase other peoples creations at the end. Kudos.

Store bought cosplays are such a great way to get into the hobby! It’s less overwhelming than taking on a huge project with lots of details, especially if you have limited energy due to chronic illness or if you are just busy and pressed for time. I’m buying parts to my own cosplay at the moment and it’s just so much easier to worry about, between my job and assisting my mom, who works from home.

Great video, learned a lot! Thanks for the insight on the vendors and there wears!

Just wanted to tell you right off the bat, I love your hair. I wish I had your hair, it is so shiny and red. I just really love it.

This is a really helpful video! Also your hair is beautiful😍😍

Thank you for an in depth analysis and honest opinions

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Right now I don't sew my own yet, but I buy from EZcosplay and they've never failed me yet! The amount of time and attention to detail they put in is amazing.

Proof that people want to celebrate Halloween as much as they can. Seriously, people have accepted dressing up for occasions which is good for costume/dress makers :)

Quite an enjoyable video as always!

I've bought one costume and have made 4 but i still found this super helpful!! :)

doesnt matter if you have bought it made it no one should be looking down on anyone no one should think they are better because they have made their costume from scratch its all about dressing up as a charactor you love surrounded by amazing friendly people its NOT a competition on who's better its about supporting each other and appreciating each others creation if thats bought or made!!!!

I love how the Black Widow costume looks so I was really wondering where you got it from, $229 is a pretty steep price tag but I'm impressed with the result even with the fit issues

omg that black widow costume is INSANE ~ !!

I love to see these reviews before buying as you can get an idea what your getting. As far as store bought or make your own for those who look down on those who buy that's an issue they need to work on, for myself I will make if I can but 90% of mine are store bought. My first official display costume was a Rebel Fleet Trooper at that convention is where I met member's of the 501st and am now a member. My profile photo is of myself and one of the 501st member's I first met and is now a good friend :).

Been working on a official Predator Costume with my neighbor. Been a little over a year and we are almost done! Can't wait to wear it!

I almost baught that natasha cosplay from that company.. but it looked sketchy. Im so glad you reviewed it. I might just buy it now.

That was cool ! The Black Widow costume looks so much more badass on you without the wig x)

You should do a video of you getting into all your favorite costumes you like to wear and like the process you do to get ready in them.

i like your energy!

Great video, Zonbi! When you buy cosplays, you get what you pay for. When I saw the Kylo Ren cosplay, as a bit of an elitist, I cringed.

I love this!!! Would you consider making a tutorial on how you hemmed your black widow costume??

I don’t know why, but as much as I kind of hate the process of making a cosplay, I can’t bring myself to buy one! I was introduced to the hobby at a young age and always got them made by my mom until I could sew for myself and I guess it would just feel wrong to not make the costume. It’s cool that you can get good quality costumes though and that the options are there for others!! That Black Widow costume looks fantastic!!

I think this kind of vid is very helpful, because I often get fans asking me where they can just buy a decent quality costume -- especially if they are going (to a con) in costume for the first time. I'm Disabled now, so retired from custom costume sewing, so I can't just say, "I'll make it for you" anymore.

I have Hawkeye (Avengers) from Cosplay Sky. I love it. I had to take it in in a few places because it is a mens costume. Ive ordered from them a few times and only had a problem with my one female costume. Ive always paid extra for custom sizing and its seemed to work out well.

Great vid. On time I bought a genuine leather reverse flash jacket for $95 I did it on impulse because it looked great. While it was on its way I took time to do more research. I found out it was coming from Canada and the store is from pakastan. I also found out that the picture that the used was not there picture. I started to get super sketched out so I was planning to return it once I get it but then it came and it was a super nice reverse flash jacket for the fraction of the price of other leather reverse flash jackets.

Hi! I bought my gamora costume from CosplaySky and it was so much better than the Kylo Ren seems to be. I had to remake all the belts and leather accessoiries in general, but the pants and the coat were of amazing quality. I plan on weathering it though because it does look shiny new haha Nice to know more about ezcosplay because I was hesitating about purchasing from them :)

im a beginner cosplayer and have only done 3 cosplays so far. two of them were just stuff i found at the thrift store. i recently bought a hideri kanazaki cosplay on ebay and i was kinda scared that i wasted $40, but it was all good. at the same time i was looking down on myself for buying a cosplay instead of making one. when i saw this video, it made me not doubt myself! i personally think i wouldnt have been able to make a frilly maid costume with school and not owning a sewing machine or anything (haha 8th grade sucks). so, thanks for making this video! :)

You make an amazing black widow.

EZcosplay also does custom sizing. I don't know if that would make a difference, but at least on their instagram it seems like a lot of the viral cosplayers tend to shop from them. I might consider it for my first cosplay since I can't sew (I tried taking sewing class in high school and it was a disaster!)

I'm always amazed how different the communities are between Germany and other countries. I think the same about bought costumes. I have an OC cosplay from Warhammer 40k Space Wolves. I actually wanted to build it all by myself. but because of my pregnancy and later the new born baby, I decided to buy the armor. That was more comfortable for me and allowed me to handle my little one. A sipmle EVA armor without any blingbling and LARP-conform. I made a dress to wear under the armor and a few props by myself. But we've seen that there are many (like most) in the german cosplay community that lookdown upon you for buying even parts of your costume. All my work and my individual designs are worth nothing, because I didn't build the armor myself. And the worst part is: They will never admit it. They're all like "it's ok if you don't have the time/tools/etc." but you can always see that "look down upon you" in their faces.

I remember when I could kick my leg up that high (without falling over)............damn when did i get old lol On to other points for those getting cosplay costumes online, be aware of size differences in other countries and what they consider to be small, medium, large etc. For example i am heavy set and broad across the shoulders. Tried on some I was helping my nephew get and the so called "Extra large" wasnt even big enough for me to get my head through the hole to slip it on! On the plus side it fitted my nephew great with some added foam padding to emulate muscles.

You're literally like the real life version of Sam from Totally Spies.

I buy and modify store bought costumes because I can’t afford a sewing machine/fabrics. I took a Belle costume and improved it by adding small roses to it. I bought a cheap Rapunzel wig and made flower bobby-pins to put in it. It’s just easier to modify costumes that to try and make them when you really don’t know what you’re doing.

I never got EZ cosplay before because their pics made it look sketchy. but maybe I'll check them out some time. I don't have as much time and energy as I used to for making my cosplays from scratch anymore. I still do (My newest cosplay, Sheeta from Castle in the Sky, was completely from scratch because her outfit is pretty simple and quick to make), but not as much as I used to when I was younger and living with my parents. Now I normally "cheat" by buying a premade as a base and then editing it up to my personal standards.

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I bought cosplay boots from EZ Cosplay a while ago, and they were alright. It had a thin heel so couldn't walk in them, so I ended up giving them away to a friend. EZ Cosplay also seems to have cosplays no-one else does.

I like your channel and am interested in cosplay thanks for the informative vids :)

the sailor moon uniform looks like it could easily be tailored to add a bit of shoulder width. The hardest part would probably be finding the matching material to add extra fabric into the back seams.

that blackwidow cosplay is really good, though with you in it you look like Ash from r6 - just add a cap and aviators lol

Ugh... I think I’m one of those fans🙄😂

I'm going to Oz Comic Con in September and am going to go as IW Black Widow. I'm Australian so the price varies from $350 to $420 including the boots.

i think it would be cool to have a how to improve video. your fallout one, for example, is awesome and im currently working on it. for the most part i think id take that approach unless its something super unique

If it helps, I believe Kylo Ren's TLJ cape ties actually go under the arms and are tied in the back.

Do all your EZcosplay stuff come as 3 sizes too big even when custom-sized? I'm trying to buy a skin-tight leather cosplay and I want to know if I should scale my numbers down.

She definitely wears that black widow costume well lol

I saw a couple of the black widow costumes on the Ezcosplay website. Which one is this one exactly?? Thank you!!

I just order the 2019 Joker suit off CosplaySky and w/ express postage and honestly I’m extremely excited. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the website but nonetheless I have faith that they’ll deliver.

I don't have a problem with store bought costumes at all, but coming off a weekend of being at a con in the biggest cosplay project I've ever tried, I have to admit that it can be frustrating to walk around with a friend in a store bought costume when you worked so hard on your own. I spent sleepless nights and slaved over armor painting and foam molding only to feel completely upstaged by my friend who bought her costume online and then got it tailored. I would never discourage someone from buying a costume, but I have to say that from a creator standpoint, I've got to give extra props and respect to people who put in the work to really make their own stuff. To me, that's the real hobby of cosplay for me- the creation of the costume just as much as the wearing it.

Hi. I honestly prefer to make my own cosplay costumes. Nice video 👍

Pretty great video! Personally I don't do store-bought cosplay, I'm no elitist or snob, but I've been making my cosplays from scratch since I properly started around 4 or 5 years ago, it's what I'm used to and can be really therepeutic when life gets hectic, as well as being cheaper and allowing me to do less mainstream characters. The closest things that I have which come to store-bought are my Vader, Kylo and Luke/Rey/Anakin sabers and Vader helmet, and even then they've been modded.

Can we talk about your eyebrows? They are perf

I dig that Widow suit, but I really wish the best was green like in the film.. I usually craft everything, but I have bought costumes from time to time and from personal experience WhiteSheep Leather have never failed me. Their selection is excellent, their quality for the price is unparalleled, and they do custom costumes and tailoring. It’s so good. Sure it’s a bit pricier than CosplaySky and such at 300-400 dollars a suit but it’s so good! I don’t think I ever want to take my White Sheep Leather Daredevil Suit off now. It is interesting to see all these brands compared tho. I’m curious how many re use/share the costumes... or, in general, just how many of those freakin’ websites are just the same website repackaged..

Hi I was thinking about getting a cosplay from Aliexpress and I read reviews and looked at pics and they where mostly positive I also looked at the negative reviews and it was mostly just the package not arriving should I do it??

Can you make a video on how you take clothing items in to fit your size? Thanks!

Once upon a time I bought a costume online via HelloCosplay (don't buy from there it takes forever and everything is disproportionately sized) ... and it came with the longest skirt in existence, and a top that was much too small. Is it still technically a store-bought-cosplay if you tear it apart and only use one component of it? Probably not, anyways with my mom's help (because I can sew buttons... but not seams by hand), I created the most awesome --and probably overdone-- Queen Elsa costume ever. All it took was dismantling a poorly made cosplay down to it's sparkly blue tube top and around $100 canadian. Never doing that again. Thanks for the resources! I'm planning to do a Pidge/Katie (Voltron: Legendary Defender) cosplay in the fall. Subscribed~

I've never done a full technical cosplay even though teach how to fight and choreography lightsaber fights and have a full custom performance outfit for an original character. However, this year I'm doing an Infinity War Captain / Applejack My Little Pony mashup. I got an outfit from moviescostumes.com and effing Love it. Super well made especially for the pricey cost. But I've had the pants altered for size. I'm having a lot of fun learning how to do all the accessories to improve the outfit. Especially from your tutorials. I think the accessories gives someone new, like me, a great area to practice and learn as well as a way to enter into the cosplay world. I'm super excited for the convention at the end of July. I'll share pictures too.

I bought a Kanna cosplay (Kobayashi’s dragon maid) from AliExpress *for less than $30 +free shipping* and it is really good quality

I make my costumes but every now and than there is a costume that I really want and it's too difficult to make. The only store bought costume I have is a spiderman suit because it is insanely hard to make those!

Can anyone point me to a store I can get a pleather Batman cape for a good price? All I can find are custom ones in Etsy stores but they're $140 upwards (which I cant really spare) or ones that are a part of a full costume but those either have no scallops or they're too short and cost even more because its a full suit.

I love how she judges the pants based on meme-worthiness

Hello! Here's the deal! I'm trying to buy a Homelander costume. But I don't know what website to buy from. So where should I go? I'd really appreciate it!

nooo, why didnt you finished it !? nice vid tho, confirm im still gonna make my costumes my self

That kick at 0:02 😂😂😂

Do you have any experience with Miccostumes? ^^

I almost bought a Vampire Knight school uniform just for the metal decorations. At the time I didn’t have the ability to fabricate those pieces, but I knew I could tailor a better uniform. Ultimately the project idea was shelved as my interest in the manga waned, so I’m not unhappy I saved that $150 plus shipping. Re: the fit of store bought costumes. I’ve done some alterations for friends when they bring me their eBay cosplays. You just never know what you’re going to get from overseas vendors, even if you carefully compare measurements and communicate explicitly with the vendor. I practically remade an Evangelion girl’s uniform for a cross playing friend, and my sister’s Selene costume (from the Underworld movies) fell off her, it was so oversized. That said, I can fix “too big” more easily than “I can’t breath and my butt is on display,”

i kinda regret getting my final fantasy xiii lightning cosplay from procosplay now a bit i should have went with my gut and ezcosplay

Cosplaysky says if you give them your measurements they will make the outfit fit don't know how much of that is true i haven't bought any yet so i have no idea

Which store is the best

Such a talented, pretty girl. :-)

I don’t understand why there is hatred in buying cosplay since a lot people (including myself) aren’t good at building costumes and sewing them together! See, as a cosplayer, I don’t really have enough time to build cosplays straight from scratch so it’s amazing when it’s already made for you and you can add your own adjustments.

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If you haven't finished seeing the rest of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series yet, Funimation has already released 3 out of the 4 Rebuild of Evangelion films. They are basically a retelling of the story of Evangelion.

I just ordered from ez on the 8th for the halloween I pray to The Lord it gets here in time but alot of reviews were negative af So i hope my experience is like urs

I got my sengoku basara Hanbei cosplay from SkyCosplay and0 the gloves.... all I have to say.. the GLOVES.