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[penguinfaery.livejournal.com]

Hola,

I have a question. I'm helping this lovely lady start making merchandise related to anime, and am doing a bit or research.

Her prices range from $50 for a waist cincher, to $350 or more (Depending on how complicated they are) for the full dresses, and this is quality made stuff. I have a few Naruto themed ideas, such as tweaked Akatsuki robes, a reversible Naruto/Sasuke one with the emblems on the back, and one with just the waist cincher turning into the skirt that mimic a nine tails pattern (Not necessarily Naruto specific, but still inspired by this fandom) as well as few other designs.

My question is, if you saw something like this at a con, would you be interested? And if you were interested would it be a "Buy it at the con" type thing, or at "I might save up for one" type thing or a "I would just bask in them for a few moment and move on" type thing.

Comments

[mizaya.livejournal.com]

They are really beautiful! I'd consider buying the ones on the cheaper side. I end up buying so many things at cons that I wouldn't want to spend all my money on one thing, so I wouldn't buy the expensive ones no matter how beautiful they were. Maybe I'd try to save up for it after the con or ask for it as a gift if I liked it enough.

[penguinfaery.livejournal.com]

Ok! Thank you so much, thats excatly what I need to know :D I have a feeling that smaller priced items in general will be better for anime cons.

[utahimelorelei.livejournal.com]

I normally don't go looking for cosplay items, as I and a dear friend of mine make a lot of our cosplay---but if I see something unique or beautiful; or something that I think would be easier to buy than to make (like my Renaissance faire corset) then I would buy it.

Some of those coats sound very interesting. I'm actually quite interested in the waist-cincher to nine-tails pattern, if you actually create that one. Do you already have a ballpark price in mind for something like that?

And also, her period dress that she's made is beautiful.

[penguinfaery.livejournal.com]

Heh, we are ttly doing Naruto themed ren-faire costumes this year out of these :3

The regular waist cincher/skirt combos are $75-$125 I believe, so I'd imagine it'd be a bit more, depending on the effort to make the nails tails, and make them neatly. (Thus far that is just an idea in my sketch book) If you'd like to shoot me an e-mail, or a pm or friend me or something, I can try to ping you if/when we have anything made up.

And I will pass that along! ♥

[officialbizness.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't in a million years, but at AX I had friends who did the moment they saw the corsets.