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feikoiMy wig collection has reached... *counts* 13 wigs? Most of them were purchased for under Y2000, and actually decent quality at that, and I'm pretty sure I've worn all but three of them out and about already. (I also have like, five or six pairs of color contact lenses, but let's not talk about those right now.) I like playing dress-up, period -- if it's cosplay as well, all the better :D
I mention this because, on my ever-growing list of cosplays I wish to do someday, a couple characters that have been burning at the back of my mind for quite a while now. I really have to blameluciazephyr and her big damn fanmix, A Chicago Triptych, for my recent desire to cosplay the Leanansidhe (Dresden Files).
In the more recent descriptions of Lea, her hair is described as fiery gold. What the hell does that look like, I asked. @skysailor99 offered up the following pic as a gorgeous color sample, thanks love.
And with that in mind, Marcia Cross's hair color looks like a good real life reference, if it were styled crazy long and curly/wavy. (Photo ganked from www.hairstyle-blog.com)
Oh hey more ref pics! XD
cropped from Vivienne Westwood, by Juergen Teller. (yay tumblr.)
If you have any alternative ideas to Lea's haircolor or style, please let me know! Additional input is always welcome~
Anyway, as soon as I had seen that, I was like, wow, you know, that looks like it could work for Shatterstar's hair, who I've been wanting to cosplay for years.
Shatterstar, yay!
And so, the wig search begins. Below the cut is where I'm stashing wig notes and other related cosplay research on these two characters.
Locally, two shops I know are within my price range, namely Bodyline and that nameless wig shop in Nippori, and possibly Maple as well. Online, well, I'm not terribly certain as to quality of said wigs. There are a lot more hairstyles available in the western shops and more expensive stores in Japan, but the fiber quality is different. If you have any recommendations, please let me know!
According to the dresdenwiki, Lea's hair falls to her hips. Good, because this means it'll work well for (albeit somewhat curlier than) Shatterstar's updo. Bad, because crazylong wigs (this will be 1 meter plus, FYI) are significantly more expensive, and very heavy. Factoring in the curls, that's longer than my hair.
Possibilities include:
I spend far too much time researching this stuff, lol. I'm partial to the first wig, though it's a little darker than I was hoping, considering current comic canon colors (bright orange) and the photo refs I'm looking at. Actually, the "orange" color from Maple? Looks like it matches the photos best, which is weird, but I can go with that.
I mention this because, on my ever-growing list of cosplays I wish to do someday, a couple characters that have been burning at the back of my mind for quite a while now. I really have to blame
luciazephyr and her big damn fanmix, A Chicago Triptych, for my recent desire to cosplay the Leanansidhe (Dresden Files). In the more recent descriptions of Lea, her hair is described as fiery gold. What the hell does that look like, I asked. @skysailor99 offered up the following pic as a gorgeous color sample, thanks love.
And with that in mind, Marcia Cross's hair color looks like a good real life reference, if it were styled crazy long and curly/wavy. (Photo ganked from www.hairstyle-blog.com)
Oh hey more ref pics! XD
cropped from Vivienne Westwood, by Juergen Teller. (yay tumblr.)
If you have any alternative ideas to Lea's haircolor or style, please let me know! Additional input is always welcome~
Anyway, as soon as I had seen that, I was like, wow, you know, that looks like it could work for Shatterstar's hair, who I've been wanting to cosplay for years.
Shatterstar, yay!
And so, the wig search begins. Below the cut is where I'm stashing wig notes and other related cosplay research on these two characters.
Locally, two shops I know are within my price range, namely Bodyline and that nameless wig shop in Nippori, and possibly Maple as well. Online, well, I'm not terribly certain as to quality of said wigs. There are a lot more hairstyles available in the western shops and more expensive stores in Japan, but the fiber quality is different. If you have any recommendations, please let me know!
According to the dresdenwiki, Lea's hair falls to her hips. Good, because this means it'll work well for (albeit somewhat curlier than) Shatterstar's updo. Bad, because crazylong wigs (this will be 1 meter plus, FYI) are significantly more expensive, and very heavy. Factoring in the curls, that's longer than my hair.
Possibilities include:
 | Brand: Maple Item number: MP6202LF-TF2 Link: http://www.maple-wig.com/shopping/goods_detail.php?gid=3061 Length: front 26cm, back 82cm, sides 60 cm Color: TF2 (Orange Gold, heatproof) Price: Y4800 Notes: This is /probably/ measured curled. Thus, the longest ends of this wig would rest at the top of my ass (seriously, is there a less crude way to put that? Hip is so inaccurate...). Clipped up, the ponytail would fall mid-shoulder blade; combed into a ponytail, it would probably reach my waist. A definite possibility. |
 | Brand: Maple Item number: MP210SP-F15 Link: http://www.maple-wig.com/shopping/goods_detail.php?gid=535 Length: 120cm Color: Orange Price: Y5800 Notes: There's a 100cm version for Y4800 available as well. In this color, 150cm long wefted extensions (45cm) are available for Y1500. Would have to be curled, and I don't believe it's the really heat resistant kind of fiber. The color, though, seems to be closer to the reference pic. |
 | Brand: Maple Item number: MP6215L-TF2 Link: http://www.maple-wig.com/shopping/goods_detail.php?gid=3180 Length: back 88cm, sides 85cm Color: TF2 (heatproof Orange Gold) Price: Y4800 Notes: Again, would need curling, which would shorten it more than the pre-curled wig above. However, center par + skintop, and at least the fibers will take a curling iron. |
 | Brand: Cosplay.com (New Look) Item number: Godiva 951 XL Link: http://shop.cosplay.com/wigs/categories/long/godiva951xl.html Length: 44 inches (uh...112 cm?) Color: Color chart I'm really not sure which would be appropriate. Fire red appears too dark; orange could work, but I'd prefer if it were a blend... Price: $55 Notes: Would have to be curled, not sure of the colors. |
 | Brand: Bodyline Item number: wig015 Link: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bodyline/wig015/ Length: 80cm Color: Orange brown Price: Y1999 Notes: Own this in brown-gold (and a clip-in weft of the orange-brown, cuz it was Y300). Because of the curls, it frizzes quickly (price is low enough that it doesn't bother me though ^^). It's definitely long enough if I relax the curls a bit further (or possibly brush it out -- a bit afraid of it turning into crazymassive 'fro, but hey, that might work). The color is comparable to Maple's TF2, though I believe less vibrant or slightly darker -- I'd have to go in to check. |
 | Brand: Bodyline Item number: wig010 Link: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/bodyline/wig010/ Length: 80cm Color: Orange-brown Price: Y1999 Notes: I like the loose curls, but it will probably be too short. (The straight version of this, also 80cm, only reaches just past my waist.) |
 | Brand: unknown Nippori wig shop (might be related to cos-wig.com, but many more wig colors are available here) Item number: x Link: N/A (this store? http://worldyp.mobi/Japan/29509.xhtm) Length: 100cm (straight) Color: They have nearly every color ever (I call it the rainbow store), so I'm sure I could match anything. Price: ~Y3400-4200? Notes: The meter length wigs weigh over half a kilo, hah. These are completely unstyled wigs -- there's a center coin skinpart, and all the hair runs straight from there (so the "bangs" are the same length as the back). I have a 60cm one for Renji; with a bit of work and lots of anchoring wigclips, you can pull them into a ponytail with no net showing. |
 | Brand: Cos-wig (Taiwan shop, never tried) Item number: Link: http://www.cos-wig.com/content/Product/Detail.aspx?id=986&cid=46&lang=zh-TW Length: 90cm straight Color: Orange (looks more fluorescent/pink-toned) Price: =$27.52 Notes: Would have to be curled, color may be off, no experience with this shop. |
 | Brand: Cos-wig Item number: Link: http://www.cos-wig.com/content/Product/Detail.aspx?id=964&cid=20&lang=zh-TW Length: 82cm curled Color: 秘魯褐 (Hah, googletranslate calls that "Brown Peru") Price: =$27.52 Notes: Not orangey enough? (Makes me think of Rangiku's color, though a little less blonde.) Otherwise same cautions as above. |
 | Brand: cos-wig.com Item number: FLS504-BN36 Link: http://www.cos-wig.com/content/Product/Detail.aspx?id=910&cid=20&lang=zh-TW Length: 120cm (curled?) Color: Same as above Price: =$44.75 Notes: Same cautions as two above. |
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I spend far too much time researching this stuff, lol. I'm partial to the first wig, though it's a little darker than I was hoping, considering current comic canon colors (bright orange) and the photo refs I'm looking at. Actually, the "orange" color from Maple? Looks like it matches the photos best, which is weird, but I can go with that.