Places to Spend All Your Money


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Don't say that MOCHI never did 'ya any favours: costuming can be a very fun, but very expensive hobby. After six months or so, you might be amazed at how your perspective can change. Something that you would have said was entirely too expensive will suddenly look very reasonable ....

That said: here are some places where you can spend some serious cash. We've spent enough time drooling outside these virtual storefronts, we're amazed that the proprietors don't chase us away.

Baron's Fun Wigs: While the selection is somewhat smaller than other sites, they do seem to regularly stock some of the more "punky" colors that are ideal for anime characters. There are pictures of most of the wigs in stock. It's best if you order several months in advance; you can easily double the cost of your order if you resort to express shipping.
Dick Blick: This is the "on-line outlet" of the national art store chain. There are all sorts of "raw materials" here that are useful to cosplayers: fabric paint to foils, Friendly Plastic to feathers.
Norcostco: Norcostco is a heavy duty theater supply company. They have some retail locations scattered across the U.S., but most of their business is mail-order. In our experience, you sort of have to know what you want when you talk to them: you can't do as much browsing around to figure out what you want.
JapaneseSnacks.com: Okay, so they don't have real mochi. (Daifuku remains dubious about those weird fruit-flavored petite mochi.) But they have lots of other goodies, like konnyaku and Kiss Mint gum. If you don't have an Asian grocery within reach, try looking here.
Sephora: This store carries several different cosmetic lines, but the real treasure is its own Sephora Artist's line. It has one of the largest color palettes we've ever seen (like finishing powder in electric blue!) which makes it very useful when looking for "anime" colors.