Hey guuuys!
Today I finally got my Kotori Minami costume I ordered from CosplaySky !!!
As you probably know, if you read my blog longer, I do all costumes myself, as well as all props...but, I really liked this costume and I thought to myself I woulden't be precise to craft all the details, so I gave it a try with ordering it...
I decided to make more detailed review, because I really wish I'd have found this info when I ordered :D
I've actually never ordered a costume before and also I heard various opinions on this website - good and bad, so I really was a little scared, if I'm gonna be the lucky one, or the unlucky one...
COMMUNICATION
First of all communication was great! They always replied to me within 2 days and I have had no problem with it...
They were polite and always answered my questions...
PROCESSING TIME
Processing time was said to be around a week, but they shipped my order within 3 days or so...it was really super fast...
SHIPPING
I wasn't satisfied with shipping very much...it cost me around 20€ and it really wasn't worth it...when I compare it to EMS shipping, which costs the same, but you get your item in 5 days, it was incredibly slow...it actually took more than 10 days...it would be ok, but not worth the price...
BUT! One big plus for me was, that I didn't pay any taxes! I'm really happy for it...
PACKAGING
Costume was packed in 2 plastic bags...one was ordinary thick untransparent sack, and the other in which was costume directly packed was half plastic half textile bag with airproof zipper...
Whole costume was packed here...
COSTUME QUALITY
The costume was actually pretty good quality...it was sewn very nicely, it had an underlay and naturally any part wasn't missing...
One thing bit bothers me though - it smells strangely, but that will be gone until the convention, so I guess it's fine...
It doesn't seem to be made of cheap materials, so I'm quite satisfied with the quality...
SIZES
This I actually consider slight issue...
I ordered size S, with measurements bust - around 80cm, waist - 66cm, hips - 94cm...According to their size chart, the costume should fit me perfectly...
Well nope :D...it is quite big on the waist...around 15-20cm bigger than it should be...
I mean it isn't such a big deal for me, I can easily adjust it, but if you don't know how to sew, be very careful with sizes, because the same thing might happen to you...
Also I didn't like size of the wrist bands - I could pull it up to my shoulders and I can easily put my both hands into one wristband :D...
The gloves has way too long fingers and they are really loose on wrists, so I actually consider getting completely new pair of gloves from somewhere else...
Also the hat had a way too big lace on it, so I'm gonna cut it to make it shorter, because this way it covers my whole head...
Socks are really nice, one thing they miss are some silicone straps to prevent it from sliding from your legs...
The bow in the back:
It isn't so nice as in the picture, but it doesn't look bad either :) (sorry I forgot to take a photo -.- )
I got some plastic strings to it, to help those hanging things to hold shape, but I'm not quite sure where to put them, as there aren't any holes...
It is also quite long, but I'm planing to wear 10cm heels to it, so it should be just fine :D
But not to mention just bad things - I really love the skirt! it is so nice and it fits quite well (it is bit bigger though, but not as much as waist...2cm don't make much difference for skirt)
In the end I must say I was satisfied with CosplaySky just for 70%...
I'm not sure if I'd buy from them again, but neither I regret buying this specific costume, because it's really nice for it's price...
The size issues and stuff I mentioned bother me, but it can be easily adjusted...I'm just a bit angry it added me more cosplay work, because I bought the costume to avoid it :D...
And also I hope I'll find out where to put those plastic strings...I really want the bow to look so nice as in the pic :D
So hopefully I helped you a bit with deciding if to buy or not :)
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Bye byee ^^
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