Thursday, May 29, 2014

Replicate Your Favorite Childhood Character with Cosplay Wigs

Many of us like to dress up and look like our favorite characters from the real or virtual world. Cosplay is basically a performance art or hobby in which people costume and accessorize themselves in order to mimic a specific character or idea. The source of such characters can be manga, anime, video games, movies and comic books. Derived from two English words – costume and play, the term cosplay was coined by Nobuyuki Takahashi of the Japanese studio Studio Hard. The art of cosplaying has been highly popular among people from various cultures since 1990. Groups of cosplayers gather for meet-ups, where they enjoy and discuss the practice of cosplay. 

In order to best portray your favorite character, adopting the best cosplay accessories is as important as the costume. Anime and manga characters usually have uniquely styled, unnaturally colored hair. Wearing cosplay wigs in combination with stylized costumes definitely helps  the  cosplayers to further improve the look and feel of  the character from the inside. While many cosplayers choose to create their own outfits, creating cosplay accessories like wigs on your own might get a little tricky. The level of complexity to choose right material and design requires some expertize. Much like how your hair is an important part of your personality, choosing the right cosplay wigs gets you straight into the character's uniqueness and style.


Cosplay wigs are hand-styled, taking ideas from reference pictures to best mimic the hair-style and personality of the character. Cosplay wigs are made with high quality synthetic fibers, which look completly stylish, elegant, and soft to the touch. Many cosplayers also go for contact lenses, temporary tattoos, and other forms of body modifications to achieve the desired look. If you are looking for cosplay wigs as a matter of fun, character wigs can make a great option.

The Japanese-origin of the term and extreme popularity in Japan, often creates a misconception that cosplay is solely meant for an Asian audience. However, this performance art was originally invented and historically popular as "costuming" in the United States, as opposed to "cosplaying". Cosplayers representing characters from Star Trek and Star Wars, Renaissance-era, and other science fiction movies are usually more popular in the United States, whilst anime-themed and video game-based cosplaying in sought after in Japan and other Asian countries. Nowadays, you see many more anime and game related cosplaying not only in Japan and the USA, but all over the world.

Express adoration for the character's personality, enjoy the creativity involved as well as find delight in the public-attention it brings. We, at CosplayHouse.com, offer a range of cosplay props, wigs, shoes and costumes in a range of sizes. Cosplay House offers tailor-made apparels as per the customer's size and preference.

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