/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I really like building cosplays, in fact I think I have almost as much fun in hunting, finding, and assembling all the component parts as I do actually wearing it to a show. But because I only go to two or three cons a year typically an outfit only gets worn once or twice before it being pushed out of the rotation by newer stuff. I remember last year I went to as many Halloween parties and events as possible just to get more mileage out of my outfits before they were just closeted away.
Sometimes I start to feel guilty about how much I spend on outfits with that in mind. In my day-to-day life I'm thrifty verging on cheap and I'm still really loath to spend over $50 on any individual part (I think my most expensive cosplays have been just barely over $100 all together) even though I can definitely afford it.