Costume link

[lady_karelia]

ellaselenelupin, hogwartshoney, remusseverus and I were talking on IM last night about costumes. ellaselenelupin found an awesome link on German e-bay, which prompted me to do a search there. I came across one I really liked, they're professional, fairly big sized, and the prices are good. So I decided to see if they speak English, so I can recommend them. And lo and behold, they do. Got a very nice email back, really helpful and all.

So, my recommendation would be, to look at the site, describing all their clothing in great detail, in English, go here. Do not buy there because their UK prices are a good bit higher than their prices on the German site, and I was assured that they take queries in English. To order, once you know the name of the garment you're after (they're identical on both sites), go to their German site. What's best, their garments is made to measure, and I found the prices reallly reasonable.

They also sell on ebay.

EDIT: The German site does indeed mail into the US, S&P is Euro 15. All you have to do is e-mail your order to service at dornblut.de, and you can do it in English.

If you happen to have any websites you'd recommend for costumes, please leave a comment.

Comments

[ellaselenelupin.livejournal.com]

The only problem with ordering at the German site: no abroad shipping, at least that's what their conditions say. So, their ebay site will be the better choice; the garments bought there are shipped inside Europe.

remusseverus asked me if I could buy the garment of her choice and then send it to her, but the shipping costs for the US are really expensive. It would help to know the weight of the garments, but I doubt it's under 2kg.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

I'll be able to tell you how heavy it is cuz Dorkboy told me to buy one when we get back from England. :-)

When I sent the first email to them I did mention that most of us are in the US. But I've just sent off another one asking if they really ship only to German addresses! Will let you know their answer.

[ellaselenelupin.livejournal.com]

Okay, I just got an email from them. They do ship to the US if you wish. The shipping costs are 15€ for that.

And the dresses weigh from 500g to 1,5kg, but they're usually under 1kg.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's what they told me, too. They said to e-mail the order to the German address or order directly from the .uk address, but the prices are higher there.

[gypsy-morph.livejournal.com]

You ladies totally rock! Awesome! Thank you both so much for finding all this out for those of us who are linguistically challenged. LOL! I'm thrilled at how everything is working out! Woo hoo! I noticed that Shiv was wondering about the material, but I a willing to buy one at the price. I still have a ways to go before I can order one, so let me know how yours turns out, Karelia. :)

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

I will post in detail once I have the garment, worry not. :-)

[ellaselenelupin.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope your London trip is not at risk.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Nah, we're not flying. :-)

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

They are nice costumes, though you really need to feel the fabric to get a sense of how good they are.

And not badly priced either. I may have to have one.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Yes, true enough. But at these prices, I was surprised to read that they're actual cotton/linen mixes, so that's a good start. I'm going to risk it as soon as we get back from London, I'll order one. The temptation is just too strong. ;-)

[lady-rhian.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy that everything is working out for all of you! It sounds like y'all are just going to have a blast down there. ::wee bit of jealousy:: :) I know that it's a ways off yet, but know that your poor f-list is expecting lots of pictures and details when you return!

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-) I know what you mean about jealousy. I wanted to go to the Witching Hour, I wanted to go to Lumos, and for Lumos I actually missed one of the last few tickets because some idiot in the accounts department conveniently forgot to pay Dorkboy's invoice. *sigh* Which is why I booked it with, like, ten months to go.

Of course I'll be spamming you shamelessly with pictures and details. :-))

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

Okay, first off. Squee at the icon - have acquired it for my own devious uses.
Squee again for the info on the websites - shall go across and have a look later today. Well done, gals.

Did I say 'squee'??

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

:-) Have you joined phoenix_chat and fromashestoflames yet? They're both here on LJ.

I'll continue to collect sites for costumes and post them as I find them.

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

Haven't had the time to do anything, but will certainly check 'em out. Hope to have some time to m'self tonite!

Even though you're not flying to the UK, be careful, aiight?

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Good luck with time for yourself!

I'll be careful. :-) Am carrying Orgone muffins with me *snerk*.

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

*snort* Orgone muffins .... yep, that'll work

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Hey - it brought the magic back... Although the only reviewer so far on Ash is really critical *snerk*

[hogwartshoney.livejournal.com]

eh fuckem...... what do they know about Orgone!!!