G-I-G Shrug
Cosplay isn't cheap. Whether you make your own costume (fabric isn't cheap, folks), commission them, or otherwise purchase them, odds are good you'll spend at least a good hundred bucks, and possibly as much as several hundred. (Any cosplayers out there? How much do you spend?)
Kingdom Hoodie
But if you want some real help-- and some really gorgeous stuff --you should check out this site I stumbled upon via an ad on Gmail, of all things. It's called
AbbyShot.com and is a Canada-based retailer of anime/game/TV/movie-inspired goods. I suspect that most of the Ghost in the Shell, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, and Trigun-inspired stuff will appeal-- and probably most of the rest, which tends to be Firefly, with a bit of Mad Max tucked in.
My favorite item is most decidedly the one that was being advertised, a Ghost in the Shell leather shrug inspired by one of star Motoko Kusanagi's outfits. Hot! They've also got a really nice hoodie based on the Kingdom Hearts Organization XIII trenchcoats, which I would absolutely love to have. Unfortunately, they're $99 CAD and $69 CAD respectively ($89.10/$62.10 USD)-- and those are on sale. That's about as cheap as this stuff gets...
Go ahead, look over the "
all products" page and drool a bit. What would you order? Maybe the Akira "pill" jacket? A Squall jacket? Go on, fantasize!
....I want that Kingdom Hearts Organization XIII hoodie! Like REALLY, REALLY want! :P
That is an aaaawesome hoodie.
And, yes, good cosplay is insanely expensive no matter how you do it.