Topic: Cosplay help.

[Sebastian Moran]

no you dont have to but if youre limited by hair styles and you dont want to dye/etc your hair but you also want your hair to match the costume then it's a good idea.
re: allergies, different wigs are made out of different kinds of plastic, and id recommend researching plastic types if youve had an allergic reaction to plastics before.
 
but no, you dont have to do/wear/buy anything. 
the point of cosplay is to have fun, and you have to make the decision of what you would feel comfortable wearing, how much you want to buy for it, how much time you want to spend making stuff for it, and how accurate you want it to
be/what variations you want to make.
its a compromise to think about, but if its more stressful/effort than fun then dont feel obliged to do everything haha.
 

[MangaDragon]

Because it's my favorite hairstyle (Hilda's) I'll probably be keeping it.

It'd either be what the wig is made out of, what the hair is attached to, etc.
Also because the wig would collect dust that won't help with my allergies, either.

Would there be a way to get shoes/boots accurate? (This would include coloring them along with designs if there are any).
Or just a cover for shoes because I have certain ones I like.

I can crochet other accessories; such as if I'd do a Pokemon character I could crochet small Pokeballs and attach them to a belt.

[Sebastian Moran]

you can paint cheap shoes yeah with simple acrylic paint if you cant get anything more specific.
alternatively if you dont want to paint shoes you could add coloured details with tape or something i guess (like insulation tape?). 
i have no idea, youll have to google for specifics because there are heapo cosplay guides out there for every aspect, there will probably be some info on temporary cosplay alterations if you have your heart set on that.
 

[sylar]

http://homestuckcosplayhelp.tumblr.com/tags

this place has good cosplay tips i guess?? just gotta go through them to pick some out
its homestuck but these things could be general cosplay i suppose

[MangaDragon]

I looked through it and it didn't have a lot on modifying shirts and that kind of thing.