History Main / OfficialCosplayGear

* [[http://www.abbyshot.com Abbyshot Clothiers]] has been doing this for several years across a variety of categories. Most famous for making a wide selection of insanely expensive Matrix replica trenchcoats, they have clothing from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''[[TheViewAskewniverse Jay & Silent Bob]]'', ''MadMax'', ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', and so on. Most recently, they became the official licensed supplier of replica [[Series/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]] wool blend overcoats.

* Among the ''[[CashCowFranchise very]]'' [[CashCowFranchise large]] [[TheMerch Merch]] line of the ''TokimekiMemorial'' series, can be found for sale ''all'' variations (winter/summer, male/female) of the SailorFuku of ''every single game'' of the series, be it either standard branch or ''[[GenderFlip Girl's Side]]'' branch.

* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':

* ''{{Persona3}}'' has S.E.E.S. armbands.
** And ''{{VideoGame/Persona 4}}'' has official [[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/09/15/eyes-on-persona-4-fashion-glasses/ TV World glasses]] which unfortunately won't actually allow you to see through thick fog.

* Non-kid targeted full costume version: ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' has [[http://www.nanoha.com/archive3/goods/nanoha_jk.html Official Barrier]] [[http://www.nanoha.com/archive3/goods/fate_jk.html Jacket Imitations]]. This either says something about the size of its PeripheryDemographic, or it says something about [[{{Otaku}} the obsessiveness of its main demographic]].

* You could buy the Official Progressive Flo Halloween Costume on Amazon.com... [[http://www.progressive.com/dresslikeflo.aspx or you could just download the PDFs from the official website and work from there]].

* In ''Film/IronMan2'', a kid wearing an Iron Man mask and toy repulsor gets mistaken for the real thing by a Hammer drone. Thankfully, the real Iron Man shows up to blast it before it can open fire.
** Elsewhere in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, a kid wearing oversized Hulk Hands can be seen in one of the news feeds at the end of ''Film/TheAvengers2012''.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' use the toy versions of their ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' counterparts' {{Transformation Trinket}}s as their morphers... and also release it as official merchandise.

** There are also costumes that can be custom-ordered of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' heroes suits, of both the costumes and the helmets. The amount of work put into these can be astonishing.

* As part of its cascade of {{Mythology Gag}}s, ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' includes a wide selection of costumes based on most of the playable characters from all of the previous ''DragonQuest'' games. Some of these sets include wigs, and at least one involves a full mask.

** Gets even weirder when the Marzipan "costume" consists of a purple string bikini with pictures of her ponytail and dress pattern printed on them, plus a devil tail and CatGirl ears. In Marzipan's own words, it's "[[CrossesTheLineTwice so offensive that it's not really offensive anymore]]." Even worse is the fact that somehow Coach Z thinks its meant to look like ''him.''

* Music/PoetsOfTheFall's {{Invoked}} this with the Hopecatcher, the steel {{feather|motif}} pendant AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome shown in the video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biZpPNzt3II Choice Millionaire]]." Co-designed by Poets and the video's sponsor, Finnish jeweler Kultajousi, the original was given away in a contest, while copies are sold at Kultajousi and the Poets [[http://www.madsupply.com/en/shop/band+merchandise/poets+of+the+fall/miscellaneous/hopecatcher+pendant webshop]].

* {{Music/MyChemicalRomance}} Used to sell jackets for all four of the killjoys, and their masks and guns would come with the boxsets.

* If you like any of the jewelry or weapons used in the ''LordOfTheRings'' movies, that is all available for purchase as well. Not just as cheap knockoffs, either, but as fairly expensive custom items. One of the most popular is probably the Evenstar pendant...as well as the Ring, of course.

* Most ''StarWars'' characters have OfficialCosplayGear of varying quality. Take, for instance, [[TinTyrant Darth Vader]] helmets, which range from the $30 Darth Vader Voice Changer toy to the $200 Supreme Edition helmet.
** And let's not even ''start'' on lightsabers...

* There's also ''{{Hellsing}}'' gloves.

* Non-kid targeted full costume version: ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' has [[http://www.nanoha.com/archive3/goods/nanoha_jk.html Official Barrier]] [[http://www.nanoha.com/archive3/goods/fate_jk.html Jacket Imitations]]. This either says something about the size of its PeripheryDemographic, or it says something about [[{{Otaku}} the obsessiveness of its main demographic]].

* ''TokyoMewMew'' had official costumes and cosplay kits. Each kit came with a headband (animal ears or hair buns for Minto), a choker, and a tail (wings for Minto and a ponytail for Retasu).

** The school uniforms from ''LuckyStar'' and ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''.
** ''OnePiece'': Outfits for Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, Shanks, Ace, Trafalgar, and Chopper.

* Inverted for ''Franchise/MassEffect'' - BioWare has been selling [[http://biowarestore.com/apparel/hoodies.html N7 hoodies through their online store]], which then became a casual outfit for [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] to wear in the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition collector's edition]] of the [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 third game]].

* A couple of child-sized ''{{Bionicle}}'' costumes have been released, including Vakama Hordika and Nuparu Inika.

* In the PS1 release of ''[[Lunar2EternalBlueComplete Lunar 2: Eternal Blue]]'', Lucia's pendant was boxed in with the many other {{Feelies}} of the English relese.

** ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'': Outfits for Shannon and Maria Ushiromiya.

* There have been numerous roleplay toys released featuring the iconic items of characters from the MarvelUniverse, though there comes the penchant for added "toyetic" features to make it playable for kids. For instance, remember the last time CaptainAmerica had a shield that shot out foam discs?

* The {{Disney}} Store and Ride/DisneyThemeParks sell child-sized costumes of the popular animated characters, such as the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es, {{Disney/Peter Pan}}, etc., year-round (with a bump in stock near Halloween). Simplicity carries the official sewing patterns.

* Licensed ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' coats are OffModel: the first version was double-breasted but lacked the flower print on the shoulders, the second version has the flower print, but is single-breasted and lacks the Typhoon vents on the back.

* Licensed ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' coats are a subversion, as both are OffModel: the first version was double-breasted but lacked the flower print on the shoulders, the second version has the flower print, but is single-breasted and lacks the Typhoon vents on the back.

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* In ''Fanfic/SuperwomenOfEVASpirit'', shortly after Hikari creates her Spirit persona, cosplay stores start making Spirit costumes. Hikari then proceeds to replace damaged costumes by buying new ones from the store, retroactively making the costume official, even if the makers don't know about it. Probably inspired by the Spiderman example above.
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** Way back in the William Hartnell era, official Dalek costumes were a hugely popular toy on Christmas, 1963 - a Dalek dome hat made out of moulded plastic, and a thin, printed plastic cape for the body. These go for an absolute fortune for collectors. One appears being worn by William Hartnell's granddaughter in ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime.'' [[note]]The item seen in ''Adventure'' is a simpler model that came out in 1965; the earlier "Dalek Dressing-Up Costume" came out in 1964 and was almost completely screen-accurate. The '65 model is rare-enough today, but it's much easier to find than the '64 model: a fire destroyed most of them at the manufacturer's warehouse, and only a few exist today. Yes, William Hartnell's real-life granddaughter ''did'' receive one--the company kept one in reserve for her. That his "granddaughter" in ''Adventure'' is wearing the '65 one is artistic license.[[/note]]
** The Fourth Doctor's scarf was a great example - the BBC produced child-size replicas in the 70s based on the special shortened scarf worn by the Fourth Doctor when filming stunts. The BBC would even send free knitting patterns to viewers who wrote to a special address - the one in the 1980s even included the Fifth Doctor cricket vest pattern that future Tenth Doctor Creator/DavidTennant's mother made for him. The success of this caused the producer of 1980s ''Doctor Who'' to make some questionable MerchandiseDriven costuming edicts, such as imposing LimitedWardrobe and ordering the costume designer to make a special shirt for the Fourth Doctor that could be marketed specifically as ''his'' shirt. Some more official scarves have been produced recently, though with some small inaccuracies (one colour is missing on some of them, and the stitch used and yarn gauge is wrong) - nevertheless, it's [[OffTheShelfFX one of these replicas]] that shows up around the neck of a character in "Day of the Doctor" as a ContinuityNod.

** Way back in the William Hartnell era, official Dalek costumes were a hugely popular toy on Christmas, 1963 - a Dalek dome hat made out of moulded plastic, and a thin, printed plastic cape for the body. These go for an absolute fortune for collectors. One appears being worn by William Hartnell's granddaughter in ''Film/AnAdventureInSpaceAndTime''.

* If there's a significant piece of jewelry worn by an anime character, expect it to be sold as merchandise. This goes from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato's]] [[http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10068747 cross pendant]] to [[{{Berserk}} Griffith's]] crimson behelit (both [[http://hlj.com/product/AOW40046 open]] and [[http://hlj.com/product/AOW40045 closed eye]] versions)
** Speaking of Misato, you can get the sunglasses she wore in the first episode, along with series-accurate [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari]] and [[ScaryShinyGlasses Gendo]] glasses.

** ''{{Evangelion}}'': NERV uniform (both men's and women's), outfits for Shinji, Kaoru, Mari, and Misato.