Custom Cosplay Apparel: Create Your Own

Some of the most popular cosplay apparel items to sell online using Fourthwall’s product catalog are perfect for fans looking to rep their favorite characters or fandoms in everyday style. Here are a few best-sellers that blend comfort with bold cosplay-inspired designs:

• T-Shirts: Great for everyday cosplay fans, t-shirts are perfect for showcasing minimalist armor graphics, chest emblems, or printed costume elements inspired by iconic characters and cosplay costumes.
• Hoodies: From armor-inspired prints to suit overlays and belt detail graphics, hoodies give you more room to design with sleeves, arms, and front/back placement. A popular choice for 3D effects and layered outfit looks.
• Crop Tops & Tank Tops: These styles work well for character-inspired fashion pieces or tailored cosplay looks, especially when paired with custom bottoms or accessories.
• Joggers & Sweatpants: Perfect for extending your cosplay design to the legs or adding armor-style prints to the sides. Great for fans who want comfy yet stylish cosplay vibes.
• Sweatshirts: A go-to for colder months, these are ideal for cosplay costume prints, chest designs, or subtle emblems. You can personalize them with color accents or painted effects to match character flair.
• Accessories (Face Masks, Hats & Shoes): These smaller items are great for adding extra flair to your cosplay merch. Customize face masks with emblems, helmet-inspired designs, or character armor details. Hats are perfect for printing bold logos or chest symbols, while shoes offer space for color-coordinated patterns, props, or unique costume accents that tie a full cosplay outfit together. 

These pieces are ideal for creators and fans who want to sell wearable cosplay apparel that’s custom, complemented by fandom aesthetics, and perfect for conventions, casual wear, or cosplay-themed collections.

The best fonts and graphics for cosplay-themed apparel reflect the bold, imaginative, and fan-focused spirit of costume design. To create standout pieces that resonate with fellow fans, consider the following design tips:

• Fonts: Use stylized typefaces inspired by your character's universe-think futuristic fonts for sci-fi themes, gothic lettering for medieval fantasy, or comic-style fonts for superhero designs. Avoid overly generic fonts and instead, opt for custom or fan-inspired typography that matches the tone of the cosplay.
• Graphics: Feature iconic elements like armor plating, helmets, weapons, chest emblems, or subtle nods to a character’s belt, leg armor, or sleeves. These can be simplified into graphic shapes or 3D-inspired illustrations.
• Design Themes: Incorporate dragon motifs, spandex-inspired suits, or tailored silhouettes in the graphic layout. For fantasy characters, painted effects or magical symbols work well; for sci-fi, add glowing elements or circuit board patterns.
• Color and Flair: Stick to the signature color palettes of your character or fandom, and use contrast or shading to highlight areas like arm detailing or chest emblems to give your design extra dimension.

Whether you're designing for conventions or everyday cosplay pride, your apparel should capture the essence of the character through thoughtful font choices and dynamic visual storytelling.

For any product from our product catalog, quality is guaranteed. Our team  manages all customer support on your behalf for these orders.

If there is a print error or visible quality issue with the order your supporter received, we’ll replace or refund it!

Because products are made to order, however, we do not accept general or sizing-related returns.

If you need help finding an artist or designer, check out our design community.

This is a vetted network of exceptional designers that can help you make great quality designs for your audience.

There are no monthly fees, no upfront costs, and no contracts to use Fourthwall. You set your prices and choose your own margins. Here is how our pricing and splits work when you sell:

• Products from our product catalog. The cost of a product from the product catalog (which you can monitor during the design process) gets deducted from the selling price you set. There are no extra percentages/margins. You keep the entire difference.
• Products you self-source. No fees

Additionally, all US-based credit card transactions have an added 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing fee (same as Shopify). Fees vary for PayPal and other providers. Learn more.

There are no requirements to join Fourthwall! Anyone can start for free, though the experience is optimized for people who have communities.

With platforms like Fourthwall, selling apparel online to your fanbase is as easy as:

1. Selecting the products that you want to sell online
2. Uploading your designs
3. Building your e-commerce shop
4. Start promoting and selling

No inventory is required to sell many custom products like a phone case, shirt, or hoodie. Fourthwall also includes a professional mockup generator to get pixel-perfect results for quality before you start selling.

There are many great websites for selling apparel. We think Fourthwall is the best way to sell to your fanbase online. It's the only one that gives you:

• Amazing quality products
• Drag & drop designs
• A no-code ecommerce site builder

All-in-one, so you don't have to compromise or install multiple tools. And Fourthwall does customer support on your behalf.

If you're curious about options, popular ones include:

• Printful (usually with Shopify)
• Printify (usually with Shopify)
• Spreadshop (Spreadshirt)
• Sellfy
• Redbubble