Dragon*Con, a popular arts convention in Atlanta, Ga., is a great place to see some amazing costumes. Some attendees spend almost every minute of the four-day convention in costumes instead of "regular clothes." But how do people make these amazing costumes? What does it take to make a costume that looks authentic but doesn't break the bank? Here, Elizabeth Cameron poses as Sir Didymus in "Labyrinth."

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