Hi everybody! This is my first post here, and I'm a bit of a fursuit newbie, so I'm hoping some of you could help me out.
I'm going to be posting this entry under a cut because it is a bit picture heavy, if that's okay!
Recently, I purchased a new fursuit! It was a pre-made/pre-worn suit. They said it was built for somebody 5'5 but could fit somebody taller. Reading that, I took the plunge and bought the suit! Even if it was a little too short (I'm about 5'7 and a half) I thought it would still be alright.
The suit is beautiful, but the body is obviously short on me - to the point where you can see a lot of my calves, as you can see in the pictures below:
Not only that, but the suit is well fitting in every area except for the legs/thighs, which make it have a boxy look.
So what I'm wondering is how do I fix the short-ness of the suit and also make the legs a bit more form fitting if possible? (The suit being tighter in the legs doesn't really bother me much; while it's something I'd like, it's also not a deal-breaker for wearing the suit. I'm more interested in fixing the shortness problem first!)
I also want them to be able to look well with the feet paws; I'm really not wanting to make new foot paws, but if I have to I will.
Another thing that I'm curious about is the furs used. Like I said before, I'm kind of a newbie when it comes to things like this so I'm not entirely sure what furs are what!
For the legs, I'm looking for two kinds of furs.
The fur on the bottom/leg of the bodysuit:
(I had somebody at the meet-up I went to tell me that the fur was something "copper" while the rest of the furs might be DF furs?)
And the fur that was used on the arms (I think it's minky?? I also think it might be Mendel's short pile in Coffee?):
If anybody has any pointers and can help me identify the types of fur I'd be eternally grateful! (Also, gosh I hope these aren't too many questions!)
Thanks a bunch in advance!