@desea doing things yourself is usually fairly cheap once you have the tools, the issue is time and developing the craftsmanship skills

@desea It will really depend in the fabric and stuff. Learning the skills needed takes time for sure (like with everything).

But going with something simple as cotton and doing a shirt with like cheap cotton you might end up cheaper. If you need die and print that cost might be higher though.

Jeans denim I remember being quite expensive and you might need better/extra equipment to handle the thicker fabric and special very durable stitches.

The Cosplay I posted not to long ago uses like 10€/m cotton. both like a tad more than 60€.

The more special kind of fabric I wanted for cosplay cost a little more since its imported (thank you brits leaving the EU!) I am looking at about 100€ in material alone. Not withstanding stuff like Buttons and small things.

Economy of scale is a real thing in clothing plus sweatshops. Margins are insane