Because cosplay is such a high activity form of artwork, it’s helpful to have some semblance of a goal regarding it. It’s not an accident if someone ends up with a detailed Fortnight costume, after all. And, since it’s almost a new year, it seems only fitting to ask yourself this, dear cosplayer: what do […]
Sure, you could dress up as Santa, a Christmas tree, or an elf, but that’s the easy choice. Not to say they can’t be made creative, but I think there are enough holiday pop culture icons for the intrepid cosplayer to create something with extra holiday cheer. And I have five ideas for what you […]
It’s almost time to unleash your costume of terror or mystique or power on Halloween—but, before you go, let’s go over a few things to keep in mind this Halloween. Because being scared and being scary is only fun when you’re not really in any danger. 1. Weapons: Trust me, I love fake swords or […]
It’s almost Halloween everyone, so, in honor of this spooky holiday, let’s go over some awesome, and modern, horror/spooky/villain characters you can dress up as for your next party, convention, or get-together. Nezuko Kamado Demon Slayer is such a good show for a lot of reasons—and one of them is how detailed and interesting […]
Want To Give Something Different This Year’s Halloween? Yes, yes, I know. Don’t flashback to when some old woman gave you toothbrushes for Halloween and you rolled your eyes the second she closed the door. I’m a child of trick-or-treating, I know that the goal is supposed to be gathering things delicious and fun to […]
Halloween And Cons Are Two Sides Of The Same Coin Though Halloween has a longer history, they both are times to dress up as characters and creatures and explore aesthetics and personality through the medium of dress. I mean, modern-day Halloween is just a countrywide horror convention, is it not? It’s when the macabre fandom […]
In a dragon’s lair, what do you find? Beneath that great sleeping beast of legend, what might it guard? Well, you don’t need a sword to get treasure from a different dragon. No need to risk being burned alive if you simply have time, cash, and a way to travel. Starting on August 29th, there’s […]
Are You Ready For Some Cosplay Magic? There are a few franchises great for cosplayers. Marvel and D.C. are the classic choices—as they have a huge catalog of characters—but, with a new series on Netflix soon, and a growing fanbase even now: have you considered Magic: The Gathering? Yep, that nerdy card game you’ve seen […]
Not to get political about cosplay here, but the body proportions of, say, comic book characters, are often not realistic on even a purely anatomical level, and it is not at all, at all you understand, a bad thing to be unable to meet those physical traits. In fact, let’s state the opposite and the […]
While it’s not unheard of for there to be multiple incarnations of characters within a show’s canon, there is one series where not only does it make sense for many to be walking around in the same area—but it’s actively a part of cosplaying as the character. And that is Rick and Morty. Now, obviously […]