Pleats
If I EVER say I want to do something with pleats EVER again, please slap me.
If I EVER say I want to do something with pleats EVER again, please slap me.
If you're going to talk smack about someone's costume, you need to at least be familiar with the thing you're talking smack about. I made a Sana Kurata costume back in the day, based on the anime/manga "Kodocha." It's never been ALL that well-known here, but I very much enjoyed it, had fansubs of the later seasons that were never released here and scoured ebay for merchandise. Oh the ...
I'm really tired of seeing the Rubies Ame-Comi Wonder Woman costume. And while I'm at it, I'm tired of seeing the Rubies version of Clone Wars/Gentle Giant style Leia.
Today's question is... Some people go all out for costumes, and I was curious, is there something you won't do? Where's the line for you? I'm actually pretty lazy. There's a lot I won't do, mostly just because of sheer laziness. "What, you mean I have to go out and BUY leather for this? screw that I have some vinyl in my stash I can paint and it'll be close ...
Why is Star Wars costuming so over-sexualized? I've noticed it for a while, but tumblr really brought it to my attention recently. So over there on tumblr, I have a handful of tracked tags. I don't look at them all that often, just if I'm really super bored, usually. Some of the ones I have are: "doctor who cosplay" "lord of the rings cosplay" "Harry potter cosplay" "comic book cosplay" ...
People saying all kinds of nice things to me today, CosElite included me in their list of Belle village dresses and made my day (PS, CosElite is awesome, go check them out) and then GallifreyDeathZone posted some of my Doctor Who costumes with some very nice comments! My ego is going to get too big for it's own good at this rate.
When did you start cosplaying? You could either say 1998 or 1999, depending on how strict your definition of "cosplaying" is. See next question.... What was your first cosplay? 1998 I put together a costume based on my own comic book character. It was the first time in a few years I'd actually made an attempt at a Halloween costume and it was somewhat last minute and a lot of closet pieces, but ...
So, pretty much all the time I'm wearing a costume dress or skirt, I've probably also got shorts or pants on underneath it. Or, sometimes, for whatever reason, wearing jeans or something over a superhero costume. Exhibit A, B, and C: And for whatever reason, guys tend to want to comment on this in a condescending, snarky way. (I haven't had this happen recently; just something made me remember it ...
Do I have time to rush-make a complete costume for your Halloween party? You've waited til exactly a week before Halloween to ask, and you want it for 1/10 the price of what I would charge even IF I did commissions? Oh, so now you're asking to borrow one of my costumes? So, overall, the answer is...
So apparently today is International Cosplay Day? I will be celebrating by working on costumes all day long.