Personal Stories
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Toni Darling (Phoenix, AZ)
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The biggest misconception is that everyone will make tons and tons of money. That just isn’t true for most people. The hardest thing for most girls to accept, I…
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Shiratori Hime Cosplay (New Orleans, LA)
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I’ve been a fan of Steven Universe since the very beginning. Mega Pearl spoke to me in terms of the acceptance of oneself. This cosplay was initially made during…
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Luna (Ocean City, NJ)
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As a kid I used to make little costumes for the dolls. My parents would always help me make my Halloween costumes from scratch. So I was really crafty…
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Monkey Monsters Cosplay (Los Angeles, CA)
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Santos Medrano : The idea came from a joke that I made about myself. See, I love cosplaying, I always loved the idea of dressing up, sadly I lost my…
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Brandon (Orlando, FL)
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I found out about cosplay and conventions from my Vice President from the Japanese Culture Club, when we were in High School. I mostly knew only the culture side…
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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)
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I’m way into video games. For example, I played World of Warcraft for five years. At a certain point the only way that I could express how much I…
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NegativeDreamer (Orlando, FL)
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I got into cosplay a bit later than most… 28 years old. I always was into Halloween my whole life, and as I got older I tended to keep…
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Lisa Lake (Atlanta, GA)
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Photo: shotbyryandee I am an African American cosplayer and there is very little African American representation in certain genres, so I love to take well known characters and add…
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Regina (Portland, OR)
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When I started getting interested in cosplay and costuming, I had absolutely no knowledge of sewing or fabric! I remember going to @FabricDepot in Portland for the first time with my…