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CaffEineCraft & Setterspecs (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Sarah (Nashville, TN)

Personal Stories
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Cosplay the Marvel Way: A Guide to Costuming Culture and Crafting Basics

Books
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Anime Expo 1999 – AA Productions

GeoCities
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Ubehime (Florida)

Personal Stories

It was directed by Luise Petti, with Bjo Trimble as a consultant who suggested designs and helped those making their own costumes. Elizabeth Pickering, a Star Trek model, brought to the con by…

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TRICON 1966 FASHION SHOW

The early anime cons (A-kon, Anime con’91, Anime expo’92) were all about the experience, because it was new for everyone. From finding new merch that you…

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Brian Flynn

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Sheik (San Francisco, CA)

Personal Stories

By Beth Elderkin Yaya Han was supposed to be on tour right now. Instead of signing copies of books and posing for pictures with fans, the cosplayer is…

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Cosplay Is a Business and It Is Suffering

Covid

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ANIMECON IN STARLOG

AnimeCon

By Andrea Letamendi. Why might a person want to become someone else? What would compel them to put on a costume and assume a different identity? …

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To Be Others is to be more like ourselves

Essays
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Matt (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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Alternative Covers

Blog
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Amanda Werner

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CosplayGen

Magazine
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Fanatic Wars

Books

by Carol Resnick I don’t know why other people go into costuming, but to me it is the thrill of visualizing a costume (or a presentation,…

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Some Thoughts on Costuming

Essays
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Molotov Bailey

Personal Stories

There a lot to this to be honest. It’s made me step back and see that I definitely spent a lot of money and time cosplaying…

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Mae Mae Twin

Covid
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Jacen

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