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Prior to the pandemic I was satisfied with attending cons in my cosplay and just being seen at the event but ever since the pandemic I’ve…

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REBECCA

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EMMA (New Mexico)

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Project Bazooka (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories

By Audrey Cleo Yap Every summer, some 130,000 attendees gather in San Diego for Comic-Conto celebrate entertainment, fandom and geek culture. Amy Vaughn had hoped to be one…

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‘I Love Cosplay, But I Also Like Living’: Cosplayers in the Age of COVID-19

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Trap Sushi (Atlanta, GA)

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CHIP (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories

by Tom Croom. Originally posted March 15, 2021 Did you forget a painful or traumatizing moment in life? Don’t worry. Social media is here to remind…

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One year ago pop culture conventions stopped happening. Last weekend I went to one that’s now run twice during the pandemic.

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Xander (Austin, TX)

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Highway Just Cos (North Carolina)

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Phaleure Cosplay (Columbia, MD)

Personal Stories

By Lauren Orsini JUNE 25, 2021 It took Michelle Anderson a month to create her E3 2019 outfit. It took her another hour to put it on.…

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All dressed up with nowhere to go: Cosplaying in the pandemic

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Lady AVA Designs (Baltimore, MD)

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The gazebo does not care…

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Avis (Dallas, TX)

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MJ

Personal Stories

By Alessandra Listen up, children.  Once upon a time there was no such thing as the Internet.  In those dark days we had to scrape and…

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The Whole Costumer’s Catalogue : A Review 

Essays

By Greyrondo There is nothing ordinary about cosplay. Whether it’s the character’s personality or the costume, the end result is always larger than life—not that cosplayers…

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There is nothing ordinary about cosplay

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@goddessradiance (Atlanta, GA)

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DJ Croft (Atlanta, GA)

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TrinityRen (Denver, CO)

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