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Stephen (New York CIty, NY)

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Molotov Bailey

Personal Stories

I remember sometimes having to doom scroll thru messages because if something was a hot topic multiple people would be emailing at the same time so…

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Melissa (Louisville, KY)

Personal Stories

Masquerade: This is part of a longer post called “How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Part II” posted on Rec.Arts.Anime on July 9, 1993

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Enrique Conty (Anime Expo 1993)

Masquerade / Cosplay Contest

It was Sunday morning September 20, 2009 and it was the final day of Anime Weekend Atlanta. Rain had been falling steady the entire time I waas here…

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AWA 2009

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Marc Kandel (NEW YORK)

Causeplayer
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COSPLAY NOTEbook :  Bleuum Scarlett

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@goddessradiance (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Leaving Mundania (2010)

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Clinton (Owasso, OK)

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amuly21 (North Carolina)

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Jacen

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For those new to Cosplay Contests by Ryk E. Spoor For a few years, my wife Kathleen and I were part of the most infamous cosplay…

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Advice for Cosplaying (2004)

Essays
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Masquerade : The Magazine of Science Fiction Costuming

Books
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Aaron & Amber (Nashville, TN)

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T.J Burnside Clapp (Arlington, VA)

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@CosplayMom99 (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories

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

Essays

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

Covid
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Cosplay: The Illegitimate Child of SF Masquerades

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