stories
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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…
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@Houston_Fisk (Houston, TX)
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Alrighty so here’s my story. Dallas Comic Con . This was my first con to ever attend and I didn’t want to do cosplay at the time, because I…
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Vaultfox (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Cosplay is not only my creative outlet, it’s sort of morphed into my own personal therapy over the years. I started cosplaying back in 2016 when I bought a…
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Subaru Camui (Las Vegas, NV)
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So my cosplay origin story started back when I was in fifth grade. I was 10 and my mom told me she couldn’t afford to get me a Halloween…
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Cosplay Repair Fairy
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I pretty much carry on with anything, and I mean anything, that I think could be useful. I have the basics that anyone would have like needle and thread,…
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@Wasted_Fett (Las Vegas, NV)
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Once you learn how to make molds and casts in which there’s hundreds of techniques and tons of materials to work with, the most difficult part is actually finding…
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Phaleure Cosplay (Columbia, MD)
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We are all pretty local to each other so we do it quite often at least once or twice before each major con. If we can’t meet in person…
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Lisachu (Anchorage, AK)
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I chose to make a Vault Suit because Fallout is one of my favorite games. I’ve made other outfits from the series in the past, but held off from…