Cosplay In America Blog
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Cosplay In America is an initiative to preserve and celebrate the rich history and creative expression of cosplay in the United States. Through collecting and archiving stories and photos, it aims to provide a comprehensive and inclusive resource for current and future cosplay enthusiasts, academics, and the general public.
Cosplay In America Blog
2M ago
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 scrounge what information we could find wherever we could find it: public libraries, phone books, bulletin boards, the backs of obscure magazines. There was no easy way to locate […]
The post The Whole Costumer’s Catalogue : A Review first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
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? We might ask what flaws or deficits they are trying to conceal. What history, what personality, what kind of life are they trying to escape? What are they hiding […]
The post To Be Others is to be more like ourselves first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
“One year there was an evangelist preaching outside to all us con-goers telling us what we were doing was sinful, and a bunch of cosplayers went up and gave him hugs. Well, they tried to. He wasn’t having any of it.” – Gretchen
The post Sterling & Gretchen (Kansas City, MO) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
“When I quit my job to open a costume commission business in 2005, I took the leap to making cosplay my only source of income. Since then my business has slowly, painfully, amazingly developed into a variety of branches, all of which have something to do with cosplay and geek convention culture.”
The post Yaya Han (Atlanta, GA) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
“As for my best con experience, it has to be at SDCC 2013. I ran into the producers of Tron: Legacy. They were so incredibly excited to see me and the costume. They got pictures with me, and spoke with me at length about my love of Tron, and the costume.”
The post Lindsay (Chicago, IL) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
“Why Superman? He represents a person trying to live up to the best potential of himself he can be. He has so much power to do whatever he wants, but he chooses to help everyone.”
The post Bryan Morton (Los Angeles,CA) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
Earlier in my life as a teenager I observed that as the people around me aged they seemed to stop in place and tended to dwell more and more in the past. Perhaps this is a natural (or at least typical) function of aging. I myself didn’t want to end up stagnant like that so […]
The post Jeff & Elizabeth, (Minnesota, MN) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
’ve always loved Spawn as a character but loved his design even more. It took me about 15 hours total to complete. It’s also the first suit that I completely sewn myself so I’m proud of that. For fans of the character it’s always excitement. Not only do they get to see a rare Spawn […]
The post KnightmaGe (Youngstown, OH) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
Been cosplaying since 2001, but I personally haven’t been sewing until 2011. I’ve always loved Halloween and to have a hobby where I can actually dress up on a daily basis – c’mon! How could I say no? I’ve always loved being someone else, wearing elaborate costumes…and now that I’ve taught myself to sew, making […]
The post Fallen Feathers Cosplay (Ooltewah, TN) first appeared on COSPLAY IN AMERICA ..read more
Cosplay In America Blog
3M ago
Photographer : Zranachan Email : Result : Link : https://www.oocities.org/zranachan/cosplay/ax01/ Recovered Jan. 26 2024
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