Why I have never cosplayed

[emily_goddess]

Sometimes I'll think about cosplaying, or at least dressing up as a character I like. I don't have much practice with sewing or an eye for design, and I don't have a lot of money to burn, so I usually come up with something that would be more or less just a matter of finding the right clothes. But then I look at all those pictures of amazing

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[siliconshaman]

Solution, cosplay genre not character. Then whatever you wear, that's the right costume for your Original Character. You could even cosplay an O.C from a specfic fandom, and still be ok as long as you're within the aproximate style of the costumes for whatever universe.

Besides, it's more fun coming up with your own stuff.

[spacehawk]

+1

Or come as yourself in that universe, who you would be if you lived there. Then it can be both your own style, and in keeping with the aesthetic.

[emily_goddess]

Not a bad idea, considering I think about that sort of thing a lot anyway.

[emily_goddess]

This is a great idea. It might be a little difficult because my two main fandoms are basically genre parodies (Discworld and The Venture Bros), so I'd end up looking like a generic witch or supervillain. But the supervillain one, at least, could be fun, and people would still ask who I was...

Definitely worth considering. Thank you.

[proudduckling]

Both of the above suggestions are good. The reason that the Amazing Cosplayers get so many pictures taken of them is that they're so rare - if you're recognizable, you're good. I do a decent Eleventh Doctor, and I don't do makeup.

[emily_goddess]

The above suggestions are great, and something to think about for the future! But I also kind of wanted someone to tell me to just go ahead and dress up as Dean Venture and fuck the haters. But it's getting a little late to get the costume components together anyway, so maybe next year...

[proudduckling]

Sorry; I thought my hater-fucking was implied. I think you should.

[emily_goddess]

Sadly, there were no red sweater vests at Goodwill. Depending on how I feel on Monday, I might make the trek to the Davis Square Goodwill (which seems to be the largest around), but it might have to wait until next year. Oh, well.