embarrassing confessions?

[spheralunaris]

Ok, so I've only been to one anime convention and that was Anime Boston back when I was a sophomore in college and I've never cosplayed (haha, I keep wanting to say "cross-play" as some sort of weird conflation of "cross dress" and "cosplay" XD). There are a number of reasons for this, but mostly because I am Too Lazy

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[mangaka_chan]

I don't cosplay much because I'm also lazy, but also because my mother would kill me (I can't really argue with her that buying costumes that I'll wear once or twice a year is a good way to spend hard earned money).

Ripped!shirt Fakir is surprisingly underrepresented, cosplay wise. The school!uniform Fakir cosplay (which is what I have) tends to be the most popular because I think it's his most recognizable outfit. And you're right about it being really simple, since the only "costume" part of it would be the ripped shirt and a prop or two. The only thing about the blue shirt version is that it'll be harder to do a convincing "cross-play". I tried "cross-playing" for Fanime '08 and not only was time consuming, it was literately painful. >>

[spheralunaris]

I am incredibly lazy and incredibly cheap--it is just not a combination that lends itself to cosplaying DX

Actually, the fact that it's not easily recognizable is part of the reason I want to do it--since I tend to be really shy, I won't feel self-conscious when non-convention people stare at me; they'll just think I'm fashion-sense is questionable.

Actually, as someone who has cross-played, how did you manage it? I mean, I don't think I can do anything about my hips, and the only concession I thought that could be feasible would be perhaps going with a really sturdy and tight sports bra.

[mangaka_chan]

Same here. I don't know how my friend juggles her multiple costumes and manages to balance off selling off enough old costumes to buy new ones. It's too much work for me; I'd rather spend the time and effort on my art stuff, though that would be my prejudice speaking.

...and the only concession I thought that could be feasible would be perhaps going with a really sturdy and tight sports bra.

That's exactly what I did, but by the end of the day there was a nasty red rim carved into my chest by the bra, and I couldn't really breath properly throughout the whole day because I couldn't fully expand my lungs didn't help that the strap for the cravat was also really tight around my neck. That's why this year I said "To hell with that!" and didn't do any of the cross play steps, and just went as femme!Fakir.

[spheralunaris]

Urk that does not sound like fun at all.

Haha, well, if I do it, I think femme!Fakir it will be XD (haha, my laziness knows no bounds!)