The Non-Mer Cosplay Thread

[IllynReaver]

oh goodness, I have quite a few ridiculous pics.

[Princess Kae-Leah]

Photoshopped background of me as Utena(white manga artbook prince/duelist uniform variation) with a plastic sword from Party City and my bestie Lisa dressed as a variation of Kiss The Girl Ariel based on a collectible doll. Now Utena has a princess to protect

Me(as Alice in an official Disney costume), Elsa, and Anna admiring each others' dresses at a Halloween event at a church

An older shot of me as Alice, showing off all the prints of the Disney animated class I own, VHS and DVD

[Merdude Ricky]

My Super Boy costume. Actually went to see Avengers 2 with my friend like this. He was dressed as Nightwing. Everyone was confused and wondered why we dressed as DC when the movie is Marvel.

[OceanWhisper]

Lol who cares what they're from? SUPERHEROS UNITTTTEEE!!!

[PearlieMae]

Okay, this might be a dumb question, but I've been wanting to ask it for a long time and this thread seems the perfect place. In cosplay, is it expected that you replicate/represent a character from a specific comic/movie/book/show or can you make up something of your own? i.e. a screen accurate Sailor Moon is obviously something seen in cosplay, but if I made an awesome (but completely my own) superhero character, is that something that's done?

(Don't judge me. )

[SummerRogue]

People cosplay their own characters all the time, I'm cosplaying at mcm scotland as my own character again this year.

[Theta]

Okay, this might be a dumb question, but I've been wanting to ask it for a long time and this thread seems the perfect place. In cosplay, is it expected that you replicate/represent a character from a specific comic/movie/book/show or can you make up something of your own? i.e. a screen accurate Sailor Moon is obviously something seen in cosplay, but if I made an awesome (but completely my own) superhero character, is that something that's done?

(Don't judge me. )

Both. Cosplay, at its core, is a free-for-all. It's literally short for "costume play" so essentially, anyone with a mermaid tail is a cosplayer. Where you get into some of the categorical stuff is in competition- at some cons, you have to shoot for screen-accurate versions of established characters in one class; another class could be one in which you need to have made everything yourself; another could be original characters; another could be different takes on established characters (think Zombie Disney Princesses, or Steampunk Disney Princesses.) Competitions are the only places I've really seen hard and fast lines drawn. Anywhere else, do whatever you want The best cons are ones that have a good mix- Lolita, Steampunk, established characters, etc.

[PearlieMae]

GOOD TO KNOW! THANK YOU!!!!!

[Theta]

Justice League Unlimited Black Canary



Bombshell Black Canary
(fun story about this one; I barfed all the way back to the hotel- it was a walk of shame to remember)



Blackest Night Black Canary
(in a freakin' Stingray)



Numberwang

[Theta]

GOOD TO KNOW! THANK YOU!!!!!

Happy to help! Here's a list of the contest rules at one of the cons I go to. You can kind of get the idea of how things are categorized from it.

http://ohayocon.org/cosplay-competition-rules/

In the hallways, out of competition- literally anything goes. I have seen some shit, let me tell you.

The only thing I wouldn't consider cosplay are Halloween costumes, although they can be used in cosplay. Does that make sense?

[PearlieMae]

Yes, that makes perfect sense!

I'd been hesitant about developing a mersona for cosplay, and now I can see that it would be perfectly appropriate!

Now if only I had the time!

[Sherielle]

This is me in my My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic/Star Trek: The original series crossplay/cosplay. I'm Lt Pinkie Pie, the cruise director.

[Mermaid Sirenia]

Loving all these cosplays! I want to start cosplaying so badly (most LOTR and the Hobbit characters, since those are my favorite movies and books of all time!)

[Elodea the Mermaid]

Oh my gosh, everyone's stuff is awesome! I love the crossover Star Trek costume, Sherielle. Too cute, and I'm loving the volume you got in that wig!

Here are some Adventure time props I've made:

[Theta]

Loving all these cosplays! I want to start cosplaying so badly (most LOTR and the Hobbit characters, since those are my favorite movies and books of all time!)

You totally should! My first real cosplay was Arwen, and it was such a simple outfit to make- just a bunch of sheets of fabric tied together, essentially. Except I ran out of fabric halfway through, hence the short first layer.

[Mermaid Sirenia]

You totally should! My first real cosplay was Arwen, and it was such a simple outfit to make- just a bunch of sheets of fabric tied together, essentially. Except I ran out of fabric halfway through, hence the short first layer.

That's awesome!! One of my favorite dresses of hers! I have one of her other dresses (which will probably be my first cosplay), but I REALLY want to cosplay in her outfit from the flight to the Ford

[Theta]

That's awesome!! One of my favorite dresses of hers! I have one of her other dresses (which will probably be my first cosplay), but I REALLY want to cosplay in her outfit from the flight to the Ford

Ooooooh that's one of my favorites!!! I always wanted to adapt that coat into an every day winter coat. Oh man. Which dress of hers do you have if you don't mind my asking? I always wanted to do her navy/red sleeve dress, and her blue/silver, but never got a chance to do it. I also deconstructed her coronation tiara to design what would have been possibly the nerdiest tramp stamp tattoo of all time, but didn't do that either.

It's been years but Arwen still makes me totally flail.

[Mermaid Sirenia]

Ooooooh that's one of my favorites!!! I always wanted to adapt that coat into an every day winter coat. Oh man. Which dress of hers do you have if you don't mind my asking? I always wanted to do her navy/red sleeve dress, and her blue/silver, but never got a chance to do it. I also deconstructed her coronation tiara to design what would have been possibly the nerdiest tramp stamp tattoo of all time, but didn't do that either.

It's been years but Arwen still makes me totally flail.

I have the navy/red sleeve dress I also have the evenstar necklace that I wear all the time haha

[Theta]

I have the navy/red sleeve dress I also have the evenstar necklace that I wear all the time haha

AWESOME OMG

[Sherielle]

Oh my gosh, everyone's stuff is awesome! I love the crossover Star Trek costume, Sherielle. Too cute, and I'm loving the volume you got in that wig!

Thank you! I get so many compliments when I wear that wig. The color is just electric!