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Hello everyone,
I thought this might be a fun topic to have and discuss. I'm still new to cosplaying myself and just started before Covid and picked it back up after. Anyway, I'll go first and attach some of my stuff.
The first one is where I did a full-body painting as Sally from NBC. I also did a paint-up as the Other Mother (cannot find the picture). Unfortunately due to allergies, I can no longer use body paints.
Still, there are two big Cons in my state in Sept so a friend and I are doing punk Sailor Moon characters. I picked Wicked Lady since I love the villains in the show.
The best started out white so I dyed it pink. It was also two sizes too big so I cut out portions and put in rose fabric inserts. I plan to also do grommets on the sides so it laces.
I have more plans and will update as I go. How about everyone else? Do you cosplay? What kind of cosplay do you do? If you don't but would like to try what are some of your dream cosplays?
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Hi! Thanks for making this topic! I’ve wanted to chat more to other cosplayers so this is perfect! I love your Sally! I hope you have a great time cosplaying at those local cons too!
I’ve been a fursuiter for *years* so I’m used to, costuming as a concept but not, having my face on display! I’ve been self conscious as someone who’s plus sized about cosplay and put it off for years. Despite really wanting to!
It was actually seeing Pipp Petals in the newest generation of My Little Pony who is portrayed as shorter and chubbier than the other ponies, and was beloved by the fandom for being smol and cute, that made me feel confident enough to cosplay! She’s a pop star, famous pony! Whom everyone thinks is so beautiful, despite being shorter and chubbier (it is only a slight difference but to me? It matters!) it helped dismiss the qualms I had in my mind, the worries and doubts of being too big to cosplay. Because, well, she is differently sized and proportioned to the other ponies, so that isn’t a concern! I know it’s silly but it was a difficult thing for me to move past and having that representation really helped me! She’s also a social media influencer and is always on her phone and taking selfies, which is me in a nutshell to be honest! Even without knowing I cosplay her folks compare me to Pipp all the time, which I’m very okay with! I’ve never felt more like a character is just me haha! So she has been my first cosplay ever and certainly first My Little Pony cosplay!
I debuted her at Griffish Isles, where I actually won an award for best adult cosplay, which was a HUGE surprise to me! (Newcomers do get favoured for it!) but it was such a moment! I’ve not stopped cosplaying her since and I’ve upgraded the cosplay a little bit at a time!
Coastie got this great photo of me with my trophy pulling such a Derpy face! Again I’m used to nobody being able to see my features when they take a photo of me! So it was a learning curve! I honestly? Hate wigs and can’t use bleach on my hair due to allergies so I tend to dye my hair with a dark purple (usually turns more reddy!) and use my natural hair, but I’m working on upgrading a wig to make it less ‘shiny’ and uncomfortable!
I took the same cosplay to GalaCon in Germany as well! Excuse my partner behind me peeking over! This is more what my natural hair colour looks like! Properly brunette haha! I ‘stripped down’ this cosplay a lot to make it easier for transport and because Germany was HOT!
But I had a fab time! I did get on stage for the cosplay contest, no wins this time but that’s ok! One of the judges was also cosplaying Pipp!
At GalaCon was where I debuted my second cosplay, which is Rarity! Specifically Gen 4 Rarity! She’s always been a firm favourite of mine and it’s so far the only place I’ve cosplayed as her properly! I’ve gotten ears and a horn ready to cosplay her more in the future? However this dress is a wedding dress and I need to be laced in, so it takes forever and kinda requires not a lot of walking! Im only 5’7 so it’s easy to trip on it!
She’s such a fun cosplay though! 100% hoping to cosplay her again at some point next year! Hopefully with a wig, her horn and ears, as well as probably a few more accessories! I handmade the head piece for her myself and the shawl was handmade by HouseOfLoli on Etsy! (She was utterly amazing to work with! Recommend!)
This is more what my Pipp Petals cosplay tends to look like these days! This was also at GriffishIsles! This was a slightly less involved version as I was running a table for my artwork that convention, hence why I went for leggings over pink tights and no gloves haha!
And I’ll end with probably one of my fave cosplay photos by my friend Echo! Pipp Petals means so much to me as a pony! She introduced me too and gave me the confidence to cosplay! I really want to keep diversifying and cosplaying other characters ( I’m hoping to cosplay Wysteria and Minty in the future! ) but it can be pricey! Right now? I’m focusing on upgrading the cosplays I have, making them feel just right!