Growing up in the ’80s, one of my favorite books was In a Dark Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz . It’s a collection of scary stories and poems for kids. I checked it out of the library quite a few times before my mom bought me my own copy.
Disney+ launched this month which has a lot of us rewatching our favorite Disney classics. As a child my favorite was Cinderella. I watched it so many times that I wore out more than one VHS tape of it and had to wait for it to come out of the vault again before we could get another one. Along with Cinderella, my other favorite princess was—and still is—Princess Leia.
I have become a big fan of the show The Good Place, so it was natural for me to want to cosplay as the character Janet. For uninitiated Janet is “not a girl” and “not a robot”, but is the foundational mainframe for the neighborhood. She contains all the knowledge in the universe and can answer almost any question and make almost anything appear upon request. Janet even has a “ride or die protocol” she can engage if the need arises.
New York Comic Con is a whirlwind of spectacle flowing over the crushing waves of excited humanity. While I can sometimes get intimidated by the sheer size of the crowds, it’s always worth my while to attend to see the brilliant, delightful, and otherwise impressive feats of cosplay that are on display.
This year I was thrilled to see more astounding mechanical builds, with their lighting rigs and moving parts, as well as a lot of ingenious mash-ups, cross gender play, and flat-out perfect renderings of some of my favorite characters. Check out the gallery below to see just a few of the awesome cosplayers I encountered.
At Disney’s D23 Convention, it struck me how creative Disney fans are with their cosplay. They are masters of the fandom mash-up! This year, I saw Disney Princesses from the Spiderverse, from Pixie Hollow, and from a galaxy far, far away. You also see this creativity in Disneybounding, which is rife with character outfits in the styles of specific fashion eras.
Cindy Moon aka Silk doesn’t get all the love and recognition she deserves. That being said, I had to put together an ensemble inspired by her for Complex Female Character week! If you’re not familiar with Silk, she’s part of the Spider-Verse.
I finished watching Good Omens in two days, and I have no regrets. (Honestly, you can never get enough David Tennant, even when he dresses as a demonic nanny with creepily impeccable finger waves.) But DT aside, the forward-thinking fashion standout in Good Omens is Anathema Device.
If Superstore‘s Cheyenne Lee had a Patronus, it would undoubtedly be a unicorn.
She’s bubbly, outgoing, smart in her own way, and incredibly unique. Cheyenne can always be found rocking a wild print whether on her shirt or her shoes, and crazy hair accessories a la Lizzie Maguire (are ’90s hairstyles making a comeback?!).
Any day that you can wear a costume to work is a good day. I’m lucky enough to work somewhere that occasionally encourages it. This year we had a mini Harry Potter festival. So, it was suggested that the staff dress up for “Wizard Wednesday”.
I already had a basic Hogwarts student cosplay. But, I wanted something a little bit more interesting. I decided to do a Ravenclaw Quidditch outfit. I only had about seven weeks to get the whole thing together and wanted to spend as little money as possible. This meant that I had to push all of my costume making skills to their limits.
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Welcome back, Sartorial Geeks!
This week, we’re chatting with Cate Broomhead of the Rebel Legion and Cos & Effect. Cate wears many hats, pun fully intended, and we were lucky enough to hear about a few of them! Seamstress, cosplayer, Broadway wig connoisseur— she’s done it all.