Fandoms, conventions and the idea of cosplaying
This topic is for those who might be interested in the idea of cosplaying, whether that's meeting cosplayers or even trying your hand at one. It's also about conventions.
As an example, there's a massive convention in the US called comic con and every year thousands of people gather to discuss and share their love of franchises.
At these events, you get what are called cosplayers. These are people who, quite often, create their own costume based on a character and some of them can be really detailed, while others can be inspired by a character. What I've noticed is that the cosplay community seems really inclusive, so even if it's just a basic costume people are welcome.
I was first introduced to this idea at an event in the UK called Feel The Force Day, which is something I've mentioned on here before. It's a small convention, and there was a lot of room to move around and meet all of the cosplayers. What's more it cost me £5, unlike comic con which can cost upwards of £30. While comic con seems to be more about celebrities, the smaller conventions seem to cater more towards fandom, which basically means people who like different franchises, and who introduce each other to these franchises.
So at Feel The Force there were loads of things. It wasn't just about Star Wars. In fact, the first thing I ever encountered, was someone dressed as a minion from Despicable Me. When I said Hello, they actually said hello back using a similar voice to the minions from the films. There are other cosplayers who will just use their normal voice but will be very happy to talk, some of the costumes can be really detailed. It was here where I first learned, for instance, that some Disney characters have gloves and tiaras, and I actually learned what a tiara was. It seems very different to the clothes we normally wear, for instance ic you meet a stormtrooper they have quite heavy armour-type material and will often bring noisy blasters.
I'm not entirely sure what else to say at the moment as this post is getting quite long, so I'll give someone else the chance, and of course if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I'll start off by saying this though: I've not tried cosplaying myself yet, I just like pretty much exploring.
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