Link Round-Up: May 7, 2014

"Death Star Gown"
Source: The 501st Badlands Garrison

Interview: Lunaladyoflight On Costuming And The Role Of Popularity

Cosplay So Amazing It Doesn't Even Need Clothes

GEEKDOM: Cosplay grown into a mainstream hobby

Have you heard the kerfluffle surrounding Cherry City Comic Con? Basically an attendee asked for a refund because of the con’s sexist attitude toward cosplay, after which the con’s director, Mark Martin, mocked her on Facebook, both under his account and using a sockpuppet. Professionalism at its finest! We have links.

Link Round-Up: April 7, 2014

Artist Creates Full Iron Man Suit Using 500 Balloons

DC Women Kicking Ass takes a look at Wonder Woman’s new costume in the upcoming Justice League War animated film and how similar it is to a bit of fan art.

Harry Potter fashion line sexes up Hogwarts with lycra

How to Compliment a Cosplayer (Without Insulting Everyone Else)

How to Dress Like The Doctor

SDCC 2013: The Proposals

Radical Custom Spider-Man Motorcycle Helmets

Star Wars Rancor Plush Toy

To help foster a safe space for cosplayers, Ottawa Comiccon will be hosting their first-ever anti-harassment workshops.

Link Round-Up: August 30, 2013

  

  

Avengers "Scoodies" from Fallen Designs on Etsy

Interview: Franchesco! on Heroes of Cosplay

Interview: Katy Angel and Elffi Cosplay

31 amazing pics of cosplayer Victoria Schmidt as Leia, Supergirl and more!

37 awesome pics of cosplayer Monika Lee from Heroes of Cosplay

Adam Savage Went Incognito at Comic-Con Dressed in a Regal Admiral Ackbar Costume


ScreenCrush picks The 25 Best Cosplay Pics Ever

ScreenRant picks its 16 Favorite Cosplay Costumes of Comic-Con 2013

Link Round-Up: August 23, 2013

Assassin Apparel: Fuzzy Deadly Hoodies from Rarity’s Boutique

Summon your inner Ezio with these handmade, anti-pill fleece jackets ($190) perfect for questing in colder climates. Available in two styles Renaissance and Medieval.

A 16 year old boy robbed the Colorado State Fair in a Batman costume, apparently completely missing the entire point of superheros.

California couple dresses their pugs as Lord Of The Rings characters, because why not?

Costumed Trekkies to Attempt New World Record at the Official Las Vegas Con this August

How To Turn Your Cat Into Totoro

Restoring our faith in superhero civilians, a man dressed as Superman, and nicknamed Superman, in Sheffield, UK aprehended a shoplifter while he was helping out at a charity drive. You can watch the video at The Telegraph.

Why Disney Princesses Make the Worst Roommates

Winter is coming, and apparently the trends for the fall/winter 2014 season will be Game of Thrones-inspired. I wonder what it takes to dress like a Lannister?

Link Round-Up: August 2, 2013

Ellie's T-Shirt from The Last of Us

Available for purchase from Redbubble.

5 Crazy Things About Comic-Con You Can Only Learn By Being There

Comic-Con 2013 Cosplay Battle Winners: You voted and we tallied... here are the top 10 costumes from San Diego, plus another batch of amazing editor's choice picks!

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Costumes on Display at Comic Con 2013

Our 16 Favorite Cosplay Costumes of Comic-Con 2013

So You Want to be a Cosplayer?

The story behind Adam Savage‘s Comic-Con ‘Star Wars‘ costume

Think Progress’s Alyssa Rosenberg has also outlined basic Comic Con etiquette for Wired, a must read for those of you gearing up for Comic Con.

Link Round-Up: June 11, 2013

The Avengers by Damon McNeil of Because It Amuses Me

"For work at OrangeSoda we had a major Halloween party. We were encouraged to dress up. I dressed up as The Avengers….all of them. Captain America's shirt and shield, Iron Man's helmet and chest light, Thor's hammer and hair, The Hulk's shorts and legs, Hawkeye's bow, Black Widow's sleeves and gloves, and Nick Fury's eye patch."

Boba Fett Leather Motorcycle Jacket Is Now Available For Pre-Order

Cardboard David Tennant has been getting up to some hijinks.

Jaden Smith went shopping with his girlfriend while dressed as Iron Man.

“Slut Shaming and Concern Trolling in Geek Culture:” a cosplayer details her recent disappoints at a few cons.

Link Round-Up: May 17, 2013

Summer is Coming

Source: Imgur via Reddit

You have to click through and read the epic pun thread

being spawned by this photo on Reddit.

3D Printed Venetian Masks Look Like Fibrous Growths On A Human Face

Couple has really awesome Batgirl/Nightwing themed wedding cause they’re awesome.

The Evil Supply Company is now offering Evil Merit Badges for Minions and Overlords alike.

How two Star Trek fans are restoring original series shuttlecraft.

Link Round-Up: May 10, 2013

DIY Chell Pajamas by RachaelWhitaker

Anatomy of a Cosplayer: How a love of the US Air Force inspired Ger Tysk to cosplay.

These chainmail and armor-patterned leggings are a thing that exist.

Cosplaying While White

Gizmodo has a great round up of do it yourself Iron Man suits from around the internet.

The Sun wrote about a UK Star Wars super fan, Luke Kaye, who was so unimpressed by recreations of the Mos Eisley Cantina, he decided to build his own.

The R2-D2 Bra Was Probably Inevitable

Total Film has a gallery of The Best, Worst & Funniest Iron Man Cosplay on the net.

Link Round-Up: April 17, 2013

GrimLok the ORC dice bag by MyFunkyCamelot

Available for purchase from Etsy. US$27

News: SyFy has announced a new six-episode documentary series following competitive cosplay with the working title Cosworld, which is set to kick off on August 27 at 10 p.m.

25 Examples Of Video Game Cosplay Fails

Building your own Iron Man repulsor ray glove is totally doable with the aid of Advancer Technologies' (no, not Advanced Idea Mechanics) tutorial video.


'Dancing on Ice' judge Ashley Roberts gets bodypainted as 'Crysis 3' hero [SFW]

The Geek Podcast hosts a discussion of How Cosplay Elitism Hurts the Community


Why Do I Cosplay? Let Me Count The Ways.

WonderCon 2013 In Pictures

Link Round-Up: April 11, 2013

Boba Fett Latex Mini-Dress by ShhhCoutureLatex

Available for purchase from Etsy. US$365

Interview: Constantine in Tokyo

10 Of Our Favorite Cosplays From PAX East Day 1

"As many of you know, I recently purchased an Uruk-Hai scimitar.  Well let me tell you, it was quite the pragmatic purchase. It has endless uses in my morning routine."

When Professionals Aren’t: The PAX East Tomb Raider Cosplay Harassment Story.

Link Round-Up: March 27, 2013

Knit Tabard pattern by Christine Doyle.

Pattern available for free on Ravelry.

Tutorial: How to make light-weight wings. I've been asked many times how we made our kamael wings. I really didn't plan to write a tutorial EVER, but after 50th questions I gave up.

Tutorial: How to remove the shine from your new wig.

Cosplayers Are Passionate, Talented Folks. But There's A Darker Side To This Community, Too.

Cosplay Culture: The Development of Interactive and Living Art through Play

Star Trek Uniform Tunic Tank

Link Round-Up: March 14, 2013

Makeup artist Lisa Berczel, aka Battledress, gives a nod to Gray’s Anatomy with this man’s head that is painted like a medical illustration of a skull.

No prosthetics – only a bit of medical grade paper tape to close the eye and an brow blocking…

I never thought I’d want to wear footie pajamas again, but these Star Trek ones might change that policy.

Marvel has officially licensed temporary tattoo masks for costume purposes. See them all at Fashionably Geek.

Props and costumes from Game of Thrones will be the feature of a new traveling exhibit stopping in Toronto, New York City, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, and Belfast.

A Princess Bride wedding channeling Westley and Buttercup themselves

Link Round-Up: February 25, 2013

Just another day at a convention…
Source: ThisFeliciaDay

Q&A interview with cosplayer Angelica Dawn

Shealynn's Faerie Shoppe offers this tutorial on re-creating Aurora's Circlet from 'Once Upon a Time'

Sith Robber Strikes Four 7-Eleven Stores

Star Wars Vader and Mini Troopers Socks for places you just can't cosplay.

Link Round-Up: February 6, 2012

X-Wing Crochet Helmet by Colleen Hanauer

Available for $60 USD at Etsy.

Have you ever cosplayed? Dr. Andrea Letamendi (writer of The Psychology of the Fake Geek Girl) has put together a Psychology of Cosplay survey for you to take

“I’m a black female cosplayer and some people hate it” by Chaka Cumberbatch

My Weekend At A Furry Convention

Those disturbed by children dressing up as zombies will be glad to know that other kids can dress as The Walking Dead‘s Rick Grimes.

Link Round-Up: January 23, 2012

Crochet Dwarven Helm and Beard by SadDaysCrochet

"This is a present for my brother, because he is the best brother. I wanted to finish it in time for the opening of The Hobbit, but alas I was too slow."

How to Make a Naruto Ambu Mask

The invisible drive-through customer prank. Let's disguise the driver as a car seat and see if anyone will notice.

Star Wars R2-D2 Dog Collar

Zombie Makeup Tutorial

Link Round-Up: December 31, 2012

What Frodo would have looked like as Gollum

In the original script for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the ginger-haired Faramir has a vision of Frodo’s future, should the ring take hold of Frodo’s soul. So Elijah Wood had to be done up as Frodo-Gollum. And now, here are the alleged results of that makeup monster.

Adventure Time Finn Hoodie

The neverending quest for a perfect Han Solo DL-44 blaster replica

Safety Tips for Female Cosplayers

You may have read np312's wonderful Reverse Trick-Or-Treating story in Ask Metafilter. You may have seen Doctor Popular's comic based on the same. This year however, you can now enjoy a video of the same concept.

Link Round-Up: December 13, 2012

Assassin’s Creed Apron

Available for purchase from Etsy. US$100

Doctor Who stars reveal who they'd cosplay as at Comic-Con

How to Bring Your Next-Level Cosplay Game to Comic-Con

This Mask Superhero Towel is amazing.

To protest the lack of Batgirl representation in the New 52, some cosplayers are organizing a special project for NYCC ’13.

SDCC 2012: Cosplay Heroes and Villains

SDCC 2012: The Sexy Cosplay Girls Of Comic-Con

Link Round-Up: November 22, 2012

Minecraft Masks featuring the Steve and Creeper

Both masks are available to purchase from ThinkGeek.

10 of the Worst Homemade Halloween Costumes You've Ever Seen

Beyond the Page #1: The Art of Cosplay

The Portal 2 Inflatable Personality Cores from ThinkGeek are officially licensed collectibles based off of the Portal 2 video game characters Wheatley and Space Core. They are both available to purchase from ThinkGeek.

Victoria's Secret must not-so-secretly love Neon Genesis Evangelion as evidenced by model Jordan Dunn's outfit from last week's VC fashion show in New York City, which clearly pays homage to Rei Ayanami's plugsuit.

Link Round-Up: November 6, 2012

12 geeky Halloween costumes for the whole family

50 Weirdest Sexy Halloween Movie Costumes

Pugs Dressed as Movie Characters for Halloween

Link Round-Up: October 30, 2012

The Cleveland Orchestra bass section dressed up as the Avengers

Source: The Intense Humming of Fun

22 Last-Minute DIY Halloween Costumes

Big Bird is getting a lot of press these days. Recently, Buzzfeed revealed Sesame Street Workshop issued a cease and desist order on Yandy.com for selling costumes of “sexy” versions of their characters without permission.

Ever wanted to be the seventh samurai? How about Death from The Seventh Seal? Or Rosemary and/or her baby? This Halloween, Criterion is holding a costume contest.

Medieval Fantasy Beer Helmet

Oswin and the TARDIS

Some Of The Ways A Halloween Costume Can Suck

Tompkins Square’s Annual Halloween Dog Parade

Writer/photographer/cosplayer Molly McIsaac says “Cosplay is Not a Permission Slip” for bad behavior from fellow humans.

The Worst And Weirdest Store-Bought Comics & Games Costumes For Halloween 2012