Monday, October 1, 2012

Cosplay Girls


Cosplay, or costume play, is a pasttime in which participants dress up and role enact like their favorite fantasy characters, whether they come from space epics like Star Wars or Star Trek, anime characters, Disney characters, popular fiction, or others.  This is just a sampling of some of the more spectacular ones that might be encountered at Comic-Con or other gatherings where cosplayers might be in evidence.

Why cosplay?  Well, it's a holiday from the dailyness of everyday life, where the rules of dress and decorum are relaxed to some degree.  It's also a way of identifying with your favorite fantasy figures, be they astronautic, superheroine, mysterious, or even coyly sexy.  It's a setting that is relatively permissve, without being or being seen as tawdry.

Next time you see something on cosplay, check out the imagination of the participants.



Royalty
An appealing space costume

Sailor Moon and Other Sailor Senshi

Princess Lum
Fran


Nice costume
Yoko


Princess Leia
Arita Shion

Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus

14 comments:

Elvis Wearing a Bra on His Head said...

There is a group of cosplayers (if that's a word) that dresses amazingly here in Huntsville.

Mike said...

French Maid cosplay has been around for a long time.

Anonymous said...

The three wearing bikini costumes are mighty easy on the eyes.

Grand Crapaud said...

Sailor Moon must be really big still.

Anonymous said...

It looks like cosplay is an outlet for mild exhibitionistic tendencies.

The Bastard King of England said...

I'd do any of them.

eViL pOp TaRt said...

Still popular by far.

eViL pOp TaRt said...

You might be right.

I play Princess Lum sometimes.

The Mistress of the Dark said...

I'm going to dress like Donna Noble...

Dianne said...

I think anything that stretches the imagination and brings out the creative side within us is a great thing
these costumes are fantastic!

Elvis Wearing a Bra on His Head said...

I agree. THese are fantastic costumes.

Bilbo said...

What would be appropriate costumes for members of Congress? I have some suggestions, but would like to keep this civil.

eViL pOp TaRt said...

Thank you!

eViL pOp TaRt said...

Fartman, possibly? Or one of the Inferior Four?