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Revamping Old Cosplays

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After you have done a few cosplays you may look back on past cosplays and want to give them a revamp.

For example the first time I cosplayed Peggy Carter I thought I looked amazing, however comparing pictures of the first time I cosplayed her to the most recent pictures of me cosplaying her there is a huge amount of progress, especially with my hair and makeup.

My hair is styled in a way which more accurately represents Peggy and her 1950s pin up style and my makeup also more accurately resents the time period Peggy is from.

Another personal example of a cosplay revamp that I have done is my ‘Hufflepuff Student’ cosplay.

In early 2018 I started off with a hufflepuff tie and scarf and white shirt, however I used black socks and a black skirt and wore a black plain cardigan rather than a Hogwarts robe.

However a year and a half onwards in late 2019 I had redone my hufflepuff cosplay to include grey socks and a grey skirt and a proper Hogwarts robe, which made the character a lot more realistic to the uniforms the students wear in the Harry Potter movies.

Overall revamping an old cosplay can be funnier, quicker and cheaper than buying or making a whole new cosplay and spending more time/money on a new costume. I love revamping my favourite cosplays and improving them each time I wear them to make them more accurate and better representing of the character I am cosplaying.

Beginners Guide to Cosplay

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People develop an interest in cosplay because they have seen cosplayers on social media or at conventions.

It  can seem intimidating as many experienced cosplayers  have  amazing costumes that are massive works of art and look like they have  just came straight off a movie set.

However buying costumes and tweaking them to suit your image is the option most people start off with. Never the less if you know your way around a needle and thread and understand sewing patterns, I am extremely jealous, as this will definitely be a massive bonus to cosplaying as a hobby.

If you are nervous about doing your first cosplay, I would suggest doing a group cosplay with friends. This will give you more confidence when you turn up for your first convention.

Group cosplays are always fun as you get to share the experience with other people and you know you will get some really awesome photos together.

When I first started cosplaying at conventions I was nervous that someone would quiz me on the character I was cosplaying and I would automatically be cast out from everyone at the convention, if I did not know all the answers.

However this has only happened in nightmares, the people who talk to you about your cosplay are just cosplaying characters they like, they are there to make friends and buy merchandize the same as you.

Another misconception of cosplay is that you have to cosplay a character that looks like you, which is not true in the slightest.

I know some awesome cosplayers who have chosen to do gender-bent cosplays, cosplays of characters of different ages and different body types and they still looked amazing.

Cosplaying is not just about looking like the character it is more about taking a characters attributes and having fun. Looking like the character your cosplaying is just a bonus.

For more cosplay tips go to https://vocal.media/geeks/cosplay-tips-for-beginners