August’s ConBravo! Spotlight is Cosplayer Socksy!
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1. How did you become interested in cosplaying?
I’ve been interested in costumes and costume design for as long as I can remember, there are more childhood pictures of me in dressup clothes than normal ones! I started designing clothes as a hobby when I was 12, and discovered cosplay shortly after when I started watching anime. I was set on cosplaying for a couple of years before debuting my first in 2010.
2. What was the first character you cosplayed as and why?
This one is sort of a twofer- it was going to be Takara Miyuki from Lucky Star, but even though I had everything ready I made the stupid decision to never have tried a wig on properly until the morning of the convention- after a while I gave up on it, quickly made a different tie for the uniform, and went as Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket. I learned the lesson early to always be prepared and make sure everything fits beforehand!
3. What’s your favourite cosplay to date that you’ve done and why?
At this point, probably Mari Makinami from Neon Genesis Evangelion. I worked hard on it and it used a lot of my different skills, from altering to sewing to painting to sculpting. I’m really happy with how it turned out! The series means a lot to me and the character is one of my favourites of all time, so I’m proud to wear it and show off both my work and love for the series.
4. What’s a dream cosplay you’d like to do?
A long-time goal has been Clare from Claymore, which I’m slowly making progress on. I’m hoping to finish it sometime next year!
5. Besides cosplay, what else do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to draw, act, and write! Having creative outlets is important to me, I think cosplay is a big part of that as well.
6. What cosplays do you have planned for the future?
Right now I’m working on Olivia from Fire Emblem: Awakening, Doris Lang from Vampire Hunter D, and Menma from Anohana.
7. Any tips for anyone who wants to get into cosplaying?
Start small and take things a step at a time- I know it’s tempting to go for all these cool elaborate designs, but if you start out with something big that you can’t handle, you’ll just get overwhelmed and have a bunch of half-finished pieces laying around. It’s better to have a simpler cosplay that’s complete than a bunch of unfinished complicated ones.
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