Buscando por ahí encontré algo muy muy interesante, era un libro sobre patrones de vestidos, cuellos etc, es muy recomendable que le echéis un vistazo porque hay un popurrí grandioso, además explicados.
Sabtu, 31 Maret 2012
Jumat, 30 Maret 2012
COSMODE busca cosplayers no japoneses
¡Atención a todos los cosplayers!
La revista COSMODE está preparando una edición especial con fotos de alta calidad de cosplayers de fuera de Japón.
Será una edición especial, completamente aparte. El supervisor de esta edición especial es Jacky Dosai, Supervisor de COSMODE, director oficial de World Cosplay Summit y director de Asia de Cosplay.com
Este llamamiento está abierto tanto a cosplayers como a fotógrafos. Las pautas de presentación son los siguientes. Si tienes alguna pregunta, por favor diríjete a Jacky en cosmodeworld@gmail.com.
Bases para el envio (proporcionadas por COSMODE)
Formato de fotografías: JPEG o RAW. Por favor, envía a la mayor resolución posible su imagen.
Nombre del Cosplayer (Si dos o más personas se incluyen, por favor, envía los nombres de cada uno, así como un nombre de grupo si así fuese)
Nombre de cosplay
Ciudad y País
Dirección de correo electrónico
Nombre del fotógrafo
Consentimiento
Cosplayers - si eres quien lo está enviando, afirmas que tiene el consentimiento de los fotógrafos a presentar la foto
Fotógrafos - si eres quien lo está enviando, afirmas que tiene el consentimiento de la cosplayer (s) para enviar la foto
Retoque
Está permitido retocar/editar la foto antes de la presentación
Anotaciones en la foto no están permitidos.
Logos no están permitidos.
Uso
Las fotos sólo serán utilizadas dentro de la publicación de la revista COSMODE.
Las fotos también se pueden usar en publicidad para la revista COSMODE.
Temas prohibidos
La exposición excesiva de la piel
La propaganda política
Cualquier cosa de una naturaleza insensible, racial,
Insultar a las representaciones del personaje original
Las fotos serán cuidadosamente seleccionados por el departamento editorial COSMODE Japón.
Si cumples con todos los requisitos arriba mencionados, por favor envía la foto y la información necesaria para cosmodeworld@gmail.com
¡Buena suerte!
(Nota - no me dijo que si hay un límite de envíos por persona, iremos actualizando.)
Fuente: Goldy
Patrones para "piratas"
Jack Sparrow es un famoso pirata al cual no hay que describir, ya es común ver cosplays de él en los salones, pero lo mas interesante es que son pocos los que llevan su chaqueta, por qué? es simple, es lo mas difícil que tiene ese disfraz.
Encontrar patrones en español de la chaqueta es algo prácticamente imposible, así que yo por ejemplo me he tenido que conformar con tenerlos en inglés/francés, no os equivoquéis entenderlos es muy facil!
Siempre que sepáis donde van las medidas todo irá bien, si no, siempre podéis hacer el patrón encima de un maniquí, aún no tienes el tuyo propio? hazte uno!! ya pusimos antes una entrada donde te enseñábamos a hacértelo!!
Cosplay con luces
Las luces en un cosplay a veces marcan la diferencia de ganar un concurso o no, muchos se preguntaréis que cómo lo hacen o donde lo compran, pues bien, lo que muchos cosplayers hemos usad mas de una vez de llama ElWired
Elwired no es otra cosa que un cable de luz, no se calienta, es muy muy brillante, flexible y funciona a pilas, simplificando es como el Dios supremo de la luz para un cosplayer, además hay dos tipos, uno en forma de alambre y otra con forma plana.
También añadir que los hay de distintos colores!
En la película de Tron podemos ver claramente un ejemplo de esta maravilla:
Además lo bueno que tiene este aparatito es que es de muy fácil instalación. Si da la casualidad de que quieres cortarlo por que es demasiado largo y quieres aprovechar el otro trozo, para instalarlo solo tienes que seguir estos pasos: INSTALACIÓN/MANIPULACIÓN
El precio puede variar, pero para lo que es no es nada caro. Qué, os atrevéis con él?
Podéis comprarlas a través de Ebay
Podéis comprarlas a través de Ebay
Kamis, 29 Maret 2012
5000 HITS GIVEAWAY!!!
Guys, this is actually happening! We have reached our first giveaway point of 5000 HITS!!! This is a pretty exciting moment for us ^^. The prize will be a $20 gift certificate to Arda-wigs, one of the best resources for your cosplay wigs! Remember the pony tails I got from them some time ago?
Well, I liked it so much that we have decided to go with Arda. The quality of wigs really makes a huge difference in your cosplay!
Some details regarding the giveaway:
1. We are using Rafflecopter to manage the giveaway. The winner will be selected by a random algorithm used by Rafflecopter.
2. One person can only enter once, but you can increase your chances by completing the tasks listed on Rafflecopter.
3. Anyone can enter, as long as you complete the mandatory task of becoming a follower to our blog.
4. This is not a sponsored giveaway, we chose Arda wigs because we love the store.
5. It is rude to become a follower to this blog for the giveaway and then just un-follow, so please don't enter if you are not interested in the blog at all.
6. The winner must claim the prize within 48hours, or a new winner will be selected.
7. The giveaway starts from Thursday 3/29/2012 and ends at the end of Friday 4/6/2012
It would helps us out a ton if you could blog/share this giveaway with your friends and family!
Thank you so much for your support, and may the odds be ever in your favor! (Hunger Games reference..derp)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Some details regarding the giveaway:
1. We are using Rafflecopter to manage the giveaway. The winner will be selected by a random algorithm used by Rafflecopter.
2. One person can only enter once, but you can increase your chances by completing the tasks listed on Rafflecopter.
3. Anyone can enter, as long as you complete the mandatory task of becoming a follower to our blog.
4. This is not a sponsored giveaway, we chose Arda wigs because we love the store.
5. It is rude to become a follower to this blog for the giveaway and then just un-follow, so please don't enter if you are not interested in the blog at all.
6. The winner must claim the prize within 48hours, or a new winner will be selected.
7. The giveaway starts from Thursday 3/29/2012 and ends at the end of Friday 4/6/2012
It would helps us out a ton if you could blog/share this giveaway with your friends and family!
Thank you so much for your support, and may the odds be ever in your favor! (Hunger Games reference..derp)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Rabu, 28 Maret 2012
Video de Oz Vessalius
Hoy me vestí de Oz Vessalius - Pandora Hearts y con Marli nos dirigimos al observatorio tipo 11:30 de la mañana y la señora que estaba en la entrada nos cobró como estudiantes por nuestra pinta juvenil, aunque yo juraba que nos iba a tocar pagar más por ser ADULTOS.
Camara: Marlina S.Cosplayer y edición: KazeCostume: Annie-chan
Fue un día divertido c:
Video de Oz Vessalius
Hoy me vestí de Oz Vessalius - Pandora Hearts y con Marli nos dirigimos al observatorio tipo 11:30 de la mañana y la señora que estaba en la entrada nos cobró como estudiantes por nuestra pinta juvenil, aunque yo juraba que nos iba a tocar pagar más por ser ADULTOS.
Camara: Marlina S.Cosplayer y edición: KazeCostume: Annie-chan
Fue un día divertido c:
Three Reasons Steampunk Sucks and Three Reasons it Doesn't Have To
Fellow cosplayers, we need to have a talk. Well, not you and I, specifically, but cosplayers, congoers, and geeks in general. The talk we need to have is about Steampunk and why it kind of sucks.
Let me say, straight off, that I’m talking about Steampunk, abstractly, as a style and a genre, not as a subculture. I make exactly zero judgments about Steampunkers as people, except to admire their dedication and skill, ‘cause gods know that shit is beyond me.
Second, I want to define what I mean when I talk about “Steampunk”. Unfortunately, Steampunk is a lot like porn: You just know it when you see it. For costuming purposes, though, I’ll say that Steampunk is anything that takes its inspiration from distinctly 19th or early 20th century styles, often incorporating references to anachronistic or fictional technology. Obviously, this is a very broad definition; there are a million sub-genres and offshoots that aren’t covered by this, and we could spend days talking about the differences between Victoriana and alt-Modern. You have to admit, though, it’s a better definition than “what happens when Goths discover brown”, however accurate that might be.
As a final caveat and clarification, I will add that I fucking love Steampunk, in all its permutations. To be fair, I love pretty much anything with “punk” appended to it, but Steampunk at its best is the very height of elegance, whimsy, and extreme badassery. On the surface, what’s not to love?
Three things, as it turns out.
Go Big or Go Home
The first and most obvious problem with Steampunk is that it’s really goddamn hard. I realize the same could be said of good cosplay in general, but I think we can all recognize that 19th century style requires a different level of skill. If, in fact, you disagree and are thinking “Pshaw, shadowen! Doing Steampunk is not that hard!” Then you, my friend, are doing it wrong, and you are part of the problem.
See, there’s nothing inherently wrong with difficult styles; they’re fun, challenging, and the work tends to pay off. The real problem is that, as we can all attest, there are a whole lot of lazy-ass cosplayers out there. Of course, half-assing it is part of the game sometimes, but part of good cosplay is knowing when you can cut corners and when you have to put in the blood, sweat, and tears. Like the man said, you cannot just glue some gears on it and call it Steampunk, but that is all too often what happens.
In costuming, the difficulty of a project is directly proportional to both the probability that something will go wrong and how very very wrong it can go. If I had any kind of math skills whatsoever, I’d give you a formula, but basically the fact that Steampunk tends to be really complicated means you’re that much more likely to fail unbelievably hard. This is apparently not a deterrent to many cosplayers, and, as a result, there is an awful lot of bad Steampunk.
Been There, Seen That
A few years ago, if you rolled up to a con in full Victorian dress, you wouldn’t have gotten 10 feet across the con floor before a swarm of geeks with cameras descended on you. Now? You’d best have working gears, pipes that shoot steam, and a three-foot TARDIS hat if you want that kind of attention.
I hate to say it, fellow cosplayers, but Steampunk as we know it is played out and on the verge of becoming passe. It is even - dare I say it? - boring. Not that “I want people to take pictures of me!” is necessarily the guiding star of cosplay, but, for me at least, it’s a consideration. If you’re going to put a lot of work into a costume - as Steampunk requires - it’s nice to have some recognition of your efforts. With Steampunk, unless you’re going really above and beyond, you’re not as likely to get that recognition as you once were.
At this point, we’ve seen it, and we’ve probably seen it done better.
White People Fuckery
Oh, I can hear the protests now. “But, shadowen! Can’t we keep politics out of our cosplay? We just want to put on fancy clothes!” I hear you, fellow cosplayers, and I have some bad news. There’s already politics in your cosplay, the same politics that are in your media and your fandoms. All art is political, and Steampunk in particular has some bad baggage.
The ugly truth of the matter is that the 19th and early 20th centuries were really shitty periods for anyone who wasn’t rich and White. Okay, so that actually describes a large chunk of human history, but the Victorian and early Modern eras were especially bad. British colonialism was at its height. The American westward expansion pressed thousands of workers of Color into extremely dangerous jobs with meager pay. The American Civil War decimated the southern states and left poor workers of all colors even more destitute than usual. The Industrial Revolution provided new and exciting environments in which wealthy factory owners could torment, overwork, and otherwise endanger working-class women and children.
Steampunk romanticizes and glorifies this period, drawing almost exclusively on styles worn by by the upper and upper-middle classes. Even the “industrial” elements so popular in Steampunk costumes - the gears and cranks and whatnot - are typically polished and stylized beyond recognition, presenting an image of the Industrial Revolution that is literally gilded. Standard Steampunk reinforces the myths constructed by rich White people about the Power of American Industry and the Glory of the British Empire, myths which alternately glamorize and ignore both the contributions and exploitation of people of color and working-class people, as well is dismissing the damaging effects of European colonialism.
To reiterate my earlier caveat, I am talking about a problematic trend in Steampunk as a style; I’m not saying that all Steampunkers are bad people and they should feel bad or that nobody with a conscience should ever do Steampunk ever. I’m saying this is a thing about Steampunk that sucks, and we need to acknowledge it.
BUT THERE’S HOPE
All of this suck is definitely discouraging, but take heart, fellow cosplayers, because Steampunk isn’t quite dead yet. Don’t believe me? Here’s three reasons Steampunk doesn’t have to suck.
Endless Possibilities
Like I said before, what we tend to think of as “standard” Steampunk focuses on a very narrow slice of of Victorian and Modern society. By expanding your view to include other cultures, classes, and countries, you introduce a whole new realm of possibility for Steampunking.
Take Asia, for instance. There was all kinds of cool shit going on in East Asia in the late 19th century, including a massive increase in trade with Europe (due in part to the aforementioned colonial fuckery) which created some amazing fashion fusions. Want some inspiration on this end? Check out the series premiere of Nickelodeon’s “The Legend of Korra”, which is set in A Place That is Not Asia has a cool 1920s-with-airships-and-magic vibe.
And what about the American West? This has gotten a little bit of attention, to different effects, in Steampunk media like Wild, Wild West (the series and the movie), Cherie Priest’s alt-history books starting with Boneshaker, and Warren Ellis’s alt-future graphic novel Ignition City. Cosplay is behind the curve on this one, though, and there’s a lot of unexplored territory (appropriate metaphor is appropriate), especially if you take into account styles from the Civil War and the major influence of Latin culture in the south west.
If you’re looking for a specific Steampunk text to pull from and want a more global perspective, check out Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan trilogy, in which The Great War involves genetically engineered creatures and steam-powered everything. Seriously, folks, where are my Midshipman Sharpe cosplayers? If you have no idea what I’m talking about, do yourself a favor and look it up. You’ll thank me.
For more resources and inspiration on how to expand your Steampunking, have a look at the Multiculturalism for Steampunk page on Facebook, which has pretty pretty pictures. The best source of ideas, though, is history. A little research beyond the limits of Sherlock Holmes and your high school history book will open up a wealth of possibilities for cosplay.
Big Shiny Playground
Y’know what I saw at Dragon*Con last year? Nerf Steampunkers. True story. It was a group of folks all decked out in Victorian style, but everything was in those amazing neon Nerf colors, and they had Steampunk-ified Nerf and foam weapons. Fellow cosplayers, it was beautiful, and it underscores the fact that there’s a lot of room to play around with Steampunk.
As fans, we know that genre boundaries are a lot like rules for pirates and traffic lanes in China: mostly just guidelines. Steampunk versions of characters are a matter of course in the cosplay world, and we love it! This is a great way to really give your creative muscles a stretch and turn out a truly unique costume. We’ve all seen the Steampunk X-Men, and Doctor Who get’s Steampunked like nobody’s business. Steampunk Star Wars and Star Trek, though, seem to be confined mostly to concept art and prop making. And what about mecha anime? Or cartoons, in general? Basically, if you can think of it, you can Steampunk it.
As evidenced by the the Nerf Steampunkers, the boundary transversal goes both ways. Not only can you Steampunk anything, you can also take Steampunk in whatever direction you want. How about Rave Steampunk? Or Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk? Or Surrealist Steampunk? Okay, maybe surrealism is a bad idea (or is it? What would that even look like?), but you get my point.
Like any other costume, you have to hit those high points, and the rest is just play.
I Reject Your History and Substitute One With Robots
On the one hand, Steampunk glamorizes and whitewashes an era of the (relatively) recent past that is already romanticized and misrepresented in popular media. On the other hand, Steampunk affords us an opportunity to take a look at that past, decide it’s not what we want, and change it.
If speculative fiction lets us imagine a better future, Steampunk gives us room to write a better history, one with clockwork automatons and air pirates and steam-powered everything. It lets us dig into the unexplored perspectives of our culture and tell stories that didn’t happen but could have and should have, stories you’ll never see in a stuffy period drama. Steampunk reminds us that historical “fact” is just another cannon to be re-written, just another sandbox to play in.
So you’re thinking, “But, shadowen, what does this have to do with pretty clothes?” The answer, fellow cosplayers, is everything.
When we put together an outfit or a costume, we’re choosing a story to tell, be it one somebody else invented, something we made up, or a chapter in our own personal narrative. Clothes tell stories as personal and complex as any book, and Steampunk gives us another language to write in.
Like any genre - or any language, for that matter - Steampunk has its own set of problems and limitations, some of which make cosplay especially difficult, but it also has unique potential and possibilities. A costume that tells an interesting story will be interesting. Period. A costume that tells a half-assed, derivative, ignorant story... well, it’s not going to make anyone happy. I can’t tell you how to create costumes that are stunning and complicated and original or how to avoid the trappings of Racist Fuckery, but I can offer you this small piece of advice for Steampunking and for cosplay in general.
Choose your stories wisely, fellow cosplayers, and try not to suck.
-shadowen
Let me say, straight off, that I’m talking about Steampunk, abstractly, as a style and a genre, not as a subculture. I make exactly zero judgments about Steampunkers as people, except to admire their dedication and skill, ‘cause gods know that shit is beyond me.
Second, I want to define what I mean when I talk about “Steampunk”. Unfortunately, Steampunk is a lot like porn: You just know it when you see it. For costuming purposes, though, I’ll say that Steampunk is anything that takes its inspiration from distinctly 19th or early 20th century styles, often incorporating references to anachronistic or fictional technology. Obviously, this is a very broad definition; there are a million sub-genres and offshoots that aren’t covered by this, and we could spend days talking about the differences between Victoriana and alt-Modern. You have to admit, though, it’s a better definition than “what happens when Goths discover brown”, however accurate that might be.
As a final caveat and clarification, I will add that I fucking love Steampunk, in all its permutations. To be fair, I love pretty much anything with “punk” appended to it, but Steampunk at its best is the very height of elegance, whimsy, and extreme badassery. On the surface, what’s not to love?
Three things, as it turns out.
Go Big or Go Home
The first and most obvious problem with Steampunk is that it’s really goddamn hard. I realize the same could be said of good cosplay in general, but I think we can all recognize that 19th century style requires a different level of skill. If, in fact, you disagree and are thinking “Pshaw, shadowen! Doing Steampunk is not that hard!” Then you, my friend, are doing it wrong, and you are part of the problem.
See, there’s nothing inherently wrong with difficult styles; they’re fun, challenging, and the work tends to pay off. The real problem is that, as we can all attest, there are a whole lot of lazy-ass cosplayers out there. Of course, half-assing it is part of the game sometimes, but part of good cosplay is knowing when you can cut corners and when you have to put in the blood, sweat, and tears. Like the man said, you cannot just glue some gears on it and call it Steampunk, but that is all too often what happens.
In costuming, the difficulty of a project is directly proportional to both the probability that something will go wrong and how very very wrong it can go. If I had any kind of math skills whatsoever, I’d give you a formula, but basically the fact that Steampunk tends to be really complicated means you’re that much more likely to fail unbelievably hard. This is apparently not a deterrent to many cosplayers, and, as a result, there is an awful lot of bad Steampunk.
Been There, Seen That
A few years ago, if you rolled up to a con in full Victorian dress, you wouldn’t have gotten 10 feet across the con floor before a swarm of geeks with cameras descended on you. Now? You’d best have working gears, pipes that shoot steam, and a three-foot TARDIS hat if you want that kind of attention.
I hate to say it, fellow cosplayers, but Steampunk as we know it is played out and on the verge of becoming passe. It is even - dare I say it? - boring. Not that “I want people to take pictures of me!” is necessarily the guiding star of cosplay, but, for me at least, it’s a consideration. If you’re going to put a lot of work into a costume - as Steampunk requires - it’s nice to have some recognition of your efforts. With Steampunk, unless you’re going really above and beyond, you’re not as likely to get that recognition as you once were.
At this point, we’ve seen it, and we’ve probably seen it done better.
White People Fuckery
Oh, I can hear the protests now. “But, shadowen! Can’t we keep politics out of our cosplay? We just want to put on fancy clothes!” I hear you, fellow cosplayers, and I have some bad news. There’s already politics in your cosplay, the same politics that are in your media and your fandoms. All art is political, and Steampunk in particular has some bad baggage.
The ugly truth of the matter is that the 19th and early 20th centuries were really shitty periods for anyone who wasn’t rich and White. Okay, so that actually describes a large chunk of human history, but the Victorian and early Modern eras were especially bad. British colonialism was at its height. The American westward expansion pressed thousands of workers of Color into extremely dangerous jobs with meager pay. The American Civil War decimated the southern states and left poor workers of all colors even more destitute than usual. The Industrial Revolution provided new and exciting environments in which wealthy factory owners could torment, overwork, and otherwise endanger working-class women and children.
Steampunk romanticizes and glorifies this period, drawing almost exclusively on styles worn by by the upper and upper-middle classes. Even the “industrial” elements so popular in Steampunk costumes - the gears and cranks and whatnot - are typically polished and stylized beyond recognition, presenting an image of the Industrial Revolution that is literally gilded. Standard Steampunk reinforces the myths constructed by rich White people about the Power of American Industry and the Glory of the British Empire, myths which alternately glamorize and ignore both the contributions and exploitation of people of color and working-class people, as well is dismissing the damaging effects of European colonialism.
To reiterate my earlier caveat, I am talking about a problematic trend in Steampunk as a style; I’m not saying that all Steampunkers are bad people and they should feel bad or that nobody with a conscience should ever do Steampunk ever. I’m saying this is a thing about Steampunk that sucks, and we need to acknowledge it.
BUT THERE’S HOPE
All of this suck is definitely discouraging, but take heart, fellow cosplayers, because Steampunk isn’t quite dead yet. Don’t believe me? Here’s three reasons Steampunk doesn’t have to suck.
Endless Possibilities
Like I said before, what we tend to think of as “standard” Steampunk focuses on a very narrow slice of of Victorian and Modern society. By expanding your view to include other cultures, classes, and countries, you introduce a whole new realm of possibility for Steampunking.
Take Asia, for instance. There was all kinds of cool shit going on in East Asia in the late 19th century, including a massive increase in trade with Europe (due in part to the aforementioned colonial fuckery) which created some amazing fashion fusions. Want some inspiration on this end? Check out the series premiere of Nickelodeon’s “The Legend of Korra”, which is set in A Place That is Not Asia has a cool 1920s-with-airships-and-magic vibe.
And what about the American West? This has gotten a little bit of attention, to different effects, in Steampunk media like Wild, Wild West (the series and the movie), Cherie Priest’s alt-history books starting with Boneshaker, and Warren Ellis’s alt-future graphic novel Ignition City. Cosplay is behind the curve on this one, though, and there’s a lot of unexplored territory (appropriate metaphor is appropriate), especially if you take into account styles from the Civil War and the major influence of Latin culture in the south west.
If you’re looking for a specific Steampunk text to pull from and want a more global perspective, check out Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan trilogy, in which The Great War involves genetically engineered creatures and steam-powered everything. Seriously, folks, where are my Midshipman Sharpe cosplayers? If you have no idea what I’m talking about, do yourself a favor and look it up. You’ll thank me.
For more resources and inspiration on how to expand your Steampunking, have a look at the Multiculturalism for Steampunk page on Facebook, which has pretty pretty pictures. The best source of ideas, though, is history. A little research beyond the limits of Sherlock Holmes and your high school history book will open up a wealth of possibilities for cosplay.
Big Shiny Playground
Y’know what I saw at Dragon*Con last year? Nerf Steampunkers. True story. It was a group of folks all decked out in Victorian style, but everything was in those amazing neon Nerf colors, and they had Steampunk-ified Nerf and foam weapons. Fellow cosplayers, it was beautiful, and it underscores the fact that there’s a lot of room to play around with Steampunk.
As fans, we know that genre boundaries are a lot like rules for pirates and traffic lanes in China: mostly just guidelines. Steampunk versions of characters are a matter of course in the cosplay world, and we love it! This is a great way to really give your creative muscles a stretch and turn out a truly unique costume. We’ve all seen the Steampunk X-Men, and Doctor Who get’s Steampunked like nobody’s business. Steampunk Star Wars and Star Trek, though, seem to be confined mostly to concept art and prop making. And what about mecha anime? Or cartoons, in general? Basically, if you can think of it, you can Steampunk it.
As evidenced by the the Nerf Steampunkers, the boundary transversal goes both ways. Not only can you Steampunk anything, you can also take Steampunk in whatever direction you want. How about Rave Steampunk? Or Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk? Or Surrealist Steampunk? Okay, maybe surrealism is a bad idea (or is it? What would that even look like?), but you get my point.
Like any other costume, you have to hit those high points, and the rest is just play.
I Reject Your History and Substitute One With Robots
On the one hand, Steampunk glamorizes and whitewashes an era of the (relatively) recent past that is already romanticized and misrepresented in popular media. On the other hand, Steampunk affords us an opportunity to take a look at that past, decide it’s not what we want, and change it.
If speculative fiction lets us imagine a better future, Steampunk gives us room to write a better history, one with clockwork automatons and air pirates and steam-powered everything. It lets us dig into the unexplored perspectives of our culture and tell stories that didn’t happen but could have and should have, stories you’ll never see in a stuffy period drama. Steampunk reminds us that historical “fact” is just another cannon to be re-written, just another sandbox to play in.
So you’re thinking, “But, shadowen, what does this have to do with pretty clothes?” The answer, fellow cosplayers, is everything.
When we put together an outfit or a costume, we’re choosing a story to tell, be it one somebody else invented, something we made up, or a chapter in our own personal narrative. Clothes tell stories as personal and complex as any book, and Steampunk gives us another language to write in.
Like any genre - or any language, for that matter - Steampunk has its own set of problems and limitations, some of which make cosplay especially difficult, but it also has unique potential and possibilities. A costume that tells an interesting story will be interesting. Period. A costume that tells a half-assed, derivative, ignorant story... well, it’s not going to make anyone happy. I can’t tell you how to create costumes that are stunning and complicated and original or how to avoid the trappings of Racist Fuckery, but I can offer you this small piece of advice for Steampunking and for cosplay in general.
Choose your stories wisely, fellow cosplayers, and try not to suck.
-shadowen
Cambios salón manga de Sevilla
Como bien pone en el cartel, el salón supuestamente sería del 29 al 31 de Marzo, sin embargo, debido a la huelga y a que coincide con Domingo de Ramos (Semana santa) y en Sevilla es prácticamente imposible acceder a casi ningún sitio ya que se llena todo muchísimo!! Las fechas se quedarán en: 30 y 31 de Marzo, es decir VIERNES Y SÁBADO, tan solo dos días!!
También os informamos de que seremos jurado en el concurso de cosplay de este salón, así que esperamos mucho de vosotros!! Suerte y animo!
SORTEO DE 5 ENTRADAS PARA SALÓN MANGA SEVILLA
SORTEAMOS 5 ENTRADAS PARA EL SALÓN MANGA DE SEVILLA, solo nos tienes que decir por TUENTI, TWITTER ó FACEBOOK: ¿Qué nueva sección propondrías para la revista?
Recuerda, tiene que ser NUEVA sección =)
SUERTE!!!
Selasa, 27 Maret 2012
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Senin, 26 Maret 2012
Sneak peak at our cosplay contacts
Stuey and I have received our contacts from Pinkyparadise for a while now (about a week or two), here are some sneak peaks at them before we do a review (we don't want to open them too soon):
The pink one is for IBRS and the red one is for MZMA!
Hopefully more exciting posts are coming soon~ whenever we stop procrastinating and get to work >.>
Mimi
Hopefully more exciting posts are coming soon~ whenever we stop procrastinating and get to work >.>
Mimi
Minggu, 25 Maret 2012
Bambi Queen Brown and Dolly Red
Hace tiempos que no adquiero lentes de contacto y tenía miedo de comprar en PinkyParadise porque la vez pasada me entregaron lentes rotos y reclamé y no respondieron v_v
Me compré otros rojos porque los anteriores me enrojecían los ojos (la esclerótica) y las anteriores no tenían medidas, estos ya tienen medida.
Un consejo, antes de abrir la botellita revisa con cuidado por la parte inferior si los lentes están rotos, una vez abierto no vale reclamar nada.
Además me dieron unas cosas: Velcro para sujetar el cabello y eyelid patch.
Compré los Bambi Queen Brown porque estaban de promoción y quería usarlos para los días que no quisiera usar gafas...Pero estos lentes resultaron ser más vibrantes de lo que pensé, así nica creerán que son mis ojos de verdad XD!
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| Dolly+Red 14,5mm |
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| Bambi Queen Brown 14.50mm |
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| Ahora dudo que ambos tienen el mismo diámetro ._. en la descripción decía 14,50mm ambos |
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| Próximamente lo usaré para ir a clases xD! |
No quería escribir en mi agenda de Rilakkuma, pero vi una frase random y la anoté para que no la entiendan XD!
Bambi Queen Brown and Dolly Red
Hace tiempos que no adquiero lentes de contacto y tenía miedo de comprar en PinkyParadise porque la vez pasada me entregaron lentes rotos y reclamé y no respondieron v_v
Me compré otros rojos porque los anteriores me enrojecían los ojos (la esclerótica) y las anteriores no tenían medidas, estos ya tienen medida.
Un consejo, antes de abrir la botellita revisa con cuidado por la parte inferior si los lentes están rotos, una vez abierto no vale reclamar nada.
Además me dieron unas cosas: Velcro para sujetar el cabello y eyelid patch.
Compré los Bambi Queen Brown porque estaban de promoción y quería usarlos para los días que no quisiera usar gafas...Pero estos lentes resultaron ser más vibrantes de lo que pensé, así nica creerán que son mis ojos de verdad XD!
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| Dolly+Red 14,5mm |
|
| Bambi Queen Brown 14.50mm |
|
| Ahora dudo que ambos tienen el mismo diámetro ._. en la descripción decía 14,50mm ambos |
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| Próximamente lo usaré para ir a clases xD! |
No quería escribir en mi agenda de Rilakkuma, pero vi una frase random y la anoté para que no la entiendan XD!
