SusumeTsukino-Con2017

Doctor Who Cosplay

I made a Doctor Who costume for a friend, and she wanted to portray the Doctor's "evil twin," Zagreus. It was fun searching for the right fabrics, and in the end, we went with a black bamboo velvet, and a beautiful shot blue and lavender taffeta lining. Word to the wise; don't use bamboo velvet unless you have a good serger! It unravels like a Berber carpet! Fabrics were bought at my favourite fabric shop, Gala Fabrics, here in Victoria.

Angel was thrilled with her outfit, and declared she would never take it off! Here are a few photos of her in it.

What kind of Cosplay is Acceptable for My Age?

That is rather a subjective question, because what one person may feel is acceptable for their age, another might not. For myself, dressing as Sweet Lolita at my age would be rather ridiculous! (I'm 70). However, Steampunk, and Historical are fair game. Having said that, if someone my age can pull off Sweet Lolita, more power to them!

Whatever you choose to wear, if you are comfortable with it, don't let others nay say you; it is not their choice.

My Edwardian Walking Outfit

Introduction to Shalimar Cosplay

I have always been interested in "dressing up", and was a dancer for many years. The problem with "dressing up" or "cosplay" as it is now called, is that after a certain age, it is frowned upon. One needs to "grow up" and leave childish things behind. Hogwash! I fell for this line of thinking for many years, and now in my later years, I don't care what other people think; I like to dress up, and I shall!

On this blog, I will post photos of my cosplays, but also articles on cosplay, and various costuming aspects of it. Articles on corsetry, historical costuming. Steampunk, Lolita, etc. My own love is historical costumes, from the late 1600s up until the Titanic era (think Downton Abbey).

Next weekend, I will be attending Tsukino-Con in Victoria, an annual Anime convention. However, it is not limited just to Anime; you will see all kinds of cosplays there. Doctor Who, Homestuck, Overwatch, Frozen, Snow White, and many many others.

I'm sure my mother would be shaking her head at me if she were still alive. She would say, "Susan, you are 70 years old. Don't you think it's time to grow up?" To which my answer would be, "Hell no!" I believe you are as old as you think you are, and age is an artificial construct, wherein we are expected to behave a certain way at a certain age. Bollocks. The same with body image. Why shouldn't a plus size person cosplay? If they enjoy it, that should be the only criteria.

Below are pics of my cosplays for Tsukino-Con. On my dummy, unfortunately, but will post some of me wearing them after the Con.