Our interview with Cat Smith who was cosplaying before they coined the term “cosplay.”
She also takes an honest look at some of the uglier attitudes that infect the world of cosplay.
Read on and dont skip to the end.
CS:Im never sure if I should countRocky Horroras cosplay, since its kind of its own thing.
If we dont countRocky, the credit has to go toXena.
CS:River is kind of a gift from the universe to me.
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CS:Usually very good.
Last year at Sakura Matsuri, I got chased down by some kid screaming River!
and then he said it was his 21st birthday and would I yo hug him.
Theres always going to be some twit who comes up and says what are you supposed to be?
or people who think youre a weirdo.
I gave her a big hug.
CS:It depends on the costume.
Sometimes the results are just as good as with the costumes you spend a month on.
CS:Oh gosh.
On the one hand, making stuff is fun.
On the other hand, so is shopping at AllSaints.
But theyre out there.
CS:Ive had so many positive experiences dressing up, its why I continue with this hobby.
I had a homemade costume, wrong hair, no wig, didnt know anyone.
I said, Hi!
CS:See my previous anecdote, but dont let that stop you.
And it certainly is that.
Your clothes arent screen accurate!
Or just hissed at for looking good.
Its awful, but again, it shouldnt be a deterrent.
Most of us are very nice, I promise.
For example, I would love to cosplay Morticia Addams, but I would look ridiculous.
Completely wrong body jot down.
Oh wait, Ive got one; Sarah Douglass costumes fromConan the Destroyer.
Those were fierce and I would have no idea how to begin to build any of them.
CS:Well, well see what 89 year old Alex Kingston is wearing then, wont we?
