Kags' Cosplay Thread
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Yep, exactly. My best friend and I are the exact same height, plus all my other female friends are our height or slightly taller. Still, I get id-ed everywhere I go, even though I'm 24.
Thank you! It's stretch PVC, not latex, so it's lined in miliskin spandex - no powder necessary.Lookin' good.Hope you had baby powder...
figmentPez
Staff member
According to the CDC, average height for men is just over 5'9", so you're a couple inches over average height.
5'11" might be the average US height according to what people put on their drivers' license, but I'm pretty sure actual average male height in the US is just about 5'9"-ish. So you're still above average.
--Patrick
I'm 5'11"ish and when I am standing in a crowd I am quite surprised that I am generally one of the taller people there.
Of course I now have a niece that is probably 6'1". So I know I am not "that" tall.
Of course I now have a niece that is probably 6'1". So I know I am not "that" tall.
Yah. My father is 6'2", my mother is 4'11-3/4", I ended up somewhere between 5'9"-5'10". My wife is 5'3-1/2" and she's the tallest of her siblings, yet her niece is about 5'5" and hasn't even turned 13 yet. Genetics be weird, yo.
--Patrick
So...this was a really hard SDCC for me. I'll possibly make a video about it later. Don't expect a lot of cosplay pictures from me because there are none. All I have are a couple of selfie's I took while waiting in lines.
More Cheshire Cat
Catwoman! And for future reference, I prefer to be Black Cat...so you'll probably see more cosplay of Felicia in the future vs. Selina.
And interview time! The Princesses were interviewed by Rob and Rich, who were so nice and sweet.
More Cheshire Cat
Catwoman! And for future reference, I prefer to be Black Cat...so you'll probably see more cosplay of Felicia in the future vs. Selina.
And interview time! The Princesses were interviewed by Rob and Rich, who were so nice and sweet.
figmentPez
Staff member
It would have been nicer of them if they'd have gotten the name of your group right and called you the Superhero Disney Princesses in the video title. *grump*
Yeah, those outfits are obviously super-hero themed instead of provocative, but they gotta get the clicks.
Agreed! I'm well aware though, that it's comic con and to get views they needed to say something about boobs. People even commented on the video 'Where's the boobs??' So I stopped reading the comments.
Thank you Espy! I'm glad you think Catwoman turned out alright. I'm doing..a bit better than yesterday. I just have some personal things to work through right now so cosplay is being pushed out of the picture for the moment.[DOUBLEPOST=1374680326][/DOUBLEPOST]OH, and I was in a thing!Ah, I'm sorry it was hard on you Kags. The Catwoman looks amazing though! Hope you are doing better
figmentPez
Staff member
I'm glad you stopped reading the comments. I only read the first half-dozen or so, and some of those were pretty vulgar.
It's part of the reason that I'm struggling to decide whether or not I want to keep cosplaying. The thought has crossed my mind to quit all together....
Yeah, I've had a rough few days.
figmentPez
Staff member
You're gonna post that second video on your Tumblr, right? I need to reblog it![DOUBLEPOST=1374680951][/DOUBLEPOST]
AWWW! *HUGS* Don't let the haters keep you from doing what you love!
Thanks. As of right now, I'm not even sure I still love it. I had a really really hard time at SDCC. And I feel like I need to back off and stop trying to do what I've been doing; I'm so hung up on trying to out-do myself and to cosplay as something different and cool. I want a show-stopper. But I realized that...unless my skills grow by leaps and bounds or I show boobs, no one will notice and that bums me out.
But I don't mean to spout off all my drama to you guys. It's just a thing I'm struggling with, and I don't want to be a debbie-downer to anyone.
So, happy things! Did you guys see any fun cosplays from SDCC??
Vent all you like. We all use the forum to vent from time to time, it's therapeutic. I'm sorry you had a bad time at SDCC, though you'll probably have a different view in a week or so once you've been able to decompress and process everything.
Good thing I'm not a billy goat!
Thanks guys. I appreciate it. 
There were SO many things that went wrong at SDCC this year that I wanted to throw in the towel on day one. On day three I cried to Nate for most of the morning because I couldn't handle it. It was just a lot of things going awry. UGH. Hopefully I can re-center myself soon. And I definitely want to go again and remind myself to have fun at the con and maybe remind myself why I loved going in the first place.
My next few cosplays may be..less interesting to everyone, but I really want to get back to cosplaying for myself and cosplaying things I love, not things I want others to find cool. I just need to take a break after SDCC. Maybe I can get back to cosplay in a week or two.
There were SO many things that went wrong at SDCC this year that I wanted to throw in the towel on day one. On day three I cried to Nate for most of the morning because I couldn't handle it. It was just a lot of things going awry. UGH. Hopefully I can re-center myself soon. And I definitely want to go again and remind myself to have fun at the con and maybe remind myself why I loved going in the first place.
My next few cosplays may be..less interesting to everyone, but I really want to get back to cosplaying for myself and cosplaying things I love, not things I want others to find cool. I just need to take a break after SDCC. Maybe I can get back to cosplay in a week or two.
This really should be your mindset. Now, I'm not the cosplay junkie that some of the people around here are (Pez
) but I enjoy seeing people's creative endeavors in costuming and interpretation of a source. But honestly, you shouldn't care about that. We all want positive feedback in the things we do. We all like to share our interests with others, but you don't owe anything to anyone in your hobby of choice. You're not 'letting anyone down' if you decide to cosplay something that isn't as flashy, or as showy, or is unexpected. It is -your- hobby, and you should cosplay what you want to, and what makes you happy. If you choose to share that with anyone, then you're offering the privileged of letting others see your interest, but it can't be -for- them. If you get to the point where you feel like you -have- to do something a certain way, that it's expected, or that you have to go against any of your core values to do so, you're going to get burnt out very quickly, and it sounds like that is what is happening.tl;dr You need to be more selfish, and remember that your hobby serves you first.
what poe said, seriously...do it for you, and when you do we will all still be all OOOOO AWESOME COSPLAY! Seriously despite whatever trouble you had at sdcc, your cosplays were AWESOME! I loved them all and thought they were spectacular because you have heart and its not just about pandering to the crowds for you!
If you enjoy it and it makes you feel fulfilled, you should not let the comments dissuade you.
It is unfortunate that a lot of folks go to cons with that mentality, expecting the cosplayers to be just like live-action webcams. Ignoring them will get easier over time, assuming you don't get too uncomfortable.
--Patrick
Fuckin' terrible.
For your sake, I hope you don't give up, Kags, but I can see why you'd want to. I don't know the whole story or anything but that kind of objectification causing you to cry and want to quit is fuckin' reprehensible.
Please make a video talking about it. I'll reblog it on the tumblez and more importantly, so will figmentPez and a lot of others. That kinda garbage needs to end.
*hug*
For your sake, I hope you don't give up, Kags, but I can see why you'd want to. I don't know the whole story or anything but that kind of objectification causing you to cry and want to quit is fuckin' reprehensible.
Please make a video talking about it. I'll reblog it on the tumblez and more importantly, so will figmentPez and a lot of others. That kinda garbage needs to end.
*hug*
Wow. I'm sad but not terribly surprised, I just hate that this kind of shit happens but it seems that theres just no way around that part of the male population who don't understand that damage they are doing to those around them and even themselves by their constant objectification.
If you do keep cosplaying Kags, like you said, do it for yourself. Always for yourself. I know a lot of us here are artists in one fashion or another and understand that desire to be a "hit" in our chosen art form, but if you can find that joy in just doing what you do, well, it's amazing how much more fulfilling that is.
If you do keep cosplaying Kags, like you said, do it for yourself. Always for yourself. I know a lot of us here are artists in one fashion or another and understand that desire to be a "hit" in our chosen art form, but if you can find that joy in just doing what you do, well, it's amazing how much more fulfilling that is.
Cajungal
Staff member
Aww sorry to hear this, Kags. I hope that you can get back to enjoying it and sticking to costumes that are just for you--if that is indeed what you want. People at cons and in general can be really obnoxious, but I hope they never extinguish your passion for looking fuckin' awesome!
Also, your Cheshire Cat is so cool. Great colors. Respect, lady. *fistbump*
Also, your Cheshire Cat is so cool. Great colors. Respect, lady. *fistbump*
Actually, true story:
You posted that first Cheshire picture on Facebook and between your general appearance, and the hair and makeup colours, you looked exactly like a local friend of mine does every day, and I thought she had re-dyed her hair and posted an updated profile pic.
Took me a minute to figure out, "Oh, wait, that's L-Kagz."
You posted that first Cheshire picture on Facebook and between your general appearance, and the hair and makeup colours, you looked exactly like a local friend of mine does every day, and I thought she had re-dyed her hair and posted an updated profile pic.
Took me a minute to figure out, "Oh, wait, that's L-Kagz."
*puts away the wanting to see Kag's boobs sign*
(100% joking here since sarcasm really doesn't come across well in text )On a serious note, if you like doing cosplay as whatever being/thing/etc you want to, make sure it's what *you* truely want to do. If someone can't accept you for cosplaying nearly naked or "not what they would have done" - tough cookies for them. You (and anyone else) should do what they want to for it. Most of us here will like whatever you do anyway - you have more talent in creating this stuff than I probably ever will.
"You see you can't please everyone so ya got to please yourself"
~Ricky Nelson ("Garden Party")
(that could really be taken very much out of context with a dirty mind...)
figmentPez
Staff member
It occurred to me that maybe we're being too hard on the commenters. It could have been a typo and they really wanted to see your boots.
Nah, nevermind, I got a pretty pervy vibe from the hosts when they started zooming in for shots of leg.
You seem pretty cool. Show me your dick.*puts away the wanting to see Kag's boobs sign*
Is this an open invitation for anyone to jump in?
Thanks for the love guys. You're all pretty fantastic.
In all honesty, I wasn't as put off by the comments as I probably should be. I'm more upset about other things, burning myself out from all the expectations that I have.
I feel very..conflicted. I want to be that cool cosplayer that people know, I would love to be able to have a booth at a con and sell prints of my stuff so that I could make a profit - keep cosplaying more often. But I do not want to be in the spotlight, at all. I do not want the attention in anyway because I know what comes with the attention and I don't want that. So, having felt this way for nearly a year, I'm just so confused about what I want that I just burned right out.
This Comic Con just wasn't fulfilling for me. And normally it's what keeps me going, it's the con that rejuvinates my love of cosplay, but that didn't happen this year. It made me feel...weird. So, I'm not sure what I'll do. I imgine I'll keep cosplaying, but I'm just not sure about my online presence and what I'll do with that.
But you guys have all been really really lovely and I appreciate all of you!!
In all honesty, I wasn't as put off by the comments as I probably should be. I'm more upset about other things, burning myself out from all the expectations that I have.
I feel very..conflicted. I want to be that cool cosplayer that people know, I would love to be able to have a booth at a con and sell prints of my stuff so that I could make a profit - keep cosplaying more often. But I do not want to be in the spotlight, at all. I do not want the attention in anyway because I know what comes with the attention and I don't want that. So, having felt this way for nearly a year, I'm just so confused about what I want that I just burned right out.
This Comic Con just wasn't fulfilling for me. And normally it's what keeps me going, it's the con that rejuvinates my love of cosplay, but that didn't happen this year. It made me feel...weird. So, I'm not sure what I'll do. I imgine I'll keep cosplaying, but I'm just not sure about my online presence and what I'll do with that.
But you guys have all been really really lovely and I appreciate all of you!!