Yu Yu Hakusho - (Cosplay)
My old school anime feelings! I think I’ll always love this series, like, forever :)
Image Description: “A photo of an African American woman dressed in the green leaf dress that appears in Princess and the Frog,” is that what you mean?Character: Princess Tiana
Series: Princess and the Frog
Cosplayer: brichibi
Costume done by: snowtigra
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Submitter’s comments:
Notes: As soon as I saw the movie I knew what I had to do. I had to wear that green dress. And so, I did :) I want to thank everyone for showing so much appreciation to the costumes I’ve been posting here. Since I am plus sized, I get a bit worried about sharing pictures and what people will say, but I’ve gotten nothing but positive feedback, so thank you to all of you (and to this lovely tumblr page, too!)
Fun fact 1: This is one of the few costumes where I don’t need a wig, wow! Well that’s a lie, I needed an extra hair piece the first time because I had JUST gotten my hair cut, then we saw the movie, and I looked at my hair like, “DAMNIT!”
Fun fact 2: In real life I don’t really wear dresses, like at all, yet somehow when it comes to cosplay I always end up picking the characters with the biggest dresses ever. ”Oh hey I really like Tiana and her green dress, of LEAVES, that should be fun, right?!” My partner loves making them though, and I love wearing them, we just both think its funny that, normally, I’m in comfy pants everyday but I never seem to pick characters with pants.
More cosplay of me :) Tiana is one of my favorite ones to wear.
Of course!
Description: After seeing Princess and the Frog for the first time and seeing a black princess (who’s awesome, by the way) I knew that I wanted to cosplay her. Then it got to the end of the movie with that green dress. I knew what I had to do after that… and so did my partner, for that matter. So she made the dress for me. It’s one of my favorite dresses to wear to the conventions I go to.
The entire thing is handmade by my partner (except the frog, thank you Disney Store), from the green leaves, to the multiple skirts (I think there’s about three), even the headband ^^ I’m terrible at sewing, so she does everything. I was a bit apprehensive about wearing it, since I am plus sized, but I’ve gotten some really positive reviews :) I hope all of you enjoy it!
Reblogging because it has over 1000 notes now and I’m kinda in shock.
we all start somewhere
I really wish the cosplay community would calm the fuck down and realize this.
this is really cute
Uhm yes, I just need to reblog this again.
This is just a great picture, just because I knew my first cosplay had its obvious flaws but everyone’s kind words gave me enough confidence to try again c:
I agree. It’s not like my Tiana dress came out of the sky, I’ve done several cosplays that weren’t that great. I still feel that what makes a great cosplay is the enthusiasm of the cosplayer. Like, if the flawless Joker is kinda quiet and doesn’t pose or anything, the Joker with the flaws who takes the time to laugh like him, talk like him, and react to things like him wins in my book.
Character: Princess Tiana
Series: The Princess and the Frog
Cosplayer: brichibi
Costume by: snowtigra
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Notes from the submitter: I really just want to say a big thank you to pages like this one (Cosplaying While Black) and others like Fat is Attractive, Plus Size Cosplay Appreciation, Fuck Yeah Fat Positive, Fat Girls Do Things, and other tumblr groups that work to submit minorities and/or plus sized cosplayers/people in a positive light. I really don’t think the people behind these pages realize how good it feels to have our pictures posted in groups that are made to appreciate our differences and how powerful it makes us feel to see our pictures posted and all the lovely comments we get.
I was extremely apprehensive about posting my cosplay. I always think, “There’s so many gorgeous, skinny cosplayers out there who deserve the attention, not a big girl like me.” But then I discovered Cosplaying While Black and I thought, “… I’ll give it a shot.” My Tiana cosplay has gotten so much love, I honestly can’t believe how many people like this costume. It’s made me more confident about my cosplay and makes me want to do it more. I’ve never planned so many costumes before, but now I am, because now I feel like I can go out there and do it.
And sure, I get compliments from like, friends, or my partner, or people at cons, but the internet is… different. It’s not that I’ve gotten negative feedback, I was just terrified that I would because I hear so many horror stories, or would see a plus sized cosplayer posted somewhere and see the negative comments. I’d think, “Nu uh, no way, I’m not posting anything.” I’ve also seen friends get crap for the cosplays they do, I’ll never forget a friend who I thought did a GREAT cosplay but the first comment was, “This character isn’t black.” (granted, Tiana is black, but she’s not the only cosplay I do and even so, Tiana is skinny)
Then I discovered groups like this one and several others that are like, “Sweetie, you’re gorgeous, you rock that costume and keep rockin’ it.” And that means so much, not just to me I think, but to everyone who gets the courage to post their picture online.
So thanks for being here, and thanks for making this plus sized black girl more confident in herself.
A new picture and a message to my followers or anyone who has been giving me such awesome feedback about my cosplay :)
Character: Belle
Series: Beauty and The Beast
Cosplayer: brichibi
Costume by: snowtigra
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More of my cosplay :)
Black Cat and Nick Fury by ~eframTrabbit
Series: Marvel Comics
One day, I hope to be this confident about my body. I am loving this Black Cat, she is gorgeous :)
Character: Princess Tiana by Mrs31
Series: The Princess and the Frog
Everyone look! Another gorgeous Tiana! I really like the back of her dress, she’s so pretty!
Character: Queen Minnie
Series: Kingdom Hearts
Cosplayer: brichibi
Costume made by: snowtigra
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Submitter’s comments:
Notes: Once upon a time ago I cosplayed a human version of Queen Minnie from Kingdom Hearts. Someday, I’d like to redo this cosplay, now that I know the wonders of petticoats and things like that. This was the first big dress I wore in my cosplay career, so I have to give thanks to it, because it eventually lead to Princess Peach, Tiana, Belle, and all the future fancy dresses I’ll wear :) The “ears” are done with hair, instead of wearing mouse ears ^^ Also, the Mickey Mouse is wearing one of the outfits he wears in the game, the clothes for him are also made by my partner along with the dress.
I can’t stop posting costumes someone please help!
