Have some Holiday Princess Tiana cosplay <3 Will most likely take better pictures later once we have snow and stuff, or a tree or something. I didn’t wear it for very long because the con hotel was pretty warm, but we did at least get this picture :)
Cosplay Page: Brichibi Cosplays
This is exactly why I shouldn’t wander around at cons I should just stay behind the table otherwise I take too many silly pictures ^^;;;
People can be real assholes to plus size and/or diverse cosplayers.My cosplay article has been posted <3
Here it is, everyone! My cosplay article for xojane :) Great timing, I think, considering the whole cosplay bashing stuff that happened to me last week.
Hi everyone! Trying something new. I decided to embrace my natural hair for some pictures. I’ve been slowly trying to build my confidence about my natural hair and wearing it the way it is. It’s really, really hard not to work on auto pilot and slick it back into a pony tail, or wear a hat, or straighten it. So I thought I’d wear my Belle dress and take pictures. I felt the whole Belle/Beauty thing would be fitting. That, and I’ve been wanting to get good pictures in this dress.
The dress is, of course, made by my wifey (as always). She also took the pictures, right in our backyard :) I thought that since Peach went over so well (which was my actual hair and not a wig, which is what I was going to do) I would try this :) I was a little nervous, but I think the pictures turned out really good ^^
My wifey’s page (she takes commissions)
My wifey’s page, the sequel (this is tumblr, above is Facebook)
Went to Ren Fest this last weekend and it was “the Day of Wrong,” which is where you wear something that doesn’t fit in at all. So I decided to do a Ren Fest version of my Progressive Insurance Flo cosplay ^^
Don’t forget to check out my cosplay page here: Brichibi Cosplays
This is one of the simplest costumes I’ve done, lol! Normally it’s all Tiana and Peach and Belle and big dresses and such :)
Outside of Peach’s castle, she finds a new friend :) (omg I just realized this is the first time I’ve had one of my cosplay pictures edited, lol)
My cosplay page: Brichibi Cosplays
The photo editor: Ashley Scheller
Took some new pictures of my Super Smash Brothers BRAWL Peach cosplay :) I’m hoping she has an even snazzier dress in the new Smash Brothers. She’s really fun to cosplay, especially with the frying pan ^^;;;
As always, you can follow my cosplay adventures either on my tumblr or my Facebook page. Peachy ^^
There’s this idea I want to discuss, this concept people have in regards to plus sized cosplay. Some people say things like, “they need to be aware of their body.” They say these things to be helpful, because “people can be mean,” and things like that.
I get what you’re saying, but honestly? That’s not very helpful.
I get that you’re trying to give us warning, because you’re right, people CAN be mean. They can say horrible things to plus sized cosplayers, tell them who they shouldn’t cosplay because of their weight. This also goes for cosplayers of color, how they’re not the right race, or crossplay, or just… anything really.
However.
At this point, we as diverse cosplayers… already know that these people exist. Not just because of the cosplay community, but because of society as a whole. Honestly? The people who give me the most crap for my weight, race, gender, and sexuality are people outside the cosplay/geek community. Hell, election season showed a lot of men in suits telling me what rape really meant, or who I should marry, and things like that. I’ve been told that I would be really cute “if I just lost some weight,” I’ve been told that I “sound white,” and have heard, “that’s gay,” on a daily basis thanks to retail. All of this has been outside of cosplay.
It’s INSIDE the community where I’ve felt the most confident, have gotten the most compliments in regards of my appearance (even outside of cosplay this last Sunday I was told I looked pretty in a pair of jeans and a shirt).
I mean, I get where people are coming from with their warnings, because yes, those negative people do exist. But honestly, most of us coming into this community have already faced negativity for our looks, and we’re coming here to have fun and be ourselves. If you want to be positive towards us, don’t tell us to “be conscious of your body,” because… we already are. We can’t help BUT be conscious of our bodies, not because you tell us to be, but because society tells us to be. I can’t get a cute hoodie without paying a hell of a lot of money because places charge more for a bigger size. Good luck for me ever finding a bra under $60. Weight loss commercials run like political ads during elections.
And don’t talk to me about racism because even fucking Oprah was discriminated against recently. Fucking. Oprah. And fuck, I’ve been with the same girl for 11 years and I JUST NOW have the option to marry her, in what is it now? 13 states or something?
If you really want to support us, offer compliments (real compliments don’t say them if you don’t mean them because WE WILL KNOW IF YOU ARE TALKING BULLSHIT because, trust me, we’ve heard it before). We already know about the negative folks, the bashers, the “you’re too big to cosplay Sailor Moon” or “Sailor Venus isn’t black” and just… we get it. We already know. So don’t assume you’re doing us a favor by saying, “I am supportive of all cosplay I just want you to understand that there are some people who won’t support you because of your size,” or, “be careful if you weigh this much and want to cosplay this character not everyone will like it.”
The correct thing to say, if you really are supportive, is, “Do what you do and rock it.”
Here’s the finished Armored Princess Tiana cosplay! The first picture is the sketch, then the second is the finished product. The armor is over my Princess Tiana dress and is made completely out of craft foam, paint, and thin fabric on the back. The sword is also craft foam :)
(I plan on getting more pictures together later for a sort of “story” with the cosplay, but we’re resting after the con so I’ll do that later)
Check out more cosplay here: Brichibi Cosplays
