This year was unintentionally the year of doing different cosplays from series I’ve cosplayed before, lol. Previous cosplay is on the left, with new cosplay on the right <3 Everything made by the wifey, as always <3
I usually cosplay Tiana, but sometimes, the villain comes out to play. Gonna be Dr. Facilier this weekend at CONvergence and am super excited! I went to find a top hat and ended up picking up an awesome mask.
Cuz I got friends on the other side~
This just in: still madly in love with my wifey. That is all :)
Many thanks to Lavonne Brite for taking pictures of us outside of cosplay and in cosplay. As always, all cosplay was made by the wifey <3
This Tiana that I met was so amazing! Not just because of her cosplay, but she had the character nailed! She was so nice, and that smile was so perfect! I had to get a picture with her
(also I love how Yoshi is totally looking up at Naveen)The best part was that you could just tell that she loved her cosplay, even when I saw her from a distance I could tell that she really loved the character and was enjoying portraying her, not just for all of us to gush over, but for herself, and there’s no better feeling, when it comes to cosplay, than enjoying yourself.If anyone knows who she is please let me know so I can credit her properly :)
Omg thank you so much! I really love Tiana and I was honored to portray her! I was so happy to put a smile on everyone’s face! I wish I could have hugged everyone that complemented me, but of course I couldn’t lol! Thank you so much for taking a pic with me and sharing it! You’re the best! And I love all your dresses! Very beautiful!
Reblogging so everyone can see who the Tiana is (ariel8619) and follow her and shower her with love <3 She also has a Facebook page. Go, go now!
This Tiana that I met was so amazing! Not just because of her cosplay, but she had the character nailed! She was so nice, and that smile was so perfect! I had to get a picture with her (also I love how Yoshi is totally looking up at Naveen) The best part was that you could just tell that she loved her cosplay, even when I saw her from a distance I could tell that she really loved the character and was enjoying portraying her, not just for all of us to gush over, but for herself, and there’s no better feeling, when it comes to cosplay, than enjoying yourself.
If anyone knows who she is please let me know so I can credit her properly :)
Growing up, I was one of the weird kids. On top of loving video games, I loved anime, and back then that wasn’t “normal” for a black girl to be into. I was told that I wasn’t “a normal black girl,” to “stop acting white,” and was pretty much told that I wasn’t portraying my race accurately. I was also told that I “wasn’t a real girl” because I played video games. Add the fact that I was overweight and I was just this ball of oddness to people.
I did have friends, friends who I still love dearly today, but they weren’t into this whole anime/video game thing. Still, we were close like sisters, but I didn’t have too many people who could quote “Dragonball Z.” But at the age of 18, when I stepped into that convention hotel, I was suddenly surrounded by like minded people. It wasn’t just one or two people, but hundreds of them, and I suddenly didn’t feel like “the weird black girl.”
My interview with “Twin Cities Geek” celebrating #28DaysOfBlackCosplay.
Thanks so much to everyone who celebrated #28DaysOfBlackCosplay and thanks for letting me be a part of it. This movement has really shown that cosplay is something that all of us can take part in, and more importantly, it showed that there are many of us out there to support one another. To everyone who has ever been told that they’re “wrong” because of how they look or what they’re into, it’s o.k. to be different, and you’re not alone. The month may be ending, but the love and support is going to continue for the rest of the year and years to come.
First cosplay of the year for us :)
Princess Tiana is me.
Belle is my wifey, who made both gowns <3 <3 <3
A collection of me, my cosplay, my make up, clothes, just snippets of 2014.
This year has been quite the adventure. I traveled more than I ever have in my life. I met so many amazing people. I got my books and my crafts out there. I spoke up more than I ever have before about a variety of topics. It’s just been amazing.
To be honest, I never, ever expected to have fans, or be asked to be a guest anywhere, or anything like that. I never imagined having people who want to meet me, and who look up to me. All of you are so incredible, and are so important to me. Thank you all so much for supporting me and everything I do. I love you all <3
And, as always, if you take any cosplay message from me, it’s this: to love your cosplay is to love yourself. It’s so important to love yourself. There may be negative people out there, and what they say can, and does, hurt. But don’t let them stop you. Don’t let them keep you down. Don’t let them define who you are. YOU define who you are. You decide who you are. You hold your life in your hands and you have the power to make the very best out of it.
I believe in you :) Let’s have a great 2015!
