Anyone here going? I'm a local so I'm definitely going but national harbor is a 50 minute drive or a 2 hour train ride for me. Not sure what I wanna do. I heard parking is too expensive and that most if not all hotels and airbnb's are sold out
>>10965603Vetting will always questionable. Just be in the staff friend circle and your chances of getting accepted skyrockets.pic related, last year's vtumor guest and friend of the vtumor this year
>>10963489Lots of it man, with meetups to see more. People will bring big ass props and shit. There were two people dressed as Monster hunters sitting around a fake spitroast that rotated. Or the fallout meetup had radroaches on the ground to see. I met a guy dressed as a costco employee handing out free samples >>10963521and this ^ lots of troons
>>10963521This is exactly why I'm going.
>>10965796Magfest really is chaser heaven.
>>10965810Good to know. I have an airbnb, I'm local and I'm the kind of guy they go after.
>>10965621I think you just posted it.
I saw a leotard yoruichi at momocon and I wanted to eat her ass so bad
What keeps you coming back to cons? Even /cgl/, as small as it is, shows there's a billion possible combinations to explain: "Why?" Some answers, but definitely not all, would be>Cosplayingsolo, group, admiring, meetups, photography>What the event itself offersGuests, shops / artist alley, rave, game room>The social elementParties (unofficial), hookups, meet new folks, mutual friends flying in from different areas>Hanging outPeople watch, the weird experiences only cons can provide, that one time in the year "the gang gets back together"And of course any reasons I forgot to include are always encouraged. The floor is yours, gulls.
>>10964788I like cosplay but going to cons makes it a vacation.
>>10964788Honestly I got a bit of a con bore going on. I wouldn't say I have seen everything. But I have seen enough of what most cons can offer. Colossal con east was interesting with the party culture and water park alone. I think I mostly go for cosplay. To cosplay and to see others unique costumes. But I find some con-goers kinda lackluster people with forumalic costumes. It feels like every guy has to do Leon Kennedy and most of them do bare minimum so it feels cheap. I sometimes go to game but I can do that at home. Most panels have cringy presenters or topics so I don't bother. Especially since some of the people that attend are complete drama queens that can ruin your reputation. So I feel more hesitant to get close to new cosplay friends. I usually do go if my friends go but otherwise I started going when i had fewer con friends and mutuals. So in a way I almost go because its just a nerdy event you can't find elsewhere that lets you embody a character you love. But its getting expensive and some cons seem to have become more lackluster now. Like Otakon having less profesisonal staff or the many controversies with Thy Geekdom con that at least for me shattered the prospect of going there now. So yeah parties which I will look forward to doing this upcoming MAGFEST and debuting new costumes is always fun for me. always better with friends.
I like the vibes and buying art. Any panels I think are neat are a bonus.Kinda getting the itch to put on a panel myself, and maybe it's the influence of my cosplaying friends but I'm starting to want to give that a shot, too.
>>10964788I still go for artist alleys. That's also why I liked going to a Japanese con twice and would like to go back a few more times, buying doujinshi and reading them whenever I want makes it worth it. I don't care about other parts of cons anymore because I don't care about the cosplays I see or don't recognize them, guests are random tiktokers who just happen to like DBZ, there aren't anymore concerts by Japanese artists in the cons where I go, and professional sellers just sell bootlegs of anything you can think of.
>>10964788I am more in my element with a bunch of nerds and weebs. My friends arent really nerds, so cons help me find a community with that side of things, if only for a weekend.
Hey all, I’ve recently been going down the rabbit hole of wanting to dress up in kinda cute femboy-ish or feminine cosplay, but I’ve got kind of a muscly frame. Idk how to size things properly, or even if most cosplay patterns of that kind out there accommodate for my frameAny advice on shopping for those kind of outfits? Websites to use/avoid, sizing advice, materials to try/avoid, characters that fit the bill, etc would be much appreciated!Pic related is the kind of cosplay I’d go for, same kind of outfit and pattern
>>10965364I think you should do it and not try to be feminine. I love men dressed in dresses or skirts but they aren't trying to look they they aren't men. Comfortable enough with themselves to do that.
>>10965415I suppose the way I worded it in my post was less than clear, but the way you describe it is the way I mean!I mean wearing clothes typically reserved for feminine bodies while I have a non-feminine body. I just wanna know how to make it look good on my frame>>10965410These are good pieces of advice, so I’ll likely try out some very tight clothes, cut/sew them in the general mockup of what I want, and see if I can make it work on my body. I’d imagine I’ll be using a lot of spandex or other stretchy fabrics to accommodateIdk what kind of build I’d describe myself as, but pic related is me
>>10965364I feel like nowadays crossplaying is very accessible; if it looks good it looks good, but if it looks bad most people won't say anything because they don't want to come off as transphobic. So don't be afraid if your crossplay will look a bit off. Also you're putting a lot of thought into it, so the result will likely look better than half the AliExpress cosplays you'll see on con floors these days anyway.I don't have any real advice for you other than don't assume they won't have your size. The sizes for modern womens' clothing range from little girl to hamplanet, so you'll have a better time finding something that'd fit you than you would have a decade ago when buff dudes were doing gag Misty crossplays.
>>10965364If your frame is too muscly, you can'tGo for the "manly Sailor Moon" look like pic related instead
>>10965364u can do those ironic buff guy bunnysuit cosplays
May 15th - 17th, 2026.Hyatt Regency O’Hare & Donald E Stephens Convention CenterDo you have a cosplay picked out yet?Any particular events or panels you're hoping to catch?What part of the convention floor are you most drawn to?Are you traveling in from out of town or staying nearby?Will you be attending solo or with friends?
>>10965599You managed to get a room?
>>10965622who didn't
>>10965632Me
Anyone wanna meet up?
I hope I get to see her this year.
Boobanon editionLast thread autoaged and image limit>>10911148
>>10965694thank you for this blessing of an image
>>10965695Kek, you're welcomeI didn't want to do it at first but anons convinced me and I got fanart out of it so I'm happy
>>10965696omg no way, you added me on discord so ive seen it but i never knew that was the backstory behind it thats awesome
>>10965697You can message me there then anon, I don't like making anons angry by derailing the whole thread to be about me unless the thread is already offtopicI'll get on it later though, see you
>>10965698/cgl/ is one of the deadest boards on the site I doubt anyone would care how much you postbut I suppose to keep it on topic make sure you are in some sort of cosplay, even if its just a closet cosplay
I'M GONNA GUM!
>>10965565
Hey Miia why your subs lackin?
wrong thread potato
Is barefoot cosplay ever acceptable?If you are walking around at a con?
its always acceptable
>>10963833 Here>>10964861Yep it looked like that.
Just wanted to share the cosplays I completed last year
>>10927713>do men or guys who don't crossplay not get how much time and effort goes into that?100% no. The amount of chronically online dudes who have no idea a girl is wearing makeup is staggering. So, so many posts will praise a girl for "not wearing makeup, like the natural face" when the girl is wearing HEAVY e-girl makeup, it happens all the time. Apparently unless a girl looks like a gaudy clown, they just assume the flawless poreless porcelain face is just how some people are (lel).I cosplay with my GF and her makeup takes the absolute longest time to get perfect. I wear some makeup and even simple foundation/contour takes a lot of effort.>Marin100% makeup makes or breaks the cosplay.
>>10960627sissy
>>10831480okeeey
Now how do we feel about her friend Otter Same boat as her?
i have intense schizo fantasies about this woman and her sexy lipstick u_u
hey /cgl/ this me cosplaying my cat rupert, hes pictured here next to me ill add another picture after so you can get a closer look
>>10937444excellent cosplay
LMAO
KEK
>>10963643>>10963943Whats so funny
>>10965640he is in homo loves with OP
Gimme some good bride cosplays.
SEIBAH!!!
>>10965453>new vidya waifus released>immediately become muses for every cosplay thotIt's a good life.
Not really a wedding dress, but those two married at the last vienna comic con(Missed opportunity, that it wasn't a 40k themed one)
I see D Piddy as the cannery in the cosplay coal mine. As long as he can squeeze out a video with a million views once a year we’re alright.https://youtu.be/Sq3O0o_6RmM?si=
>>10965598what are you talking about
>>10965598I have no idea who this is
>>10965601>>10965609There’s a link right there guys
>>10965598>tricks his rival creator into doing problematic content >refuses to acknowledge wrongdoings while said rival has to make an apology vid Kek based Pids big leaguing his opps
>>10965619>yt brainrot>basedw h e w
Years ago, when cosplay started getting popular, but also sexual, I remember being a big fan of a certain cosplayer. They turned out to be quite rude to their fans, and I was left being disappointed by it. Later as the years went by, I came upon information that her cosplay hype died down, her twitch and vtuber arc couldn't lift off the ground, and she lost her twitter verification, and just isn't popular anymore. Basically what I'm trying to say in this thread is; fuck that whore. But also how has the cosplay community/scene been? Has it gotten more slutty? Worse? Better? Are people chill, or rude? Tell me your experiences from before (5-10 years ago) v.s now.
>>10959370if the board was only kept alive by people making threads calling FOTM cosplayer a slut, then let it die
>>10902194Have you ever considered not cosplaying as such breedable characters?
>>10902106nothing special desu
Running solo, how do you make friends with people who are clearly already in a 'clique?' Relatively new to the scene but it seems hard to approach a lot of people since they're already busy doing their own thing with their friends.
>>10956595Id spray her tits in cum and slap her across the face like the whore she is
What are your rare, unconventional or unpopular opinions in lolita fashion? I don’t like when girls wear gold tea parties in coords that have no gold in them, I see this particularly in sweet lolita and it gives off the same vibe as when itas wear white blouses with dresses that have no white in them, it just ruins the coord. Pic unrelated.
>>10965514sorree nona....i forgot.....
>>10965511There are plenty of RW and adjacent lolitas and they're usually the better dressed. You just don't realize it since most online spaces, as well as every major corporation and government demonizes open traditionalist views.
>>10965225>>10965348truth bullets
>>10964546>lolita is absolutely hideous to straight menHoly fucking shit. This is the most deluded and out of touch post I've read this year. Congratulations. This is what frequenting those "left-wing" lolita circles does to a motherfucker's brain. Try stepping out of your echo chamber sometime, you stupid cunt.
>>10965577I'm someone who is very cautious around men because of my area being pretty scuzzy but even I know this is an overbroad generalization. Like, I;m sure frat bros who wear knockoff Gucci hate the way Lolita looks, sure. But 'Men' is not a monolith culture, and I've met plenty of men who just appreciate the aesthetic because it's nice to see people with interesting outfits. I've certainly never been flirted with in Lolita, but that's not the same as men thinking it's hideous. They're just people, not walking dick machines
My younger sister's favourite hobby is dress-making. She can sew skirts, dresses, and more! She also enjoys wearing some of the uncommon dresses I see here in /cgl/.I would like to purchase a Christmas gift for her based in this hobby, but she has the few important things I was thinking of getting her (sewing machine, yarn, threads, etc.). An article of clothing would be nice, but I wouldn't know where to begin.Are there any fundamental gifts you would recommend for her?
depends how much you want to spend>richfagoverlock machine>not-that-richfagtailor mannequin>normiefabric shears>poorfagorganizer box or needle set
>>10965547Thank you for your suggestions!>overlock machineToo expensive, unfortunately. I'll check with my brother to see if we can pool money together.>tailor mannequin>fabric shears>organizer box or needle set
Hijacking this thread, what's a decent beginner sewing machine? Gf wants one but she already had one and never used it so I don't want to splurge.
