The thing about cosplay -- and I really, really want to do it at Dragon*Con but I'm not certain I will -- is, it's different. I'll dress up at the drop of a hat for a costume party, but having my picture taken in an environment like that feels intimidating for some reason. Judgy, maybe...what if my costume is stupid? What if someone has a better version of the same costume? If I could sew, maybe I wouldn't feel that way. :) (Or if I actually resembled anybody on any of the programmes I watch.)
On the other hand, I think a lot of fannish people do this element of partial cosplay IRL. I'm an X-Files fan and used to have red hair and a Scully cut, for example. And a black suit! A fan homage but enough plausible deniability (heh) that I was a complete nerd, because it's not obviously costume. And of course people buy things copying what Carrie wears on Sex In The City, and it probably makes the wearer feel a little more awesome when they wear it.
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The thing about cosplay -- and I really, really want to do it at Dragon*Con but I'm not certain I will -- is, it's different. I'll dress up at the drop of a hat for a costume party, but having my picture taken in an environment like that feels intimidating for some reason. Judgy, maybe...what if my costume is stupid? What if someone has a better version of the same costume? If I could sew, maybe I wouldn't feel that way. :) (Or if I actually resembled anybody on any of the programmes I watch.)
On the other hand, I think a lot of fannish people do this element of partial cosplay IRL. I'm an X-Files fan and used to have red hair and a Scully cut, for example. And a black suit! A fan homage but enough plausible deniability (heh) that I was a complete nerd, because it's not obviously costume. And of course people buy things copying what Carrie wears on Sex In The City, and it probably makes the wearer feel a little more awesome when they wear it.