Cosplay world
By: Brian Ashcraft and Luke Plunkett
Contributors: Plunkett, Luke
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9783791349251
Subjects: Role playing; Popular culture; Cartoon characters; Comic strip characters; Costume design; Costume; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures; Video game characters; Pictorial works
Description: "For over 100 years, men and women around the world have been dressing up as their favorite characters from movies, games, comics, TV, and books. Beginning as a curiosity and hobby for social outcasts, it’s now a global phenomenon, fuelled by the Internet and an explosion in geek fandom. This in-depth look at the world of cosplay includes interviews with stars like Yaya Han, Crystal Graziano, and Spiral Cats, offers insights into cosplay’s history and current landscape, and explains its creative processes, like how Megan Marie built the perfect Wonder Woman costume. Cosplay World features over 200 compelling photographs, showcasing everything from campy 1970s costumes to cutting-edge suits engineered in workshops and built using space-age materials. The result is both a celebration of and an informed look at a popular means of self-expression that continues to fascinate."--