A Brief Video History of Cosplay

Are you wondering what the deal is with these people running around in costume at conventions and events? Have you ever wondered where it started, where it came from? This week we’re taking a video tour back in time to the beginnings of the modern Cosplay Movement. Join us!

Though it seems to many a new and budding movement, Cosplay as we know it has existed for well over a Century. While it is more established as a fixture of mainstream culture in other countries than America, the USA is quickly growing to recognize the power of Cosplay, and the industry that surrounds it. This week we’re going to take a look into the visual world of Cosplay, from some of those who are closest to it. Enjoy!

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Adam Savage’s Love Letter to Cosplay

The journey to the Community of Cosplay is a unique one for everybody. This is a longer video, but is a very emphatic explanation of one person’s discovery of Cosplay, and it’s merits. I highly suggest giving it a watch.

Share your Cosplays

Do you enjoy seeing the blooming world that surrounds Cosplay and the people who spend so much time and effort to grow it’s community? Do you have a Cosplay story that you would like to share? Email me or leave comments below about some of your favorite cosplays, Cosplayers, and your own upcoming ideas. We would love to hear from you at Bell of Lost Souls, and who knows? Maybe you’ll be tapped for the next Cosplay Artist Spotlight! Let us see your Fandom!

~Join us next week for more Cosplay! Coverage~

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Author: Jennifer Larsen

Jennifer aka "Mayhem's Muse" is the Cosplay Editor for BoLS and manages Ad Sales and Communications. Her cosplay awards include the RTX Judge's Choice Award and Dragon's Lair Austin's Cosplay Symposium. Jennifer has been a Cosplay Guest Judge at RTX, Tacticon and Genghis Con in Colorado. She regularly attends conventions to cover cosplay for BoLS. Her cosplay work has been featured in publications such as Girls Who Love Monsters, Geek Fuel, and Renaissance Magazine. Jennifer has modeled in the Her Universe Fashion Show, Precision Camera's yearly Precision Camera University, and has taught several workshops for photographers about partnering with cosplayers and creative muses/models. Jennifer is a lifelong enthusiast of retro video games and loves Dungeons & Dragons, urban fantasy, tabletop games, VR technology, and historical archery. She has set National Records through USA Archery’s Traditional Division for Asiatic Bows and earned 4th Place in the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in 2018 for Women’s Korean Archery. Jennifer is currently studying for her Masters's Degree in Organizational Leadership.