Cultural Costuming: The World of Slavic Folklore

Creating visual art is all about having the right muse, or inspiration… along with a crack team of fellow creatives you can conspire and create with. Photographer Marcin Nagraba and designer Agnieszka Osipa have a chemistry as an artistic team that is undeniable. Their work together is dark, whimsical, and steeped in the tradition and mythology of Poland. Combining elements of the pagan lineage of the region with the Orthodox religious beliefs of later years, the resulting photo sets are visceral and fantastical, the characters leaping off the page. I can’t get enough of their work, and am so happy to share their collaborations here.

m: Karolina
costume: Agnieszka Osipa Costumes

“Next part of my series ‘Rye Harvest’ with my mother as a model.”

m: Justyna
designer: Agnieszka Osipa Costumes

With Natalia Honorata Iracka, Ola Lola and Klementyna Dmowska.

“Leszy” new slavic demon with my Mother as a model.
photo/stylization by me.

“Luna”
Photo/styl: Marcin Nagraba 🙂
Mask: Agnieszka Osipa
Model: Karolina

“Harbor Before Nightfall”
m: Kamila

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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.