Cosplay events
 

Cosplay...or for those that adhere to new two-combo'd Japanese terms, costume roleplay. (I had to look this up, since my original thought in mind was incorrect)

"Cosplay participants ("cosplayers") form a subculture centered around wearing their costumes and reenacting scenes or inventing likely behavior inspired by their chosen sources. In some circles, the term cosplay has been broadened to include simply wearing a costume, without special consideration given to enacting characters in a performance context."



So for those intrigued, share some of the better or more hilarious portrayals you have found randomly.


Now, I haven't watched more than two episodes of the anime from which this idea stemmed (and I'd probably get the title of it wrong without looking it up), but this girl "Rei" looks like a good-enough real-life doppelgänger for the Japanese cartoon character.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1434/...b190dc3c5d.jpg

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Well, it took awhile, but after sifting through an inordinate amount of hentai and PVC figurines, I found an illustration; she is supposed to be comparable to this character, I guess.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2324/...176d15341b.jpg

It's a big thing in the Anime world. I know people who spend months working on costumes for conventions. They work in groups sometimes to do whole character sets from shows. They have props and everything.

I once got convinced to cosplay because my ex wanted me to match her... she was really hot.

Some of the costumes people make are fucking crazy. I saw three girls who cosplayed some anime and made huge boxes that looked like the boxes for action figures. When they stood in them it looked like life-sized dolls.

Honestly, I'm surrounded by lovely nerd people that cosplay for cons all the time. My brother's ladyfriend has gone every year since she was in middle school.

I'm seriously considering going as "White" from Tekkon Kinkreet.

That's a really interesting idea. But then again, outside of the conference and media event, it is just a group of fanatics walking around in boxes.

Speaking of life-sized dolls, I just found this five minutes ago:

http://img64.yfrog.com/img64/689/haruhiw.jpg



http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5361/cosplay02.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/359/cosplay03.jpg

I think it can be super hot, and nerd girls are generally brilliant in bed.

http://ui08.gamespot.com/103/cosplay...x204yuna_2.jpg
Yuna from Final Fantasy
http://www.ada-online.be/cybersodaon...f10-2-yuna.jpg

http://spicytunas.com/wp-content/upl...ay-450x399.jpg
Tifa from Final Fantasy 7

And I have no idea who this is supposed to be, but SEXY.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...g?t=1249147321

It's an interesting way of playing, but I wonder if it might encourage people to cross the border between fandom and fanaticism.

Then again, they can be quite fun to look at, therefore this thread needs more pics.

Kallen from Code Geass:
http://larcho.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/untitled7.jpg
http://images.absoluteanime.com/code...len%5B2%5D.jpg

Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/...6714b757_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/2...17c3eed407.jpg

Rei Ayanami from Evangelion:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/...925488a50d.jpg
http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0...ving_super.jpg

Wow, Will, you are making me feel as though I need to do more research. I didn't know any of the characters you posted, and I barely knew of the ones I, myself, posted. I just see the similarities, and go from there.


But, you reminded me why I originally opened up this compendium: For the reason and next best excuse to feature Wonder Woman, portrayed by Olivia Munn.


I think this was from ComicCon this past week(end):

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...con-200920.jpg


http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...con-200921.jpg


http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...con-200922.jpg


http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...con-200918.jpg

Actually, I'm not really much of an anime fan considering I live in the SF Bay area. I know next to nothing compared to most people I know.

Code Geass is arguably the best anime series in the last few years and is available online in it's entirety (2 seasons) here.

Ghost in the Shell is my personal favorite series (and two great films, of course). I'm not sure if it's available streaming online, but I suspect it is somewhere.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is widely considered to be the most successful anime series of all time, though the last few episodes are really quite confusing. The series is also online, here.

Thanks for the links. I think I want to get into Outlaw Star and SD Gundam before anything else, but I'll check out the recommendations when I get the chance.


Now, for something that I am not: (The Flash)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7489/super03.jpg

Is this true?

I think the character below has the name of "Riku", or "Rukia"... I believe it's the second, though I'm not sure.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6043/10226709.jpg

I, for one, really hope it's true. :)

And you're right, it's Kuchiki Rukia from Bleach. Link.

Gallery | JessieNigri.com

she's like all the internet rage right now. (her site isn't open yet but she posted that up on her facebook to bypass the intro page)

googly moogly, I choose you.

So uh... what character could a 6"4 caucasian fat guy with glasses and short black hair cosplay, or whatever you call it? I promise to give it honest consideration ^_^

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...ailorBubba.jpg

:lol:

In my experience it's very much true.

Pogue Mahone - That's just... wow. I feel inspired!

More Munn, as Street Fighter's "Chun-Li"
 

Olivia Munn's Costume Party (click here to watch the video)


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Pirates of the Ryu-Kyus
 

http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ko...6s5bo1_500.jpg

via this blog: コミケ76　3日目　2ちゃんねる実況　まとめ:【2ch】ニュー速VIPブログ(`･ω･´) (please don't click the link)

Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/...d3dda0b94b.jpg

I like it, it's simple, and quite accurate.

http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kol...cl4po1_400.jpg

caption attached: Steampunk Abe does not approve of your shit.

Alice in Wonderland (Disney's portrayal)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/...ddb4079f_b.jpg


this gets two white rabbit's paws up; also, how does this thread have over a thousand views? TFP's google crawlers must be promoting the strawberry jam out of this thread.

nice dress :) ; very nice coslayer :)

Female, Japanese cosplayers are the hottest species known to mankind.

This is my friend, he goes all out for these events.

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An ex of mine dressed up as Alice and sexed the sin out of me once...

I like bedroom cosplay. =)

Ohhh.My.Jesus.God.Christ. She is SEXY!!

yes, asian cons always have the best cosplays :D

"cows"-play

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8955/026tfg.jpg

http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/659...-contest09.jpg
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/659...-contest10.jpg

http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq8...o0x8o1_500.jpg

if not obvious, it's Pac-Man-play

I was very much inclined to agree with you, hence why this post came to fruition; but... I found some other pics to go along with the theme here, and wow, no body plays a blonde better than a Cali-girl.

Theme: Samus Aran (from Metroid, SSB series)

http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku...748ko1_500.jpg



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Swedish student Jenni Källberg (she's half-Japanese), outfitted in the Power (Varia) and Zero Suit. Photo by Carl Oscar Aaro. (click the pic for more info)


http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8...8d38e7295o.jpg
Samus Aran Metroid Armor Cosplay Acen 2008 ; photo taken on May 16, 2008.



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ff7sam / Sam dressed as Zero Suit Samus. Taken on September 21, 2009


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Fanime 2008 in South San Jose, CA, US by eschatologist ... does anybody else notice the Toyota 'Echo'? That's gold.


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model: 'Ana Aesthetic' , photog: Michael Iacca (at Anime South, January, 2009.)







last one to be featured, and I swear, it's the best one:

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4...ba515bf64b.jpg
Zero Suit Samus cosplay captured by Chris Hutchinson of Dark Stars Photography.

For some reason I'm attracted to the little animal ears

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...4/cosplay1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kcosplay01.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...DpNuX82B23.jpg

I found this one listed as "bad cosplay" and I'm happy to report that I'm not attracted to this:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...d_cosplay1.jpg

smallify type
 

I have no words. Exceptional. Newest contact, I hope. Awesome gallery to perhaps take over my next half-dozen posts. Enjoy. (also, a cutie.)


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Veronica Belmont, with the Watchmen, (The Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, & Rorschach) at Dragon*Con 2009, in Atlanta! Taken on September 5, 2009!

Non-sexy Cosplay...
http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-...009/12/687.jpg

Daaaaaaaaamn there's some weird stuff out there....

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/u..._cosplay_5.jpg

I can easily find the weird stuff if need be:

http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku...2qvvo1_500.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2521/...2cf301dc85.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/...3fcac9e350.jpg
Oh hi! by Veronica Belmont ... at Dragon*Con 2009, in Atlanta! Taken on September 4, 2009! With the Spartans!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/...f3cb4a.jpg?v=0
this
is beautiful

Army men

''... For many American boys, playing with army men and exploding them with fireworks is like a rite of passage. This cultural phenomenon was represented in Army Men, a popular series of computer games introduced by 3DO in the 1990s. Green army men that came to life like the other toys in the movie were also among the characters in the 1995 Disney movie, Toy Story. Gummy army men candy are also available.

Because these toys are readily available and affordable, they encourage a variety of creative types of play. As such, they can be set up in many different ways. They are especially well suited for the sandbox, or simple wargames with rubber balls or marbles, which can be rolled or thrown at army men. ..."

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video: (which is about as rubbery-cheese-like as a magnifying-glass-melted army figurine)

SantaCon in New York
 

New Yorkers dressed in Santa Claus costumes and gathered in Washington Square Park, to conduct an annual festival: SantaCon.

Similar events in the threshold of Christmas are in many other parts of the world and also known as Naughty Santas, Cheapsuit Santas, Santarchy, Santa Rampage, the Red Menace and Santapalooza. For example, on Friday the Polish city, Shimbak held convention of local "Santa Clauses".

The main components of festivals of Santa Claus - the spontaneity, the atmosphere of freedom and creativity, improvisation and interaction between strangers jolly pastime.


2009
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2007
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Source(s): Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images North America ; Photo: Patrick Andrade / Atlaspress ; Lucas Jackson / Reuters via Stern Magazine ; Photo: Joe Fox / Wireimage

BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Santa record bid attracts 13,000
date of event: Dec. 9, 2007

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This. I need to move to Japan.

Santa Marathon in Korea
 

December 12: Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea. The Santa Marathon during the Santa Sport Festival has hundreds of Koreans celebrating the season while also having fun. Photo: Getty Images.


http://i48.tinypic.com/2w59b94.jpg

Ultraman (Japanese equivalent of Superman?)

http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv3...qx5vo1_500.jpg


http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7053/w19og.th.jpg

I guess I had a temporary lapse of "insert historical trivia here" when I posted the above.
Here is my make-up-for-the-oversight: Ultraman

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moving on, I found out about 10 minutes ago that deviantart has a cosplay section (I don't know if I'll ever know how to get there manually, though... I find the mainsite to be too specific in terms of available filter points, so I get lost easily).


This is 'Tess', and she has dedicated this particular costume to a character from Final Fantasy VI.
(I haven't played FF for more than 30 minutes in my life, so I have little inkling if this is an accurate portrayal)

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/20...rufflebutt.jpg
Rosa Rubicundior. by *cupcake-rufflebutt

Artist's Comments
Myself as Terra Branford from Final Fantasy VI, inspired by the art of Yoshitaka Amano. Photos taken by Corey [Mindfall] and Nicole [Cyberbird] at Anime USA 2009.


It looks very nice, is what I'm thinking. Again, not sure of who she based the costume on or the personality attached to it, but it looks as though it was made with great effort, and as a result, it wowed me as a fanastic-looking finished product. If anyone is interest in any more cosplay portrayals by this particular young lady, I took a quick persual of her profile, and she has dozens of instances of separate cosplay(...ing?). Go ahead and take a peek for more.

still continuing the Santa theme, we have...

http://i50.tinypic.com/351z9qr.jpg
A diver in Santa Claus costume rides a bicycle inside a shark tank at the Sea World in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 19,2008.

Legend of Zelda cosplay

two young girls dressed as variants of Link fro the popular Ninendo game series, The Legend of Zelda.

http://incredimazing.com/static/medi...dacosplay5.jpg
by Bui Si Ham

...continuing the theme, this is a Princess Zelda portrayal (of course, from the popular Nintendo series.)

http://i47.tinypic.com/1owsja.jpg


http://i49.tinypic.com/30i7xc5.jpg


http://i49.tinypic.com/jiidf7.jpg
-- source

Unfortunately, the reality is that there's a lot more of this than of hot chicks in well done costumes.

@ Jetée, my hometown, Derry. :love:

I didn't initially understand this response, but looking over it, it seems it was directed towards this post. That's great that you liked it; did you, by any chance, also participate in the great Santa smattering and gathering for the world record, Irishman? If you didn't participate, however, another query I have for you is did you even know this enough before I posted the article detailing it? Kinda weird to see your hometown organizing an endeavor so massive and none of your mates thought to give you a ring about it anyhow (just speculation if you happen to say 'no').


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something also family-related: Can you say "Best Parents Ever"?

http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksc...5f3oo1_500.jpg
Wondering Where the Wild Things Are? [Halloween, 2009, on the Boston 'T']

Crompsin and his freaks come out (not just on Halloween anymore... this is a just another Wednesday glow-bowling expedition).

http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv...ec6ko1_400.jpg

http://14.media.tumblr.com/krVKZivvM...oC1fGW_500.jpg

"duct taping your kid’s costume on to his body = what dragon*con is all about." (c, 2007)

Most powerful fictional character?

Attest to Akuma. (aka Gouki-豪鬼)
http://i47.tinypic.com/2ziyj9y.jpg

http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw...navao1_500.jpg
A 'Killzone' publicity cosplay campaign, I guess

Killzone Review for PlayStation 2 - GameSpot

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8...lzone2copy.jpg

Holy friggin' cameltoe...

http://i46.tinypic.com/21k9j7c.jpg
A woman shows off her unicorn-themed headgear during Ladies Day at Epsom Racecourse, Epsom, England.
-- Photo: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images
Jun 05, 2009
via Life.com

My Neighbor Totoro

http://i47.tinypic.com/2rp7iv9.jpg
(via RedLemon's linkdrop of the LA Weekly: Los Angeles Airport Marriott for Anime L.A., by Shannon Cottrell

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character: Haruhi Suzumiya

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above is supposed to equate below

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8...convertoi6.jpg


informative: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Caption accompanying photo: The previous album cover of 'Abbey Road'
 

the "Good Guys"?
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Chucky, the psychotic serial killer from the Child's Play (Chucky) series.

It's nice to see a thread of mostly 'good' cosplay. I'm so used to seeing threads with all the really fucked up awful cosplay, haha.

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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BirvUCzeN8s/Sc...ing_xiaoyu.png

The girl with white hair

http://i48.tinypic.com/11wgc2c.jpg
by manganite | More of Harajuku's cosplayers you can see here.

Mhmmm I love white hair like that.

vintage Mickey and Minnie
 

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Mickey and Minnie Mouse, 1950s by Miehana


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Mickey and Minnie Mouse, 1961

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Russell, The ‘Up’ Kid In Real Life

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(believe it or not, I used to look just like this kid in grade school;
just swap the yellow shirt and khakis for a white polo and navy blue shorts, and there you have me.)

Kamen Rider cosplay

I know it may not be big here, but this TV/manga/cultural impact franchise is just as big, if not bigger, than both the original runs of Power Rangers in the states,
as well as where it originally spawned--Japan. It is huge.

The progession of Kamen Riders over the span of 20+ years.
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Kamen Rider V3, at the 9th Ani-Com Hong Kong
-- July 28, 2007, photo by 瑜 | Andy


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Hawaii's Lt. Governor, James "Duke" Aiona, meets Kikaida, Ban "Jiro" Daisuke, Miyauchi "Kazami Shiro" Hiroshi
and Kamen Rider V3 in his Executive Chambers as he presents a proclaimation celebrating the 30th Anniversary of
Kikaida in Hawaii and Hawaii celebrates the "reunion" of two of our favorite heros!
-- October 28, 2004, photo by Watari Goro 渡五郎


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Glass Hall (level 1) at the Toy Carnivalheld, at the Singapor Art Museum
Meanwhile, a group of Kamen Rider at the courtyard was led by cute Ghostbuster girl
-- July 5, 2009, photo by kenmoo


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Rider Punch.... by RacoonFactory
Kamen Rider Black in action; more found here


http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw...riyko1_500.jpg
Kamen Rider is a babe magnet; must be his slick ride.

Snow White cosplay

http://i46.tinypic.com/2w5t8hg.jpg

more of the 'Disney princesses' (and they're not so perfect, as so much petty)

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks...dr4go1_500.jpg
captured by Zoomia, at the San Diego Comic Con 2009 (July 25)


and perhaps this was the inspiration? (or was it vice-versa?)

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smile for the camera by `bri-chan

and the main reason Kim Kardashian won Halloween...
 

.. was this outfit: as Princess Jasmine

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Halloween 2009

Jetee, I love the goofy Princessess. However, they shouldn't have let their guard down that long...
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RedLemon, do you happen to know of the source above (ie location, convention, photographer?)

I only ask because it is a fact in mythos lore that neither a vampire nor a werewolf can be converted into the other undead genre, zombies.

So, visual evidence that contradicts (or, perhaps, enhances claims, of alternate universes)

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Werewolf Belle (no surprise, considering her husband)
Snow White Vampire (so that's where she got her pale complexion)
Shaman Pocahontas (she reminds me of the girl from The Ring)
Princess Jasmine (not aversely-affected, it seems, but she does have slash marks)
Zombie Cinderella (the freaks come out at midnight)

-- costume and photography by kelldar, @ DragonCon 2008 (08/08)

Does this count?
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Do you happen to know who or what character the person in question is portraying? It may be obvious to you, or a certain readership of others, but I do prefer something more than a lonely picture without any context.

I mean, I know I'm very in-depth with the amount of detail and authorship I provide with every single post I compile, not only in this thread, but in every thread, but it's only to further reinforce that (mostly) nothing on the internet is left unattributed, or anonymous.

But a simple 'this is a "Black Widow" portrayal', or 'a "Donkey Kong" cosplay gathering in Hollywood last month' helps identify the who, why and where's of these unique events.

Sorry, I don't have a source for that. Just a random repost from some blog.

Ultra-chauffeur
 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kw...uh80o1_500.jpg
-- via asianblaster (NFSW)

more from DragonCon
 

Duct Tape Girl

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/24...34991cec8a.jpg
DragonCon 2006 by Eloketh


and her return:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/...970505f5db.jpg
DragonCon 2007 by Eloketh

I go to anime cons and cosplay at them. I'm personally one of those mediocre girls, with a semi amateur costume, which I make myself. I'm not horrendous to look at in my cosplay or the hottest thing alive. The point is I've been to several, and, unfortunately, costumes like duct tape girl and the fat neko girl aren't that uncommon. However all of the conventions that I've been to have limited that sort of costume to after 10pm, when the 18+ events occur. Luckily there are always some amazing cosplayers running around as well.

I'd be more than appreciative, nay, overjoyed, even, if you could feature some of your costumes here, Mexra. It'd also be a great show to see the sorts of people you would co-mingle with at these conventions. Not that the people are any different, but what creativity, detail and aura they would employ into their costumed characters in preparation to attend a cosplay-con.

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"Me as Alice from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland ~ Photography by Eric Gea"
-- BelleEtoile

"Fallen Princesses"
 

Have you ever noticed that the cartoons of Walt Disney have virtually nothing in common with the true meaning of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen? Happy endings, much less marrying a handsome prince to the accompaniment of friendly forest-minded little animals are very rare. As a rule, none of these tales can include dealings of injury or permanent death. In her project: "Fallen Princess", Canadian photographer Dina Goldstein attempted to return the tales' brutality, moving bright Disney Princesses with you into our dimension. What would be the fate of all these beauties if they were subject to the commonest life of most ordinary women?


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Little Red Riding Hood


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The Little Mermaid


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Rapunzel


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Beauty ( '...and the Beast')


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Sleeping Beauty


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The Princess ( '...and the Pea')


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Princess Jasmine


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Snow White


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Cinderella


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-- photography by and © belonging to Dina Goldstein



sources that allowed me to discover, and display, the above photo project:
POUR 15 MINUTES D'AMOUR: Dans ma boîte @ mails
yyaro's words - "Fallen Princesses"
Photo Dina News American Photo - Images of the year runner up
Galleries | Personal Work Category Runner-Up

Ya know, with all of my recent Disney posts, those above still, and those prior:
Alice
Snow White
Silly Princesses
Kim Kardashian
Zombie Princesses
Ghoulish Princesses

I found that there was one character that was mainly absent from such portrayals: Tinkerbell

Now I have a reason to feature this:

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source / author unknown

that guy in green... he's everywhere.
 

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Go Slow, Poke!

and the 'Snow Bloke'
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A mime artist in a green lycra suit poses in a park in Chorlton, Manchester during heavy snowfalls

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In this NHL game between the Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks,
when Nashville players went into the penalty box, they were taunted
by the Green Man, and his doppelganger. Instance #1 and . . .

Number 2
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a true-to-life portrayal 'Alice, in her Wonderland'
 

in response to the new film, of course:

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Alicia en el país de las pornomaravillas (basically, a '70s porn story about Alice, full gallery in link)

from Vancouver: "A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear."
 

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Miga by taminator

one of The official mascots for 2010 Olympic games.
It glides, too, apparently.

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Quatchi: A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.

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another mascot of the games, seen in person.

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Carnival 2010 ; courtesy of 'The Big Picture'
 

Once more, it is Carnival Season in many countries around the world with a Roman Catholic heritage.
Celebrations and parades are put on just prior to the observance of Lent. Over the past few weeks,
parades and celebrations have taken place throughout Europe, the Caribbean and South America.
An estimated 730,000 foreign tourists, many fleeing snowy conditions in Europe and the United States,
traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for this year's celebrations. Collected here are a handful of images
from some of the elaborate celebrations of this spectacular annual Carnival season. -- [39 photos total]


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A masked reveller poses in Piazza San Marco during the Venetian Carnival in Venice, Italy on February 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Max Rossi)


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A costumed reveller enjoys his cappuccino in a bar next to Piazza San Marco during the Venetian Carnival in Venice, Italy on February 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Max Rossi)


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Alicia San Juan McNulty, wearing a creation called "In Wonderland", reacts after being elected Carnival Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife,
in the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife, late February 10, 2010. (REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero)


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A reveller rubs herself with mud at the Bloco da Lama carnival in Paraty near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 13, 2010. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)


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Masked carnival-goers pose for pictures during the traditional carnival of Barranquilla, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/ Christian Escobar Mora)


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A dancer dressed up as an angel performs in the carnival parade in Oruro, some 400 kms from La Paz, Bolivia on February 13, 2010. The Carnival of Oruro is
one of Bolivia's largest cultural events, and in 2001 was declared by UNESCO as one of mankind's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
(AIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images)


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A costumed dancer of Viradouro samba school performs during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Feb.15, 2010. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)


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Skiing Batmen ride aboard a Unidos da Tijuca samba school float during the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, February 14, 2010.
(REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)


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Carnival revellers dressed as "peliqueiros" run through a street in Spain's northwestern village of Laza on February 14, 2010. "Peliqueiros" or ancient tax
collectors, used to pursue villagers through the streets during their tax collection, ringing cowbells and hitting villagers with their sticks. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal)


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A member of the band "Sweet Trinbago" participates in the National Junior Parade as part of Carnival celebrations at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago on February 13, 2010. (REUTERS/Andrea De Silva)


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Carnival-goers pass through the centre of Maastricht, Netherlands on February 14, 2010. (VALERIE KUYPERS/AFP/Getty Images)

Bioshock 2 Little Sister:

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Some nice photos!

Another publicity exposition featuring a sexified woman in costume, in tandem for a video game release promotion. This time: Mass Effect 2

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[Digg.]

Santa makes his rounds
 

And I found yet another addition to this wonderful little premise:

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A diver dressed as Santa Claus is seen inside the Creta Aquarium near the
city of Heraklion, on the Greek island of Crete, on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009.
The large aquarium has been in operation since December 2005, and divers
regularly enter the tank, but not normally so well dressed.
-- (AP Photo/Image Photo Services, Giorgos Papanikolaou)

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Ugly Model Kelli Jean Drinkwater models Thom Ravnholdt’s one-of-a-kind
“Skull Dress”, commissioned for a Halloween party flyer that never materialized.

[thom.]

Beautiful Baroness Costume (Cobra Forces - GI Joe)
 

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[geek-orthodox.]

Gundam suit tranformation

The moment in which an ordinary costume endeavor:

(as seen here)
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becomes something above and beyond all expectations, turning into art itself.

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Godzilla takes a well-deserved tea time break from destroying the Northern Isles.

Vintage Boobies
 

I had forgotten about this photo for the longest time, up until an hour ago when it turned up in a queried search...

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Nintendo Line Up by greaterumbrage

author's comments:
We were waiting for them to start fighting and putting on a live Smash Bros demonstration.
Megacon 2007. (in Orlando, Florida)

Pink Panther House DJ
 

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by chikuthelittlestar