Costuming cosplay : dressing the imagination / Therèsa M. Winge.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Winge, Theresa M., author.

Series:

• Dress, body, culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Cosplay.
• Costume.
• Subculture.

Local Subjects:

• Cosplay.
• Costume.
• Subculture.

Physical Description:

ix, 202 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.

Summary:

Cosplay, short for costume play, has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. Costuming Cosplay takes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dress and performance has become a creative means of expressing and playing with different identities.

Contents:

• 1 Let's Cosplay! p. 1
• 2 Cosplay fandom subculture p. 27
• 3 It's not just a costume: Cosplay is a way of life p. 55
• 4 Dressing the part p. 97
• 5 Girl power to the rescue p. 137
• 6 Worlds of Cosplay future p. 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1350035912
• 9781350035911
• 9781350035904
• 1350035904

OCLC:

1002642441