mcoractual
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And I disagree with that, I find it extremely onesided and unfair.
No disagreement, bro. I think it's stupid... because there are just some things you can't replicate on your own.
And I disagree with that, I find it extremely onesided and unfair.
Honestly, costumes made by the person wearing them should win over costumes bought in costume contests every time, and I have costumes I've made and costumes I've bought. I don't look down on people that buy costumes or costume pieces. I have bought both, but when the contest is about a costume, time, effort and skill involved in making your own, rather than buying and assembling pieces, is far more impressive.
I'm tired of watching scantily clad cosplayers win based on that alone, rather than someone who builds a space marine armor set from scratch and doesn't even place in the top 3. That's where I feel these contests are total BS.
I forget what the contest was but we had a debate about (can sexy just win for the sake of sexy) and one of the judges who was a very fit woman said " The costume maybe simple but the time spent in the Gym to look like a super hero is a huge effort as well"
one of the contestants we were judging was a Leonidas from 300 and his costume was pretty simple but dude was jacked and was very much a crowd favorite the two others was one girl with a very difficult gown she had sewn and the other was a very large foam build and when we asked (how long did you work on the costumes ) the two fabricators said something to the tune of about 3 months and Leo dude said about a solid week ...and the aforementioned judge then asked him well that's just the garment time- how much did you spend in the gym and he said "to prep for this 3 hours a day 6 days a week and intermittent fasting for the last 3 months to get my fat % down"
So really he had invested just as much time for his look (if not more)
Different question - Same topic.
How much of a pain in the ***** is it to participate in a con costume contest? I am looking at the rules for ACE in Chicago and everything is TBA. I actually think I have a costume that could win...original, nostalgic, complex, scratch built, lights up It says that you must participate in all events. How much of a time commitment is it? Would I be better off just enjoying the con?