A few weeks ago, I attended Anime Fest! Anime Fest is held at the Sheraton Dallas, where A-Kon used to be before changing locations two years ago. I only attended one A-Kon at the Sheraton, so it heading back was a bit of a surreal experience. Honestly, it’s kind of a shame that they moved locations, as I like the old location better.
On Friday, I headed in mid-afternoon (as soon as I could scurry away from work) decked out as a casual Captain Marvel. A-Fest did a brilliant thing this year and offered pre-registered members the opportunity to mail out their badges in advance. I really hope A-Kon gets on board with this idea, because it only took me 10 minutes to pick up my lanyard on Friday. Not having to wait in line absolutely wonderful.
The only panel I actually made it to on Friday was the Confidence in Cosplay panel, hosted by my friends over at Superhero-esque. Lots of discussion on body image, how to handle haters, and more! You can check out a video of the panel below.
I kicked off Saturday with a photoshoot with Aperture Ashley! Ashley’s done several shoots at A-Kon before, so she had some great spots picked out for maximum magical girl shots. I can’t wait to show you the final photos!
Saturday overall was pretty chill. I wandered around with my friends Mia and Liz, said hi to lots of people, got recorded by Cosplay with Me for his con tour video (I’ll post a link when it’s up!), dropped by a Sailor Moon photoshoot, and just generally hung out and had a good time. I really enjoyed this experience, even if I did miss a lot of the people I hoped to see. Hopefully if time works out, I’ll be back next year! Thank you to everyone who said hi 🙂 You can see more photos from the event on my Facebook page!
My con season is slowly but surely winding down. I only have two cons left this year: Dallas Fan Days in October and Anime North Texas in November. I may or may not have a new costume for both. We’ll see how time and funds are doing in a few weeks!
Are you still going strong with cons? Or are you winding down and getting ready for next year?
The Geeky Seamstress 
Sounds like a lot of fun! You look great in all of your costumes, but of course I love the Sailor Jupiter one the most, I can’t wait to see the pictures from the photo-shoot! 🙂
Jessica
the.pyreflies.org
Thanks, Jessica! I have so many feels for Jupiter, so finally finishing was amazing. Hopefully I’ll get that post up soon!
I have two more left for this year but I’m already planning events for 2015! You look great!
Thanks! Hope your other two cons go well. I’m starting to plan for 2015 too!
I was looking at the Sailor Moon shoot, enjoying the costumes, and then had to mutter “Dammit, Deadpool.”
Haha. The Sailor Deadpool is actually my friend Sporadatak over at Gone Catawampus. I mentioned that I was brainstorming some Marvel/Moon crossover costumes and she immediately jumped on Deadpool! Loved it 🙂
I regret nothing and am not ashamed! -Sporadatak
ALL HAIL OUR PRINCESS, SAILOR DEADPOOL!
Hey, umm, I’m thinking if making a costume if a braixen for a Halloween party, do you know any tips?
I’d start with a basic design. If you don’t have one already, I’d recommend looking up gijinka Pokemon artwork. There’s some great stuff on DeviantArt!
I always start with a design and then break down each component of the costume from there, asking myself:
1) what can I make
2) what can be bought (from a store or a commission) 3) how much time do I need
4) how much is this going to cost?
My friend Mia has a great post on planning out costumes here: http://www.xomia.com/2014/02/cosplay-101-planning-and-budgeting.html
Hope that helps!
That’s awesome! Thanks for the tips! Nice. I’ll sure try XD. My mom is really good at sewing, she has a pretty “old” sewing mackine ever sieve I was really small. I wouldn’t say old fashioned, but I think she could so some of it for me. lol. （＾∇＾）