Today was the first day of my four day weekend.
I'm a cosplayer, which if you don't know what cosplay is, simply put and broken down it means costume play. Cosplay is taken to another level these days, set aside your normal ideas of fancy dress shops with cheaply made outfits and wigs that make you itch and sweat; cosplay is consisered an art and there are some that now make money from it, which if you can achieve I consider to be quite formidable, but like the modelling industry it will only serve you as long as your slim figure and porcelain skin survive.
Cosplay for me is a totally different world, in the past I have used it as escape from the mundanity of normal life but now after several years of being in the community I now realise it means something completely different for me, it means friendship. The friendships I have formed in the cosplay community have far outweighed the 'fame' so to speak. The cosplay world is full of likeminded souls all passionate and excited about sharing their love of anime, manga, gaming etc and it is a beautiful thing to see.
This weekend I head to the Yorkshire Cosplay Con, which I am honoured to say that I have been asked to guest, this is something completely extraordinary in itself, I'm a pretty low-key and humble when it comes to cosplay, there had been a time when I wanted to climb the ladder and make something of myself but I learned in the space of a year that's not really what it's all about. Yorkshire cosplay con will hold some incredibly big named guests including the voice actor of Sebastian Michaelis from Kuroshitsuji (a cosplay I am doing this weekend), not only do I get to see this idol of mine but I get to assist him being pied in the face for charity! What an honour ;)
So as I sit in my husbands band practice room and wondering what the weekend will hold for me I thank those who made it possible for me to guest at such an event, I'm not sure what else to say but be prepared for many pictures and a run down of everything that happened!
Stay positive guys and always make sure you do what you love ❤️
