cosplayinamerica:

Cosplay Repair is not a new idea by any means. I created Cosplay911 last year in 2017, which came about after an incident in 2016. I met a really amazing cosplayer who painstakingly spent so much time and effort making her costume and had flown all the way from Australia to come to NYCC. But in the mad rush of people getting in someone accidentally bumped into her causing her to fall ripping and breaking a portion of her costume. Seeing her so heartbroken made me incredibly upset on her behalf. 

I’m a costume designer so I know how much effort goes into making costumes. It was then that i decided I wanted to give back to the cosplaying community. All the artists who put so much detail into their costumes deserve to have someone on the side at the ready. And in a way it helps me as a designer. Finding solutions for the problems helps me when I start designing and building.  

So what’s in my repair kit ? Ah. The grand old box. Let’s just say I try thinking of all the things I would need at my disposal as a cosplayer and a costume designer and I pack it. From multicolored threads to 7 different types of glues, from sharpies to screwdrivers, from gauze to bobbi pins,  I’ve got a great kit.

Everyone I’ve encountered is incredibly grateful, especially when some of them find out that I’m not sponsored by anyone and I pay for everything in the kit out of pocket. Just a fellow nerd who wants to do a good deed. Also, a surprising amount of them think my box is fake! HA! I think that would be very cruel indeed.

The best thing is that I get to connect with people on an entirely different level. Cons were always a time for myself. Relaxing and enjoying things I enjoy. And now I’ve made it about my fellow congoers. I get to make people smile and feel relief. It’s a pretty amazing experience

Keep geeking and nerding out! Support each other. Be kind to one another! 

—– @Cosplay911