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05 September 2011

Who Would You Be?

One of the first things you'll notice about Atlanta is the upswing of strangely dressed people walking everywhere. Dragon*Con is famous for the costumes, and it is no wonder--I've never seen such amazingly well done costumes before!



Which leads me to ask: who would YOU dress up as?



Steampunk definitely ruled the con!
Can't go wrong with a classic Wolverine and Rogue


You don't actually have to BE a character--a space suit and blaster is more than enough!


There was a surprising number of Disney Princesses (and Princess Friends) this year.


That Dalek? IS the costume. There's a person in there, making it move!


And, of course, anime! Here's Inuyasha, my fave anime character ever.


This is just a SMALL sample of all the fantastic costumes I saw at Dragon*Con! I, unfortunately didn't end up dressing up..but I'm starting to think it might be fun to do that next year!



So guys: what would YOU dress up for a day as? Or, if you've been to Dragon*Con (or any con) what was the best costume you saw someone else dressed as?
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9 comments:

  1. Brenda DrakeSeptember 5, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Looks like a lot of fun. Hope you enjoyed yourself! I'm not sure who I would dress up as but Steampunk looks to be a cool choice. :D

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  2. JenSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    I actually had a dream last night that I was in a competition and one part of it was cosplay... I dressed up as Sailor Moon. ;)

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  3. Alex MullarkySeptember 5, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    I'd love to be glamorous Inara from Firefly :)

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  4. Riv ReSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    That looks like it was a ton of fun. I actually was at the Renaissance Faire (with an "e) in New York yesterday. It was a blast. I dressed up as a Warrior Princess. :) A fancy shirt with a flair-y skirt and a bow and sword. ;) People went crazy, though. I don't know how they didn't melt in those outfits...
    Dragon*Con sounds really cool. Glad you enjoyed!

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  5. Josin L. McQueinSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    I've done costumes at the Ren Fest (both as a human-type person and otherwise), and if I had the chance to go to something like DragonCon, you can bet I'd find someone to be while I was there. Dark Phoenix is the most likely contender. :-P

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  6. Julia @ That Hapa ChickSeptember 5, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    I would so be Katniss from The Hunger Games. Nothing cooler then that. :)

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  7. kahSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    I always wanted to go as The Bride from Kill Bill. Yellow jumpsuit, couple samurai swords on my back and I'd be all set. :) Great pics!

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  8. Artemis GreySeptember 6, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    I've been to DragonCon and during the trip I dressed as a 1950s pin-up girl for one day. That happened to be the day I met Larry Elmore and Doug Jones. Epic.

    If I ever went back, I'd go as Lambchop because while I was there the first time, I had a Lambchop backpack and EVERYONE had a fit over the backpack. I mean, I had Stormtroopers and Boba Fetts descending on me in a hoard!

    As for best costume I saw while there, it's a tie between one really good (and very well muscled) Drizzt Do'Urden, a SUPER sexy Liloo from the Fifth Element, and Mr. Clean. I just love the simple/silly/poke-fun-at-your-own-geekiness ones!

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  9. Sommer LeighSeptember 6, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    I dressed up in steampunk garb for a sci-fi convention this year. My costume is gorgeous and was super fun to put together :-)

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