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CULTURE
HUFFINGTON
07.21.13
THE TRENDY ONES
FROM LEFT: ALBERT L. ORTEGA/GETTY IMAGES; COURTESY OF FREMEN PHOTO
When an obsession surfaces in our culture — be it a buzzy
new TV show, film, or comic book — chances are it will be
reflected in the cosplay world for however long it’s in mode
(usually a few years). According to Chuang, My Little Pony
is dying down a bit this year, while Adventure Time is still
going strong. Dr. Who is one of the greater success stories
in recent years, though its had its own convention, Gallifrey
One, since 1990 (according to Chuang, it’s already sold
out for 2014). Cosplayer Hannah Black credits the rise to
new showrunner Steven Moffat, who played a large role in
bringing Dr. Who to a mainstream American audience — and
to Comic Con itself.
THE MASH-UPS
Why be one character when you could be two? Our
cosplay panel tended to agree that mash-ups are some of
the most fun costumes to witness — no matter the new
trends, shows and comic books percolating, these are the
unexpectedly clever ones, the ones that prompt passersby
to ask, “Who are you supposed to be?” Take cosplayer
Hannah Black, who has cleverly mixed Dr. Who’s time
machine (known as TARDIS) with pairings from Captain
America’s USO Girl to Sailor Moon’s Sailor Scout. Black is
pictured here in a Victorian take on Dr. Who (with a TARDIS
parasol) — while not intentional, it’s been mistaken for a
Mary Poppins/Dr. Who mash-up enough times that Black’s
embraced it, finding the pairing apt. “I’m completely cool
with people thinking I mashed those two together because
Mary Poppins definitely has Time Lord qualities,” Brown
told us.
COSTUMES TO WATCH FOR
Game of Thrones, My Little Pony, Black Cat (manga),
Adventure Time (animated series), Red Sonja and Mera
from Aquaman, Thor (and his archenemy Loki)
OUR COSPLAY PANELS’ FAVORITES INCLUDE:
Mary Poppins and Dr. Who, Deadpool and Sailor
Moon, Link and Assassin’s Creed, superhero Disney
princesses, 1920s Twilight Sparkle, Avengers Playboy