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Fashion brand (and spandex enthusiasts) Black Milk Clothing launched their latest collection this morning, which included Harley Quinn-inspired leggings, a Tetris swimsuit, and comic strip-covered shoes. With a previous catalog exhibiting Star Wars swimsuits and Game Boy dresses, Black Milk Clothing utilizes digital printing to create unique apparel that is frequently pop-culture-friendly, often limited edition, and always fashion forward. While their designs may not be suitable for the stylishly subtle, Black Milk produces some great statement pieces that are bound to please both geeks and fashionistas.
Check out some of the new stylish spandex that Black Milk Clothing currently has to offer!
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Body painting and Predator may not be an obvious combination, but Arnold caked himself in mud that one time, remember? Erotic photographer Simon has depicted a Yautja huntress posing with nothing more than a shoulder cannon and a coy smile. (At least I think that’s a smile.) Hey, it’s more discreet than dressing in nothing but saran wrap and claiming it’s “invisible camouflage.” Also, if you’re going to rock this costume, you absolutely must carry a boombox blasting Karen Kamon’s “Manhunt” from the Flashdance soundtrack.
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Wearing a black flannel shirt, with slicked-back hair, sunglasses and a neck tattoo, Adam Wakitsch walked into the Nashville Convention Center on Friday afternoon just in time to see the Ghostbusters.
They had cleared a circle amid the crowd, pointing their phony dematerializer lasers toward a row of cameras that were momentarily lured in their direction — and away from the otherwise eye-popping array of fluorescent wigs, frilly skirts and huge homemade sabers that filled the atrium.
Shaking his head and smirking, Wakitsch, a tattoo artist, navigated his rolling case of supplies through the throngs, en route to the Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival one floor down.
He had a day full of inking ahead, during a festival that comes around just once a year, yet he offered a tinge of envy about what he’d just seen.
“I want to go to this convention, man,” he told to his friend.
In a cross-pollination to be fully enjoyed by only a niche of a niche of nerds, the convention center this weekend hosts not only the tattoo and horror festival but also the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention, bringing together about 7,000 people who share, at least, the know-how to make their parents scratch their heads.
The anime convention got a head start, with its line of attendees stretching down Commerce Street in an ornate costume parade of popular, mostly Japanese animated characters.
Inside, they learned to swing dance, took drawing workshops and shopped for stuffed animals, wigs, comic books and more costumes.
But mostly, they took photos of each other.
A gesture would typically suffice: Just a lift of the camera could spur a winged woman into a pose or a warrior to brandish his weapon.
Kayla Marie, 19, of Nashville, who dressed as a cat girl with pink ears, wig and dress, shifted from hip to hip posing for photos.
“That’s freakin’ legit, I love it!” a boy said as he passed.
Another hazarded a guess as to the character she dressed as. He got the anime series correct, but not who she was, and the conversation petered out.
Across the hall, Nathan Propps, 17, of Cheyenne, Wyo., rattled off the anime characters he recognized while waiting for the horror festival to begin.
He knew his black gas mask costume — “an apocalyptic thing” — would fit better there, but he was clearly angling for the chance to attend both events.
That didn’t seem certain, but he held out hope, pointing to his mom.
“If she’ll let me.”
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Sometimes the scariest thing is the face behind the mask. Reddit user hpierce snapped this clockword android, from the Tenth Doctor episode “The Girl in the Fireplace,” which has escaped 18th century Versailles and invaded Boston for PAX East.
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The undergarment brand Hanky Panky announced last month that it will release two kinds of Hello Kitty lingerie in June. The licensed lingerie will feature Sanrio’s Hello Kitty character in black or white lace designs.
Individual pieces will cost between US$27 and US$98, according to the fashion blog Racked. The Hello Kitty line’s promotional images feature Hello Kitty bows, which are now available for US$30 (pink) or US$32 (red) from the accessory brand Chubby Bunny. Hanky Panky will release the Hello Kitty underwear on its website in June.
The December issue of Taiwan’s Elle fashion magazine also featured Hello Kitty as its cover girl. The high-end Hello Kitty clothing line Pynkiss launched at Italy’s Milan Fashion week in September.
Via www.animenewsnetwork.com
Julia Kasu, aka KasuzameYuu, is a costume builder and cosplayer from Russia. You may never have heard of her, but if you read this website, you should have seen her work from time to time.
Her Left 4 Dead outfits (both of which she made, while she also “played” the Witch), for example, are some of the best examples of the art you’re ever going to see, while her more recent Skyrim Outlaw costume takes itself more seriously – and literally – than you’d think.
I’ve included the best of her costumes and shots in the gallery above, but to see more you should head to her DeviantArt page. CLICK THRU TO CHECK OUT THE GALLERY
It may have Lucas’ blessing, but a Star Wars product isn’t a true Star Wars product until the fans accept it into their hearts, or their costuming communities. Both the Light and Dark sides of international Star Wars costuming organizations are now allowing applicants to submit outifts based on BioWare’s massively-multiplayer online role-playing game.
While it may seem like an insignificant development to the outsider, the fact that The Jedi Assembly and The Dark Empire are both accepting applications from costumers decked out in the latest The Old Republic gear is a huge step in legitimizing the game in the eyes of the more fervent fans. These are groups that are incredibly strict about the costumes they allow to represent their organizations (the Jedi more so than the Dark Side, appropriately enough).
The Jedi Code of The Jedi Assembly has been modified to include: “Star Wars The Old Republic: “Basic customizable characters” – that is, those you would start out with at the beginning of the game, must only be in earth tone colors. No highly customized characters are allowed. Your costume must have a basic Jedi look to it.”
So yes, rather strict, but then a Jedi needs not love, adventure, or high-gear. Let’s see what the Dark Side has to say.
“The Dark Empire international dark side costume club is pleased to announce that it will accept for full membership within the organization any costume representing the dark side from the new SWTOR game, including non force-users such as Sith Troopers, Imperial Agents, and Bounty Hunters. Costumes may be canon or customized. Custom dark side costuming is a major component of TDE, and we welcome all dark side costumes, canon or custom, that conform to our costuming standards.”
In other words, come to the Dark Side, they have cookies and incredibly flexible costuming rules.
Chinese cosplay photographer Mengjie Luan is back with another set of spectacular pics.
Click thru to check out the gallery featuring Alice: Madness Returns photos with cosplayer Jill. “There were some problems and headaches during the Alice shoot—but in the end it worked out great,” Meng told Kotaku. “I also finally learned the meaning of ‘苦逼造就牛片’ or ‘hardship brings great pictures.’”
Besides Alice: Madness Returns, Meng recently completely some photo shots of popular online game League of Legends with cosplayers Xiao Luojun and Ying Tao.
“I personally prefer to cosplay games, mostly because most of my spare time is already taken up by playing League of Legends,” said Xiao. “I spent a lot of time working on this cosplay and when I saw the results, I was stunned.”
That’s the thing about Meng’s photos: you always end up stunned. CLICK THRU to check out the gallery!
To promote Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom roped in a handful of women to cosplay as the fighting game characters. Dubbed “Miss St. X”, the women are bikini models and starlets. One, however, stands apart when wearing funny shoes and throwing big, heavy balls.
See, Rina Ohtsuka, who is cosplaying as Tekken’s Nina, is a bowler and is part some kind of a pro-bowling idol unit.
Female bowling has its followers in Japan, and Bowling Revolution P-League sometimes appears on late night television. “P” stands for “Pretty”, “Power”, “Passion”, “Performance” and “Perfect”.
So while not modeling or dressing as Tekken’s Nina, Ohtsuka loves to hit the lanes and boasts a high score of 224.
Via kotaku.com
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Ask cosplayer Motiusagi about her favorite games, and she’ll rattle off titles like Assassin’s Creed, Uncharted, Red Dead Redemption, or her favorite, Final Fantasy XII.
Then there’s Persona, Catherine—the list is seemingly endless.
“I’ve been playing games since I was four,” Motiusagi, a former bikini pin-up, recently told Kotaku. “My dad was a huge gamer, and I played whatever he was into.”
While many cosplayers, especially Japanese cosplayers, seem to be hardcore about a few titles—or even a specific genre—Motiusagi is into everything, from JRPGs to big budget Western games. She even plays erotic PC games.
“I’ve always liked the outfits game characters wear,” said Motiusagi, who’s been cosplaying for the past three years. “It’s that love of the characters that’s made me want to cosplay.”
Her cosplay can get on the revealing side, with skimpy outfits, but she’s quick to point out that cute characters merit cute cosplay, while sexier characters demand, well, sexy ones.
For Motiusagi, cosplay isn’t only a part of otaku culture; “cosplay is a wonderful culture.”
Click thru to check out Motiusagi’s cosplay pics in the gallery
Via kotaku.com