What is Cosplay?

Cosplay stands for the term costume play. People dress up in the costumes of their favorite video game, television show, anime, or movie. It is similar to what you see at the Renaissance Fair, or RenFair, but it is not really in the same catagory. Typically, Cosplay has a much more modern feel to it. In the RenFair circles, you might include things like Civil War reenactors..

Some of the most popular cosplay costumes come from anime and video games. There are some that cross over like Tomb Raider---because that was a movie---and television shows like Game of Thrones.

Characters like Daenerys Targaryen are super popular in the Cosplay Community.

You'll see a lot of cosplay at events like Comic Con. Even celebs get into it, like Oliva Munn.

The above video shows her in a bunch of cosplay outfits, including Wonderwoman.

Star Wars and Star Trek are also really big in the cosplay community.

Here is a site with a bunch of Cosplay Ladies:

http://thechive.com/2013/04/19/bless-the-god-of-geeks-for-beautiful-cosplay-girls-42-photos/