Costume Sewing & Design Guides

Hello costumers and soon-to-be cosplayers! My name is Valerie. By day I'm a Digital Media Manager. At night and on weekends, I'm a cosplayer under the name TifaIA Cosplay. I've been cosplaying for 9 years, and it's a hobby that I stumbled into unexpectedly.

Cosplay has become so popular these days, and we wanted to experience what it's like being at one of these events and talk to some people who made their own cosplay costumes. We went to ConnectiCon in Hartford, CT where we saw people who made their own costumes and were able to chat with some of them! Here's our experience (be sure to check out the video below).

Cosplay has become huge over the past few years and I've never experienced going to an event completely dressed up as someone else as if it were Halloween – but not Halloween. I wasn't sure what to expect, but what I did learn was that there are so many people that are passionate about characters and becoming them. By going to ConnectiCon in Hartford, CT I was able to see first hand the creativity and talent that some people put into making their cosplay costumes and I found it inspiring. I've always wanted to be Snow White for Halloween but for one reason or another never was until now. My hair just happened to be the same length and color as Snow White's, which was perfect!