Cosplay Newbie

Dragon ball Z has always been my favorite growing up, and I used to anxiously await every episode. I believe I started watching it as early as middle school, and in high school one of my best friends who was also into the show would call me after each show and we'd talk about it for hours. I was Goku, she was Vegeta.  The fact that I have a chance to cosplay my favorite anime character at my second Anime Boston Convention is a huge thrill, and even though no one else in my group will be cosplaying any Dragon Ball characters, I am hoping to find someone at con that I can get some pictures with. I heard there might be a Piccolo on the same day as me, and I really want to meet her! Goku was a cosplay I planned on making from scratch from the start. I wanted to try my hand at it this year, and Goku's outfit is a lot less intimidating. It's practically pjs!  Which is why when I went looking for patterns I ended up with a pattern for pjs! Originally, I plann...

While we have been talking about ideas for 2017's Anime Boston lineup since before 2016's Anime Boston even happened, only in the last few months have we started to really pin down some solid plans. These are ALWAYS subject to change of course (this time last year I was still trying to figure out my FFX cosplay and was getting really discouraged!) but I feel really good about my choices this year and don't plan on changing them. My feelings going into this this year are already different as well. I know what to expect. I know that if I somehow mess up HORRIBLY and can't get a costume together, I can always use one of the three I used last year as a worst case scenario. It feels really good to have a backup! Anyways, this year will be a little different as far as group cosplays. First, we have a few new people joining us for 2017.  One is a friend of Amie's that I haven't met yet. I don't know a lot about her, but I am excited to meet another cosplayer!...