Gallery: Cosplayers Are Just Like You! Only They Buy Lots of Spandex
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Harrison makes a living with his business Volpin Props in Atlanta, GA. He’s even been commissioned to design props for major gaming companies.
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Yaya Han works in her sewing room in Atlanta, GA. She quit her job in 2005 to open a successful costume business.
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Carolann and Carrie in Brooklyn, NY.
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Matt and his wife Erica make up Barefoot Sewing in Lawrence, KS. They offer everything from custom costumes to 3-D printed props.
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A cosplayer named Regina compares a fabric swatch to a reference photo at Fabric Depot in Portland, OR.
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Beth, a cosplayer from Minneapolis, MN, tries to pick the perfect fabric in an S.R. Harris.
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Shawn of Orlando, FL, started cosplaying when he was 28 years old. An avid fan of Halloween, Shawn made increasingly elaborate costumes until a friend told him about fan conventions for "geek stuff." His first event was Megacon 2006.
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A freshly dyed wig hangs on a drying rack on a balcony in Los Angeles, CA.
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Asia spray paints segments of her cosplay costume on the sidewalk outside her apartment in Brooklyn, NY.
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Utah, a cosplayer from Ooltewah, TN, gets ready for Katsucon in Washington, D.C. In order to make the perfect Esther Blanchett costume, Utah sewed over 14,000 rhinestones and 10,000 pearls onto her dress. The costume took 10 months to complete.
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Jerry and Lindsay help Alyssa into her costume, based on Fauno from *Pan's Labyrinth*, for Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA.
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Aaron helps his son with his Bender costume they made together for Rose City Comic Con in Portland, OR.
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Cosplayers stretch out on the floor after a busy day at Rose City Comic Con in Portland, OR.
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Christina and Britt from Rancho Santa Margarita, California at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
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Kelly all decked out for New York Comic Con, NY. Like many cosplayers, she gets a lot of requests for photos when walking around.
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Teresa, Sheryl and Lisi judge a costume contest at Naka-Kon in Overland Park, KS.
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My Little Pony cosplayers at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
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Cosplayers crowd the halls at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA. Over 90,000 people attended in 2015.
