Latest News
Get crafting with Cos-tober!
It's baaaaack~ The winter months are settling in and we're running Cos-tober once again to get that motivation going for cosplay! How does it work? Post progress journals during the month of October and you'll be entered in a prize draw to win £30 in Coscraft vouchers! Check out the full promo and details here. >>
Cosplay Stories: Exploring Cosplay & Gender
Check out this great collab video from The Cosplay Journal & The Eighty-Sixth Floor Music, telling the stories of non-binary cosplayers within our community. We'd love to see more content like this in future! Video in the full article below. >>
Recent Progress Journals
Details: Part 1
Lady BahamutI cut out and sewed all of the details at the same time to make life easier on myself. I made them from matte satin as I wanted them shiney, but not overly so. I used bondaweb to put them on to black kona cotton and then used an embroidery thread and satin stitched them onto the cotton. I think I did rather well! All I did then was fill in a few places where my machine had skipped a stitch or two by hand. I know people probably wouldn't have noticed, but I would notice therefore it needed doing haha!
Dress
Asuka_UKMy inspiration for remaking Megara, was find this dress. I know it's not perfect . It needs the long cascading sleeves removing, the back altering slightly, and the purple details adding. But this dress was a steal at £13, there was no way I could make a dress from scratch for that small amount. Also I found a large dark purple scarf for £2 from a charity shop. Which will do nicely for making the belt and dress details. So the total spend so far £15. Thats such a bargin.
Weekly Costume Showcase
Reimu Hakurei from Koumajou Densetsu: Scarlet Symphony (Touhouvania)
Each week we highlight a fantastic costume that has been nominated by the community. Check out their profile and give them some love!
Events
Upcoming Events
CANCELLED: Inverness and Loch Ness Comic Con (NessCon) 2019 - Inverness (12th October)
EGX 2019 - London (17th October)
Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival 2019 - Bristol (19th October)
Somerset Comic Con and Gaming Festival Autumn 2019 - Taunton (20th October)
MCM Comic Con London October 2019 - London (25th October)
New Event Added
We've just added a new event to our calendar!Add yourself to the event if you're going.
Plymouth
8th February 2020
About Cosplay Island
Cosplay Island is a news, portfolio and resource site for UK cosplayers.
- Cosplay News - Stay updated with all the latest news from the UK scene, from conventions and competitions to general interest articles.
- Costume Portfolio - Join for free today, create your cosplay profile and share your photos with other cosplayers, or browse thousands of costumes by our members.
- Event Directory - An extensive directory of UK cosplay events where you can find out info, add your costumes to their line up and see who else is attending!
- Tutorials - Learn new techniques in our member-submitted tutorials.
- Showcase - A community suggested focus on fantastic costumes that some of our members have made.
For all PR and news around cosplay, conventions and competitions, please contact Kat at news@cosplayisland.co.uk
