/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7062267
I started in anime cosplay, then joined the 501st and Rebel Legion. Just structurally it's a lot different than cosplay.

- Done in a big group rather than individual or small group.
- Highly organized.
- No competition.
- Based on live action costumes, unlike animanga/comics cosplay, which means you have to be accurate to a lot more construction details and use a set range of materials. ("Must be princess seamed," "Must be made of a 1999 Venus razor.")
- Often not cosplaying a specific character at all. Sure in /cgl/-style cosplay you sometimes get people playing a video game character class, and there are specific characters you can costume for in the 501st, but /cgl/'s cosplay is usually a specific character and the 501st is usually a faceless trooper.

I still think of it as cosplay, but it's kind of in between cosplay and historical re-enactment.

(If anyone is seriously thinking about getting into the 501st, the cheapest costume is undoubtedly Imperial Officer Corps, and that's at least $275 if you get your IOC uniform from CosplaySky, eBay your boots, and get second-hand belt/cap/rank bars/code cylinders.)

Image somewhat related, it's Victoria/scruffyrebel as Jaina Solo.