I found these sunglasses at a pharmacy yesterday, I knew what I had to do. This is an idea I’ve been playing with for a while, butch cosplay. Gender non-conforming girls lack role models, and androgynous/masculine women are rarely celebrated. So I thought I’d fix that in some small way, re-interpret pop culture characters as butch and make it beautiful and badass.
It was interesting to see how much I could alter Lara’s design and still have it be recognisable.
Switch closet cosplay for the Matrix and Animatrix 35mm screening @therevivalhouseperth last Saturday. There were only a few other people in black trenchcoats that night. I knew I’d be the only one in white.
I have seen a digital screening of the Matrix before, but it does not compare to 35mm. The colours were so rich and deep, it looked like an oil painting. It was great to have a tour of the projection room in the intermission. Revival House is passionate about film preservation.
I’ve been having fun with the closet cosplays recently. Feels good to get back to the way costumes used to be. I am getting tired of the unrealistic standards of modern professional cosplay. It’s wasteful and lacks the fun that costumes are meant to have. I’m considering doing professional photoshoots with my less than accurate costumes.
Travian Designs 