Kids Of Cosplay

Cosplay. The general public is mostly unfamiliar with cosplay. But as pop culture begins to permeate almost every facet of modern day life more and more people are tuning into what cosplay is.

I first encountered cosplay when I attended several comic book conventions.

I was a little shocked at what I saw at first.

All around me were adults and children decked out as their favorite comic book, Anime, Manga, movie and TV characters. Some of the outfits were highly-detailed and very impressive.

Why cosplay? It’s a form of escapism. What could be more fun than to dress up as your favorite fantasy character and briefly leave the real world behind?

Cosplay has become so popular that are people who have become professional cosplayers and companies that manufacture outfits, accessories and materials that cosplayers purchase as full costumes or make their own.

Follow 70 common folk as they dress up as their favorite characters placed in ordinary locations such as kitchens, outside, various rooms and other unexpected everyday sites.

Author/photographer Thurstan Redding sets the scenes and lovingly crafts a book about how ordinary folks live out their wildest cosplay fantasies.  It's a worldwide phenomenon.

Also included are several commentaries and photographs and text journals of the several of the cosplayers.

It’s a captivating look inside the minds and imaginations of cosplayers, their fantasies, aspirations and dreams.

Kids of Cosplay is a large hardbound book filled with color photos from Thames & Hudson.

What’s your cosplay fantasy? Are you a superhero or villain, warrior, cartoon or Manga/Anime character at heart? Join the author and the cosplayers and live out your dress up fantasy.

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