How broad/narrow is your definition of cosplay and what outfits

Are you dressing up in a costume? It's cosplay. Doesn't need to be a good one.

Cosplay = costume play.

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>>9166016
And if the costume is normal clothes that you would wear anyway, do we still consider it cosplay?

>>9166031
how dumb are you?

>>9166016
I actually disagree. I don't consider original costuming to be cosplay at all. IMO, it's only cosplay if you're dressed up as a fictional character from a source material of some kind.

btw, if you're going off of the strict definition of "cosplay" it's actually costume + ROLE play, so in that sense, if you're not pretending to be the character you're dressed as on some level, it's not cosplay either.

>>9166016
Not OP, but do you consider Halloween costumes cosplay?

Personally, if the person wearing it calls it cosplay and it's a representation of some fictional media, I consider it cosplay (even if the costume is shit- in which case, it's a shitty cosplay). Historical reinactment/real people pieces, I don't really consider as cosplay unless the person in question is more of a persona (like iconic figures or music idols or the like).

>>9165997
If you're dressed up as a fictional character based on source material, you're cosplaying. If you're dressed up as a celebrity, you're cosplaying. Wearing a vampire costume? Not so much.

I'm not a stickler about it. Just because it's plain clothes, that doesn't make it less of a cosplay. It's more than tossing on whatever is in your closet (yes, you can fuck up a simple cosplay and those are always the worst). I think the fact that we have to ask these questions now is what's wrong with the community as a whole. It's not just about dressing up and enjoying a piece of media anymore; now there are 'rules' about what makes it a 'real' cosplay and it's ridiculous. Even a terrible cosplay is still a cosplay.

>>9166053
Well there is a point.

We don't consider people who dress up for larp in cosplay or people who wear costumes for movies cosplay.

>>9166061
Curious, would you consider just simply posing as the character for photos count enough for the roleplay category even if a person does not make an effort to channel the character's personality inbetween shots?

>>9166061
I consider OC costumes to be cosplay because you're still portraying a character, even if it's one you created. If Someone creates a non-profit costume that also has no associated character traits, (ie generic pirate) that's the only thing I don't consider cosplay.

>>9166957
Where did non-profit come from I have no idea what I meant to type there

>>9166016
I agree with this. I'm with Japan's definition of コスプレ. And even sexy santa outfits are labeled コスプレ there. E.g. http://santacosplays.2han-store.com/

>>9167039
I see what you're saying anon, but I think in the western world it makes a lot of sense to have "costumes" and then "cosplay" have different meanings. Why bring in a word from a different language when we already have one that has a universally understood meaning in english? A "costume" is any sort of attire where you're dressing up as something or someone else. A cosplay is the same, but has that...for lack of a better word, nerdy connotation and is worn for personal and subcultural reasons rather than a universally socially accepted reason to wear a costume, such as for a spirit week or Halloween (even though you can wear a cosplay ON Halloween, that's a fault in my logic I guess...). I think the difference is distinct and important; when I join a cosplay sales group on facebook, I'm not looking for a bunch of costumes I can buy from Party City. It's hard to put into words what differentiates a cosplay from a costume since it can run the gamut from disney characters to ponies to anime, but...

Dressing up as a character = cosplay.

Actually doing it well on the other hand...

For me it's cosplay when it's a costume of a fictional character orwell-known person. It's also important that the outfit has some form of source material (just slapping on a wig with your everyday clothes is not cosplay unless the character wears the exact same clothes)

I am not sure what I feel about OC cosplay. It technically is correct, but I've seen so many "Faun OC cosplays" which are only flows clothes with a wig, antlers and Faun make up, and I don't consider them cosplays

Halloween costumes that are just "sexy panda" are not cosplay

>>9166504
I'm >>9166061 and yes, I would say posing for photos "counts." You're posing in a way that's fitting for the character, after all.

>>9166957 I can jive with that. OFC I think it's a little bit harder to tell the difference between a pirate oc and a generic pirate, for example -- I believe in cases like that, it really comes down to the roleplay aspect: Are you a specific pirate (and can convey these specifics), or just "a" pirate.

If you can point to a piece of media where your outfit comes from then its cosplay. It doesn't matter how simple it is, if the outfit exists somewhere else in fiction then you're gold

>>9167168
You meant to say "=/="