© Joan Horvath, Lyn Hoge and Rich Cameron 2016

Joan Horvath, Lyn Hoge and Rich Cameron, Practical Fashion Tech, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1662-0_2

2. Practical Costume Design

Joan Horvath, Lyn Hoge2 and Rich Cameron1

(1)Nonscriptum LLC, Pasadena, California, USA

(2)Los Angeles, California, USA

In this book we teach you a bit about a lot of things: sewing, pattern-making, electronics, and writing computer code. For many readers, though, the point will be to make a costume to wear. People have always dressed up and masqueraded, but recently cosplay has been popular. Cosplay, which has spawned many conventions for devotees, can be loosely defined as dressing up (sometimes in incredible detail) as your favorite character from a movie, video game, or other story. ...

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