Cosplayers, the grown-ups who dress up in superhero and science-fiction costumes for fun, are proud of the intricate, authentic-looking garb they flaunt at sci-fi conventions, community gatherings and ...

In recent years, what was once known as niche “nerd culture” has begun to transition into the mainstream in a major way. From the surge of box office-topping comic canon blockbusters to the ...

On Halloween, many people love to dress up as their favorite characters, but for others, playing the part of someone they admire is actually a lifestyle. Insert: the cosplay community — a group of ...

Correction appended: Oct. 15, 2014. After years of women enduring sexual harassment at comic book conventions while dressed up like their favorite characters, fangirls are finally starting to feel ...

JAKARTA: After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow hijab, or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair. "Wearing a hijab should not be a barrier ...

Scores of attractive women made their way to Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. last week to don skimpy cosplay outfits to entertain the convention’s superhero fans. Many do it just for fun, but for some ...

With Halloween just around the corner, everyone seems to have costumes on their minds. People who typically wear jeans and T-shirts are suddenly eyeing colorful spandex, capes, wigs and corsets, and ...

In March 2017, a group of women marched into Texas’ state capitol building, dressed in the scarlet robes and puritanical white bonnets of the Handmaids from Hulu’s about-to-be-released show The ...

Emerald L King is not affiliated with any anime, cosplay or popular cultural conventions. She is a sometime cosplayer who has been known to crossplay as male characters who are "tall, dark and ...