Cosplaying- Costume Play

It has come to my attention that this subject is, to my mind, divided into to camps. The first of these camps feature those of us that Cosplay for the fun of it, the joy of dressing up as the Doctor, or as Amy etc. We care not that the jacket is not the right colour, or that the shirts not the right pattern.

The second camp, however, while most likely doing it for the fun of it as well, also see it as job I believe. They are accurate to the degree of it being obsessive. Everything has to be perfect for them, the coat must be the right colour, and the right make, and have the right buttons. Everything must be screen accurate.

Now I myself fall somewhere in between these two camps. I do like items and clothing to be as screen accurate as I can make it, however, I'm not going to lose sleep over it if they aren't. Take, for example, my Harold Saxon PM cosplay. Now you see he wears a ring on his right wedding finger, but do I? No I don't, I wear on my left index finger, where it feels the most comfortable and right.

Now then, the real reason for this post. I, myself, have no problem what so ever with those people who reside in the latter camp, those who need all aspects of their outfit to be perfect. The problem I do have with said group, and this does not include everyone in that group mind you, is when people look at those in the former group, who do it for fun, and criticise and generally look down their noses  at them. So what if it's not the right jacket or the right shirt! People are doing this for fun! And for someone to take one looks and just dismiss the outfit infuriates me to such extremes.

So to end this post I will send out this quite clear warning. Woe betide anyone that see's a cosplay costume and then when the cosplayer has departed say that it's shit or something and I am in hearing distance. I shall unleash a fury upon you that has not been seen for long time.