{"product_id":"costuming-cosplay-dressing-the-imagination-9781350035904","title":"Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Theresa M. Winge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosplay, short for \"costume play\", has grown from its origins at fan conventions into a billion-dollar global dress phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eCostuming Cosplay\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from elaborately crafted DIY costumes to online fandoms, examining how the practice of portraying fictional characters from popular culture through dress and performance has become a creative means of expressing and playing with different identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an approach that ranges from admiration and role-play to gender performance, this is the first book to fully examine the subculture and costume of the Cosplay phenomenon. Drawing on extensive first-hand research at conventions across North America and Asia, Therèsa M. Winge invites us to explore how Cosplay functions as a meritocracy of creativity, escapism, and disguise, and offers a creative realm in which fantasy and new forms of socializing carry as much importance as costume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with color photographs of both celebrity and amateur Cosplayers, \u003ci\u003eCostuming Cosplay\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of fashion and costume, popular culture, anthropology, gender, and media studies, as well as global players and fans of Cosplay.","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083048181911,"sku":"9781350035904","price":13718.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350035904.webp?v=1767098661","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/costuming-cosplay-dressing-the-imagination-9781350035904","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}