Elle had the pleasure of working with Infinity Spiral Photography before Iowa hit massive COVID-19 spikes due to the holidays. She now has a photo worthy of a Queen!

Elle had the opportunity to do a socially distanced cosplay photoshoot last month, so she decided to bring Rikku out of retirement one more time. The experience was a bittersweet taste of cosplay normalcy photoshooting with friends and a reminder of what we’re missing out on due to the pandemic. Stay safe everyone.

C2E2 was quite the adventure, and part of that was getting to work with the ever-talented The Portrait Dude again! It’s amazing how he’s able to capture images like these from the heart of the con floor. Keep scrolling from our favorites from this shoot.

We’re thrilled to share with you a video of the performance we qualified with as the U.S. representatives for the International Cosplay League in 2020.

Judar, Magi, and Kougyoku Ren, Eighth Princess of the Kou Empire from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by La Vie Cosplay. Lyrical re-write of “Hello, Little Girl” by Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods).

For more information on the International Cosplay League, and it’s host event Japan Weekend Madrid, check out the links below:

International Cosplay League 2019, powered by Japan Weekend ICL is an international cosplay competition created and organized by Japan Weekend, the biggest convention of Madrid (Spain). The third edition will be hosted on September 21st at Feria Madrid. We select a duo and a solo, a couple and an individual contestant. The duo is based on the performance (60% performance and 40% craftsmanship) and the solo is based completely on the craftsmanship, so a performance is not required.

Japan Weekend Madrid – 25 y 26 septiembre 2020 en Palacio de la Prensa Japan Weekend is held in Madrid (where the largest and most crowded), Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Granada take place. We announce our dates months in advance to prepare everything: from your cosplay to your travel companions, everything matters! Hundreds of activities, contests, talks and experiences to live in Japan Weekend. Visit the website of your favorite event and find out what we have prepared.

We are honored to announce that we have been officially named the United State representatives in the “Duo” category for the International Cosplay League! The international qualifying event was held this past weekend at Youmacon, where U.S. representatives were chosen for the International Cosplay League, Clara Cow’s Cosplay Cup, and Cosplay World Masters.

For more information on the International Cosplay League, and it’s host event Japan Weekend Madrid, check out the links below:

International Cosplay League 2019, powered by Japan Weekend ICL is an international cosplay competition created and organized by Japan Weekend, the biggest convention of Madrid (Spain). The third edition will be hosted on September 21st at Feria Madrid. We select a duo and a solo, a couple and an individual contestant. The duo is based on the performance (60% performance and 40% craftsmanship) and the solo is based completely on the craftsmanship, so a performance is not required.

Japan Weekend Madrid – 25 y 26 septiembre 2020 en Palacio de la Prensa Japan Weekend is held in Madrid (where the largest and most crowded), Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Granada take place. We announce our dates months in advance to prepare everything: from your cosplay to your travel companions, everything matters! Hundreds of activities, contests, talks and experiences to live in Japan Weekend. Visit the website of your favorite event and find out what we have prepared.