Happy Halloween to you all! To end this month of features, I wanted to share this INCREDIBLE work by Renee4Atlanta that she helped create and wore at this past Dragon*Con not too long ago. Coming off of Ironheart's debut series, Renee took on the task to recreate the updated look and man is it intense! When you look at the photos, you can first find that of course Renee has a more comfy layer of clothing which the armor pieces are layered on top. From the top, Renee has the iconic Iron Man helmet which is colored red for the outer shell and the mask being a shiny silver shade. From the photos I did find, I don't know if the mask can actually come down or if Renee made this to showcase an open look. Getting down to the rest, you can see how some of the armor is segmented off/layered. Red looks to make up a good chunk of the outer layer whereas the inner portions are silver.
If there's one cosplayer who's an absolute delight along with being an incredibly positive person in the cosplay community, it's Ani-Mia. I started following her work in 2013 and then met her for the first time at NYCC. Since then, I've really enjoyed staying in touch with her. On top of being incredibly gorgeous in her cosplays, she also is a strong believer in treating people well and just overall being nice in general. Mia is also an incredibly hard worker in fitness and wanting to tone her body up for her own self. It's been incredible seeing her progress along with how happy she's been as a result. Mia's been one of my biggest inspirations when it comes to working out and feeling comfortable in your own body. She recently uploaded a YouTube video which I can include down at the bottom and it really shows how much she cares about other cosplayers on top of her growing fanbase.
Mia cares so much, that she sends out mini prints and goodies to pretty much anyone who sends her mail/gifts. In promoting positivity in cosplay and the community, she recently has started bringing cosplayer appreciation cards and hands them out to cosplayers at conventions. The amount of precision and love she puts in her outfits is simply astonishing. Not to mention her giant collection of Funko Pops and ever expanding library of comics/graphic novels, Mia cosplays characters who mean something to her. Including characters from her favorite movies growing up.
To me, in addition to being inspirational for fitness, she also inspired my creation of the Aquaman cosplay I'll be debuting soon this year. I'm so stoked to show it to her and she's equally excited to see me in it! Mia's created such an impact that every Monday is dubbed MiaMonday where many fans pay her appreciation with why she's so sweet and add in some gorgeous photos of her. Having her following my work and blog is still mind blowing and means so much to me :D.
To Mia, thank you so much for everything you've done for me and the cosplay community. For being so sweet and devoted to things you're passionate about. You're beyond beautiful and have helped me through so much. Love you tons <3.
