Brittany Seitz
For Brittany Seitz,
cosplaying wasn’t something
new either. She spent some
time online in high school on
web forums like Gaia Online
and 4chan so she had seen
photos of people cosplaying,
and had really enjoyed
looking at people dressed as
lolitas. She started cosplaying
when her roommate at the
time took her to the anime
convention San Japan in San
Antonio. Her roommate
insisted she would have a
better time if she dressed
up, so she went as a Lolita.
Brittany likes to pick strong
female characters or at least
characters she considers
strong. She sometimes sources ideas from her friends but always keeps
in mind to be realistic when choosing a costume. She tries not to go
outside of her skills until she feels confident that she can create it and it
will look right. “I try to design my own costumes as much as possible
as I find that to be the most rewarding of the process.”
Brittany has only been to three cons, San Japan twice and NebCon
in Omaha. She hopes to cosplay She-Ra, Ruka, and Digimon
characters in the future.
Caitlin McGrew
Caitlin, or Suzu as she
is known in her cosplay
group, has been cosplaying
the longest. She started in
2004 and has been to 24
conventions with plans for
another 3 or 4 this year
alone. She originally became
interested in cosplay as it
was something she could do
with her friends. She was in
8th grade when her friends
invited her to a convention
they were attending in
Orlando, FL. Her friends
had gone the previous year
and wanted to dress up this
time. “Since I was really big
into dance and performing,
I was always willing to dress
up in costumes.” She saved
up, as she wasn’t good at sewing yet, to buy a custom-made costume.
“I ended up going as the leading female character from a video game
that all my friends and I would constantly play. I was expecting there
to be many girls dress as the same characters since it was a popular
game, but I was actually 1 of 3 other girls. So I ended up getting a
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