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Last Minute Costume Ideas You Can Find in your Closet

Last Minute Costume Ideas You Can Find in your Closet

Need a last minute costume idea? Nude Barre’s got you covered with easy ensembles you can find in your closet!  Miss Universe Pictured: Living After Midnite   Elle Woods  Damian from Mean Girls  Pictured: @sassacassidyyy Regina George from Mean Girls  The Bachelorette...
BIPOC Superheroes To Cosplay This Halloween

BIPOC Superheroes To Cosplay This Halloween

One of Marvel’s newest live action hero adaptations, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, sparked much needed conversation about representation in the superhero realm. Grossing almost $200 million at the box office, it is obvious movie goers are hungry for heroes that look like them on the...
Lack of Diversity in Cosplay

Lack of Diversity in Cosplay

Cosplay can be described as the physical representation of one’s love for a character in a manga, comic book, tv show, or movie. Cosplay provides people with community, a common cause, and a chance to express themselves creatively. Characters embodied in cosplay are often white (or white passing)...