The Best of Dragon Con 2016, Pt 4

Who's ready for more Dragon Con cosplay?! 

I know, you've been having withdrawals. Me, too.

Kicking off with a hilariously epic IT Crowd trio:

Moss, Roy, and Richmond!

Sorry that shot's so terrible; in fact, consider this my blanket apology for ALL the bad shots here on out, k?

And I'll make it up to you with...

 

FALCOOOR!!

The Luck Dragon isn't actually a costume, he's an enormous puppet:

I'm sad I didn't see him in action, but at least I got better photos this way.
(Don't you just want him to be a giant bean bag pillow, for snuggles?)

From luck dragons to spider queens:

Really clever build here, though you guys will have to tell me what she's from!

Update: Thanks, guys! Looks like she's Arachne from Smite:

 

Kylo Ren/Slave Leia and Ballgown Rey:

Not gonna lie: Kylo/Leia made my brain hurt while I figured it out. It's like if you saw a Greedo-themed BB-8.

...which I bet someone will do now.

I'm guessing this Snow White and Aurora are based on an art piece, because DANG are these sweet re-designs:

I love the thorny brambles in Aurora's hair, and Snow's poofy skirt and apple core necklace. And note that Aurora's gown is both pink *and* blue. YES.

More prettiness: Pirate Poison Ivy!

Continuing this year's Labyrinth theme, here's THE most screen-accurate Firey costume you'll ever see:

This is cosplayer Lady Graves, who sculpted, cast, and stitched everything herself. She won first place in Dragon Con's Henson costume contest, and took 2nd at the Puppetry Center's Labyrinth Ball. AHHH-mazing.

A year or two back there was a viral post of a beautiful, 90-something Olenna Tyrell cosplayer, talking about how fun it was to dress up. So when I spotted her across the floor at Dragon Con, I went over to fangirl a bit:

I'd barely gotten out the words to ask for a photo, though, when her daughter there, Merrill, called out, "Jen!!" 

Turns out they not only knew who I was, Merrill even went to one of my CW tour shows! Ha! I love what a small world the geek community can be. And I EXTRA love that this mom-and-daughter are still cosplaying together. You do my heart good, you two. I can see this being me and my mom, someday.

Dangit, is it dusty in here now? GAH. Let's move on before I get dangerously soppy.

One of the most creative Spirited Away cosplays I've seen:

It's Chihiro in a mound of Soot Sprites! Building this on a skirt base is genius, though I can't even imagine the time that went into all those little puff balls. 0.o

Speaking of big skirts, this Cinderella went on to win the Teen division in the main Costume Contest:

She made the whole dress herself! And of course lights make everything more magical.

If you watched the Masquerade contest, then you'll remember these Shining twins:

One of the hosts was hilariously creeped out by them, because they NEVER broke character.  Hat tip, ladies.

The best Garnet from Steven Universe:

Seriously, perfection.

 And a Snorlax hug:

D'awwww.

A gaggle of Matt the Radar Technicians:

I have no idea why one of them is an ape.

And some loverly Star Wars lasses:

I suddenly want to see a whole rainbow of Twi'leks, possibly mashed up with the Rainbow Brite Color Kids. Can someone make that happen, please?

But first, let's appreciate Han's eyebrow-quirkin' smirk here:

Love it. Ha!

Garrus from Mass Effect:

Who is SO perfect I have to post a reference so you can appreciate these mad skillz:

I'm in awe.

John had to help me with this one: it's a mashup of two Natalie Portman characters:

Black Swan Amidala. :D

 (BECAUSE DRAGON COOOON!)

A stunning Regina from Once Upon A Time:

Some glowy warrior goodness you'll have to help me ID:

Check out all the lights on this thing. That is SKILL, peeps.

Update: Aha, turns out she's a Death Knight from WoW, based on this armor:

Another less-than-stellar shot, but I really like this steampunk Belle's masquerade mask:

The skull is on a different costume behind her, which I know looks confusing. But check out her Beast mask, complete with fur and monocle! Me likey.

And finally (for now), let's end with another of my favorite Labyrinth finds: a beyond gorgeous, gender-swapped Jareth:

Most Jareths you see are cosplayed by women, but this is one of the rare times I've seen Jareth redesigned to be more traditionally feminine. I loooove the skirt, and her long hair.

Gah, it's so good. SO GOOD. Whoever this is, I love you, but in a not-weird, barely-creepy way. Promise.

Hope you guys had fun on this latest virtual DCon visit! Stay tuned for more, because, oh yes, I'm STILL not done. [rubs hands together gleefully]