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October 9, 2019

35 Vintage Cosplay Photographs Reveal How Awesome We Used to Be in the 1970s

Science fiction and fantasy cosplay has changed a lot in the last 40 years. Back in the late 1970s, there weren’t very many rules, if any. And there certainly was nothing like a separate costuming fandom. There were also an awful lot of naked people, making authentic Edgar Rice Burroughs characters fairly popular subjects.

Here are a few choice examples of 1970s cosplay.




































(via Gizmodo)

6 comments:

  1. That is not "awesome". You really need to update your automatic headline generator with some adjectives that actually reflect the photos you post.

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  2. I'm sick of ALL adjectives in headlines.

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    1. we're sick of ALL your stupid comments

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  3. These are all from science fiction conventions. I recognize many of the photos. 8th one down, for example, is Master Costumer Kathy Sanders, I believe.

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  4. At least one is Sylvia White, from a 1960 con.

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  5. The Lady in Stars was a recreation of a cover painting.

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