Hi Readers
It’s time for another cosplay interview, this time we meet Wanderer Lila!Wanderer Lila first caught my attention through her awesome variety of cosplays. Let’s find out some more about Wanderer Lila .
1) How did you get into cosplaying?
I always went a little overboard on Halloween. My grandmother taught me everything I know about how to sew, and she even helped me make my first BIG Halloween costume when I was eight. From then on, I usually opted for buying separate pieces at thrift stores or making my Halloween costumes myself. After I got more into video games and anime, a few of my friends wanted to cosplay from Death Note. After that, I was definitely hooked. I liked being recognizable characters, and after my first big comic con (Wizard World Chicago 2014), I decided to start putting a name to my cosplays and putting myself out there in the community.
2) Where do you get your inspiration and ideas to cosplay from? Is it from programs you watch now or childhood programs or both
A little bit of both! It’s not typical of me to cosplay from something super obscure. Fallout, Bioshock, The Wolf Among Us…they’re all kind of relevant. That isn’t to say I don’t have several throwback cosplays planned, I just haven’t put them into place yet!
3) How do you put your outfits together are they 100% from scratch and if so what’s been your trickiest part to date?
It’s about a 50/50 split between handmade and store bought for my costumes. I like to make accessories and props, so if a character has a gun (Star Lord) or a pretty necklace (Elizabeth), I’ll likely opt to make those over paying someone else to. Sometimes a character will have something completely out of my creative ability to make (Piper’s leather jacket)! I don’t have many costumes that are 100% from scratch, but all of my cel-shading is done by me, by hand. My latest costume, Vallory from Tales from the Borderlands, is 90% from scratch. I have had to make a jacket, a skirt, a tank top, and a belt all from practically nothing. It is one of my biggest projects to date, and is still a work in progress.
4) What’s your favourite cosplay to date?
That’s a very tricky question, but I would have to say my Borderlands Toad. I have a lot of very positive memories attached to that costume, so I think my sentimental nature wins that battle. Plus, I was in an amazing group with all of my friends! How could I not love it?
5) If you’ve cosplayed at a convention what was the experience like?
Every time I’ve gone to a convention in cosplay, the experience has been unforgettable. Cosplaying at a convention is so much fun especially if you do it in a group, or choose something that is really popular. You get to be a celebrity for a day, and people will even talk to you about the game/movie/comic/anime that your costume is from. It’s like wearing a fandom t-shirt in public, but multiplied tenfold. I love being recognized, and I love it even more when those people then talk to me about the thing my character is from.
6) Can we expect to see you at any conventions this year?
Yes! My next convention is Anime Iowa from July 29-31 and then I will be at Wizard World Chicago from August 18-21. Also, I’ll be at Daishocon in November!
7) If you could cosplay as anyone and budget wasn’t an issue who would it be?
Anything with armor. I’d want to take on a true-to-size Lich King build from World of Warcraft. I’d go crazy with LEDs in the costume, too. You can also count on the entire thing being made out of Worbla.
8) Do you have any words of advice for up and coming cosplayers?
Life is too short to listen to anyone else about who you can/should cosplay. If you’re going to put hundreds of dollars and/or hundreds of hours of work into a costume, don’t pick anything you’re not 110% in love with.
Also, remember that this is supposed to be fun. As such, don’t be afraid to put a project on the back-burner for your mental or physical health! You will be much happier if you take the time to be kind to yourself and remember that the only deadlines you have are the ones that you create!
9) Where can we find you online?
- Instagram – wandererlila
- Facebook – Wanderer Lila Cosplay
There you go readers Wander Lila! Don’t be shy go say hi and say ‘Skatronixxx sent me!’
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