Juliet
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I think - and please note, I'm hardly an expert on the matter - cosplaying is more about becoming your favourite character from a book/film/anime/manga.
Now, even if we only take those people in consideration, who just happened to stumble into vintage - well, I don't think I've come across a person who'd believed themselves Gene Tierney or Clark Gable (I know, I do lead a sheltered life!). I think they adopt a style that suits the persona and not the other way around.
All cosplayers I know ditch the outer shell of their character at home. They do not clean house or meet friends for coffee in a Sailor Moon costume. I think that's where the difference starts - once it is something you are adopting in public and shedding in privacy.
Personally, I curl my hair and dress "like an old lady", even if I know for sure that no one will see me that day, or in fact for several days, as I'll be staying at home. I'd just feel so very uncomfortable otherwise. Same thing with manners.
Now, even if we only take those people in consideration, who just happened to stumble into vintage - well, I don't think I've come across a person who'd believed themselves Gene Tierney or Clark Gable (I know, I do lead a sheltered life!). I think they adopt a style that suits the persona and not the other way around.
All cosplayers I know ditch the outer shell of their character at home. They do not clean house or meet friends for coffee in a Sailor Moon costume. I think that's where the difference starts - once it is something you are adopting in public and shedding in privacy.
Personally, I curl my hair and dress "like an old lady", even if I know for sure that no one will see me that day, or in fact for several days, as I'll be staying at home. I'd just feel so very uncomfortable otherwise. Same thing with manners.