Discovering Worldcon: Masquerade, Costuming, and Cosplay

Dressing up in costumes has been a part of many cultures historically—at carnivals, dances, masquerades, religious events, and formal court balls—and for dramatic performances such as plays and later film and TV. Costuming by fans has been a feature at science fiction conventions since the very first Worldcon in 1939, where Morojo (Myrtle R Douglas) […]

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