The Fashion Forward Cosplayer Lauren of Dresses and Capes

Life is certainly strange. To clarify: it’s strange how you can stumble upon someone or something incredibly awesome while not even looking for that particular person or thing in the first place. I was updating my about.me profile and started navigating the site under the tag “cosplay” and somehow I came to Lauren’s profile on the site which led me to her blog. I was captivated and left her a message that very night asking for a possible cosplay corner interview. I love seeing girls and women cosplaying. I also love girls and women taking pride and showing off their other passions. As there is no wrong way to be a woman, there’s also no wrong way to a nerd when you are in fact, female. I’m very proud of how this feature column turned out, Lauren leads a fashion forward life finding a way to showcase not only her love of fashion but also her nerdy interests as well. Enjoy! BNP: Hello Lauren, please tell us a little about yourself! Lauren of Dresses and Capes: Hi, I’m Lauren; a fashion blogger, avid movie goer, and casual cosplayer. I work in advertising, but I dabble in blogging and nerdom on the side. I would love to devote my full time to blogging and nerdom some day. As they say, “you never know what the future holds,” so hopefully something new is headed my way! BNP: When did you first become involved in the cosplay scene and what was your first cosplay? Lauren: I am pretty new to the scene and actually just started cosplaying last fall. I’ve always admired cosplayers and …