S1 E1 The Cosplay Crunch w/ Owl & Coffee

On our inaugural episode of the Cosplay Crunch, Zavage and Owl & Coffee discuss growing up and becoming an adult while cosplaying, the Houston Lolita community experience (girl…), the changes in cosplay from decades past to 2024, social media, and discuss a totally hypothetical cosplay reality competition scenario. All this and more on Episode 1 of the Cosplay Crunch!

Hi! My name is Carol (Owl & Coffee on social media) and I've been cosplaying since October 2006 (almost 18 years now? Is that right???). I learned how to sew from my mom and grandmother because I wanted to learn how to make clothes for myself to realize the visions I had in my head, and that happened to coincide with the summer one of my best friends from childhood had gone to her first convention. She worked hard to convince me to go with her to her next one (Oni-con, in Houston) but I wasn't really convinced... until she mentioned that people dressed up. I'm not sure why, but THAT is what hooked me on the idea, and the rest is history! 

I always enjoy finding new and challenging things to create and I love running around conventions with my friends as the gremlin that I am! I have made so many friends and memories in my time in this community and I'm looking forward to many more!

Find Carol on Instagram @owl_and_coffee

Photo by @deaththeasian