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1st Annual WINTER COSPLAY Day! - Fort Tryon / Cloisters

Mar 21 Sun 11:00 AM
Location

741 Ft. Washington Ave
Margaret Corbin Circle
New York, NY 10040
212-795-1388 x304

How to find us
"We will meet at the main entrance to the park, which is front of a round car circle."

Who’s coming?
28 Yes · 11 Maybe

Who's hosting?
J.Rosenthal

One of our most beloved events is our annual Cosplay day. These have been so successful that we have received numerous requests to hold a second one during a colder period of the year. Not only does this make a somewhat more comfortable event, but this also provides an opportunity to show the more....blustery side of Hogwarts living and fashion =)

So don your house scarves, your herbology ear muffs, and your Quidditch gloves. Wrap yourself in your wool cloaks and striped arm warmers. Fill your flask with warm butterbeer and Firewhiskey (if your of age ;) and join us at our next magically photogenic location.

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We have chosen Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters to be the site of this Cosplay day. The park is a magnificent location with twisting paths and tons of trees. The Fort itself was used to defend both the Hudson and East river as parts of it overlook both. The Cloisters is a french monastery brought over to the US by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1800's. Its brick walls, steel portcullis and many arch ways will allow for some incredible scenes.

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We do not have an official photographer lined up for this event yet. But as always feel free to bring your own cameras. The more the merrier. Also, if you have any ideas for motif's or posed shots (group, individuals, duo's, action shots, etc.) please feel free to post in the comments!

Our only policy with cameras is that we limit how many cameras are passed around for single shots. Because otherwise we could never move! =)

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As always if you do not have a costume or do not want to costume, please come anyway, it will be a great time just hanging out and the park is truly beautiful.

Talk about this Meetup

  • Liz
    Posted Mar 13, 2010 3:23 PM
    Liz
    Scar Giver
    yea, I try hard not to be possessive of Tonks but sometimes its hard with her for me lol, but I'm not doing her this time so feel free to Tonks on folks lol. Luna/Gaga... talk about polar opposite lol
  • Jax
    Posted Mar 13, 2010 1:48 PM
    Jax
    Gina if you do a Luna/Gaga you'd have to come pantless...and its too cold for that in my opinion. :P @Irvin: LOL! I'll do Romilda Vane since I have my natural color hair at the moment. Hee!
  • Chris
    Posted Mar 13, 2010 1:38 PM
    Cover Model - Quidditch Monthly
    Id like to edit Irvins statement to be: Our group doesnt get possessive of HP characters. Bc hardcore cosplayers get possessive of their characters that they cosplay when a new one shows up. Trust me.
  • Irvin K
    Posted Mar 13, 2010 11:57 AM
    Dark Lord of the Dance
    Possessive of me! People don't get possessive of cosplaying characters - we look to have 5 Bellatrixes running around at this cosplay day, and there have been at least half a dozen Tonkses throughout the year. AND DO NOT CORRUPT MY LUNA WITH LADY GAGA!!!!
  • Gina R Snape
    Posted Mar 12, 2010 10:21 PM
    What do you mean? Possessive of you or possessive of COSplaying Luna? After these comments, I'm feeling a Lady Gaga/Luna persona coming on, now.
  • Irvin K
    Posted Mar 12, 2010 6:45 PM
    Dark Lord of the Dance
    Gina - it's both! Just beware of Staci and Emma, they tend to get a bit...possessive.
  • Gina R Snape
    Posted Mar 12, 2010 11:52 AM
    Irvin - is that a warning or an invitation? :-P
  • Mary
    Posted Mar 11, 2010 11:44 PM
    I was thinking that but not much is known except her black cat, which I have tons of stuffed ones. If someone can do some Slys like Pansy P. and Draco that would really work, otherwise I still come off looking as a non-famous Sly.
  • Irvin K
    Posted Mar 11, 2010 11:09 PM
    Dark Lord of the Dance
    Mary, if you wanna do background Slytherins, what about Millicent Bulstrode? I don't think we've had one of those, and it wouldn't be very hard to pull off. Gina R Snape, fair warning, I might do unspeakable things if you come dressed as Luna. Hope you don't mind. ;)
  • Mary
    Posted Mar 11, 2010 4:30 PM
    Gina R Snape, I'm in the same boat. I just have my Sly robes and winter gear. Not very creative I know. I want to think of a character but I'm at a loss. I'm looking for ideas or any background charries. HELP, please.
  • Gina R Snape
    Posted Mar 11, 2010 10:20 AM
    I am trying to decide whether to go as Draco or Luna or just my usual slytherin student (girl) costume. I have a blond wig from another costume, but it's not platinum blond. Oh, what to doooo. Also, anyone live in the LES who might want to ride up together?
  • J.Rosenthal
    Posted Feb 8, 2010 11:17 AM
    Organizer
    Heather, that is awesome! We've only once had a Trelawney and it was at a party not a photo shoot. I usually bring several costumes, different school uniforms and my Cornelius Fudge costume as well.
  • Heather Brice
    Posted Feb 8, 2010 9:41 AM
    I am going as Trelawney. I shall be telling fortunes. They may or may not be accurate........depends on how much sherry I have consumed!!
  • Irvin K
    Posted Feb 7, 2010 4:04 AM
    Dark Lord of the Dance
    So who is everyone going as? We need to plan out some reenactments now, so we don't have the usual "oh why didn't we..." that alwasy follows cosplaying! I'm going as Bellatrix! If someone can do Molly (Jen?), she can curse me out! If we find a Narcissa and Snape, we can do Spinner's End. I'd love to kill a Sirius or send a Tonks toppling down stairs (I know there's always at least 1 Tonks). If someone cosplays Voldy, I will of course be fawning over him all day. This is gonna be so fun!

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