Dress Down

Rexchu brought her incredible energy to the studio this week to share with us her story of becoming a cosplayer, tattoo enthusiast, Toji simp and Smiling Friends diehard fan. She also made us feel old.

Akemikun (who is Cosplayer of the Year 2023) joins us this week to provide killer cosplay tips, some starting lore, how cosplay changed her personality and did we mention she won Cosplayer of the Year? She did. She won Cosplayer of the Year. FOLLOW AKEMI  ⁨@AkemikunCosplay⁩ (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCKQjuBbrWGGEz5swar7wTIw) https://www.instagram.com/akemikuncosplay New episodes eve...

Kate Sarkissian (K8sarkissian) joins us this week to talk about her 10 year journey as a cosplayer. She covers everything from winning her first competition, what got her into cosplay, what makes a good con and what shows she watches while she makes her amazing cosplays. Hint: She ACTUALLY likes The Big Bang Theory. New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon....

Please welcome Hollywood stunt person/coordinator, actor, director and vtuber, Lloyd Pitts (Lloydsfault)! This sure is an interesting episode as Lloyd tells us how he got into film in the most fan-fiction way possible. It's the thing kids dream about. New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod...

Seviria is in town for Anime Expo and we are lucky enough to have her here this week! Sev recounts her time in musical theater, cosplay motivations, MTG addiction and her childhood crush on Steve Buscemi. She also wants to fight Danielle. Actually. FOLLOW SEVIRIA https://www.instagram.com/sev_cosplay New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpo...

All the way from Spain, Katekey joins us this week to bring a new perspective to cosplaying in a foreign country (and the struggles that come with it). Katekey shares stories of having to learn new skills to deal with limited cosplay resources, finding the right motivation to cosplay and the warzone that is the comment section. FOLLOW KATEKEY https://www.instagram.com/katekeycosplay New episo...

Hollywood visual effects master, cosplayer and artist Kelton Ching joins us this week and he brought us a human head. Kelton works in Hollywood crafting incredible looks for film and TV as well as for some of your favorite cosplayers. Whether it be a gory crash scene or a pinup fashion shoot, Kelton creates beauty in them all. FOLLOW KELTON https://www.instagram.com/keltonfx New episodes ever...

Cosplayer, musician and friend of the show, Bridget Boltz joins us this week to share about her life writing music about eggs for TV, making cosplays with no crafting skills and what your favorite Pokemon game says about you. FOLLOW BRIDGET https://www.instagram.com/bridgetboltz New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://w...

Another former Princess joins us this week. It's Reagan Kathryn! Long time professional cosplayer, Reagan is often the savior of Danielle with her incredible sewing skills. A hero, some would say. She is also really bad at taxes. FOLLOW REAGAN https://www.instagram.com/reagankathryn New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https...

From Army veteran to cosplayer, Animasian (Kelly) joins us this week for an episode with no rails. Kelly attempts to tell the tales of her cosplay origins, favorite Pokemon, being abandoned at Anime Expo and her time in the military. ADHD tries its best to stop her. New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.c...

We welcome Mia Asano this week as she talks with us about being an exception violinist, content creator and cosplayer. Mia has worked with many popular musicians, played many live concerts and toured all around the world. She also collects beads. New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod http...

One of Danielle's longest and closest friends, Momo, joins us this week to tell the tale of Danielle DeNicola's cosplay origins. Momo is also responsible Danielle starting in cosplay. Blame Momo. FOLLOW MOMO https://www.instagram.com/momopears New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https:...

Anubace (Michael Salamone) joins us this week to share how he got started thirst tra... I mean... cosplaying, modeling, acting and competing in League of Legends. Danielle was very happy about that last part. FOLLOW ANUBACE https://www.instagram.com/anubace New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dress...

Krystle Starr joins us this week to discuss her incredibly illustrious history in cosplay, being a 2x LEGO Champion, game developer, writer and too much more to list. She also has a high Wikifeet score. FOLLOW KRYSTLE https://www.instagram.com/krystlestarrx New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dress...

The wonderful Blodvy joins us this week to share her experiences becoming a professional cosplayer, love of scary wet women, living in a Florida farm town and becoming a vampire. FOLLOW BLODVY https://www.instagram.com/blodvy.dawn New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok....

Smashley joins us this week to share tale of her entirely too many jobs including Twitch streaming, cosplay, game development, voice acting and more! Having raised over $250,000 for charity, Smashley uses her platform for immense good while her chat uses it as a way to make her do embarrassing things. Good job, chat. FOLLOW SMASHLEY https://www.instagram.com/smashleytwitch New episodes every ...

Lua Stardust is here to talk magic, burlesque, Dungeons & Dragons and of course, cosplay. As a member of the Commander Format Panel, Lua brings a unique perspective on all things MTG and as a long time cosplayer, a decade of insight into the craft. And no, she won't unban Mana Crypt for money. We asked. FOLLOW LUA https://www.luastardust.com New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR P...

Helloiamkate graces the studio this week to chat about all their nerdy obessions. Making three costumes for their first cosplay con, being in an emo band, cheerleading, YouTube creator, acting and eating dice. Kate has done it all! FOLLOW KATE: https://www.instagram.com/helloiamkate New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https...

Ravengriim is definitely scary and tough. Don't be fooled by her personality. This week, we chat with Raven about the media that shaped us into the nerds we are today, horror (of course) and bonding with Danielle over having asthma. Yes, the fangs are permanent.

Cawdy isn't afraid of monsters under her bed, she welcomes them. This week we get to learn how Cawdy got started into cosplay and more importantly, how she learned about her interest in monster romance. Yes that's where you bang the monster. FOLLOW CAWDY https://www.instagram.com/lilcawdy New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US...

Julia Maggio (Juliastunts) joins us this week to talk about getting hurt professionally for Hollywood! As an Emmy nominated stunt performer, Julia has worked on Marvel shows, Cobra Kai, Legacies and MUCH more. Tune in for some chats about stunts, cosplay, content creation and of course, Hange. FOLLOW JULIA: https://www.instagram.com/juliastunts/ New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN O...

Dare Taylor has come to grace us with some DEEP lore. This week, Dare takes us through her journey as a pageant queen, Disney princess, Medieval Times princess and cosplay queen. That's a lot of royalty! Tune in :) FOLLOW DARE https://www.instagram.com/daretaylorofficial New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.insta...

Witchybrew joins us this week to bring some chaos with tales of being Danielle's roommate, her previous life as a Disney princess, cosplay origins, hosting conventions all while it's pouring rain (you can hear it). FOLLOW WITCHYBREW https://www.instagram.com/witchy.brew/ New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.insta...

Cosplayer (and one of Danielle's best friends) Morgan Le Foy joins us this week to talk about her path to cosplay, fixing Danielle's hair all the time, obsessing over Legolas and peeing your pants. Yes. Really. FOLLOW MORGAN https://www.instagram.com/morganlefoy New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/...

Clarus Polaris joins us this week to nerd out about all of her favorite things. Brandon Sanderson books, D&D, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Can't get much nerdier than that! FOLLOW CLARUS https://www.instagram.com/claruspolaris New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok....

The legendary Stella Chuu joins us today to chat about her cosplay history, her wildly popular Stella Transforms series, Will Neff and her fanfiction addiction. Follow Stella https://www.instagram.com/stellachuuuuu New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpo...