Interview with Vampy Bit Me :: Features :: Around Town

My interview with California-based cosplayer @VampyBitme for @TimeOutSG #STGCC2013

How did you get into cosplay? What were some of your favourite cosplayers growing up? What got me into cosplay was actually very simple: I didn't know it was cosplay. My mother made costumes for us as a child and she was a seamstress, so we always grew up in a household with fabric and sewing machines. I never knew about the whole cosplay scene, so I was always the odd one out of my friends. I thank the Internet for helping me discover I wasn't alone. I don't have favorites, I'm more of a fan of artists who draw/paint/sculpt actually. You were discovered by a Japanese toy company Kotobukiya and featured in Otacool. How was that experience? Being discovered by Kotobukiya was actually crazy to me. I never took pictures before until then. I had a bunch of cosplays I made, and my then friend Long Vo asked me if he could shoot me, and as shy as I was, I gave it a shot. I was sh...

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