[Naima Katara]

This is a great topic. I have cosplayed Leichtenstein from Hetalia and I routinely get comments on how I am the tallest Leichtenstein someone's ever seen. I'm 5'10" and my mary janes have 3" heels. I also dealt with not being tall enough when preparing an X-Men Storm costume. I figure, as long as the group I'm cosplaying with is comfortable with me being tall or short, it doesn't matter. We love what we are doing.

[Naima Katara]

Kitsu-chan, on 24 May 2011 - 04:32 PM, said:

I honestly don't pay attention to height. I'm a nearly 6ft tall guy & I've cosplayed Chibi Moon, who probably isn't even 3ft tall.

That is awesome. I'm so glad to hear that! Being tall can seem like an issue but my friends and I are in agreement that we would rather see someone who is too short or too tall with a good costume and having fun than someone the exact height of the character who looks miserable.

[Audri]

Im 6'3" that really rules me out for many cosplays. One of my first cosplays was a 5ft gal and while I looked great when it came to the photoshoot I looked silly in comparison to the gals that were closer to the proper height. I don't think that I can only cosplay 6'3" but I do think I need to stay above a 5'9 minimum at the shortest for it to look right. This year I'm doing a cosplay of a character that is 6'7" so Ill get a chance to see what its like from the shorter side LOL.

This post has been edited by Audri: 06 February 2012 - 02:07 PM

[basili1250]

Audri, on 06 February 2012 - 01:57 PM, said:

Im 6'3"

<-- 6'4"


::sharpening noise::

...Hey.

Hahaha just kiddin'. Yeah, I tend to go for cosplays that suit my height and physique. For me, a perfectionist, it would be weird for the disproportion in body size to who im supposed to be

[Nicholas/Chaos]

Iam 6.3 i have been cosplaying since 05. I tend to stop caring about height since majority of all the characters are shorter than me and the fact i have been growing over the years. I normally just bend down at photoshoots or something. It just depends on how you feel about it. on the plus side being tall comes in handy for like pictures sometimes. I dont look like most of the characters anyway.

[Naima Katara]

Audri, on 06 February 2012 - 01:57 PM, said:

Im 6'3" that really rules me out for many cosplays. One of my first cosplays was a 5ft gal and while I looked great when it came to the photoshoot I looked silly in comparison to the gals that were closer to the proper height. I don't think that I can only cosplay 6'3" but I do think I need to stay above a 5'9 minimum at the shortest for it to look right. This year I'm doing a cosplay of a character that is 6'7" so Ill get a chance to see what its like from the shorter side LOL.

I think that the photoshoots can be the one deterrance for tall people. Being 6'3" is a bit tall for some characters when you're in a group of shorter people. When I cosplayed Leichtenstein in the Hetalia shoot at Youmacon I just stood behind someone and bent my knees so that I looked shorter than the (extremely short) Switzerland I was standing next to

[Audri]

Naima Katara, on 16 February 2012 - 09:36 AM, said:

I think that the photoshoots can be the one deterrance for tall people. Being 6'3" is a bit tall for some characters when you're in a group of shorter people. When I cosplayed Leichtenstein in the Hetalia shoot at Youmacon I just stood behind someone and bent my knees so that I looked shorter than the (extremely short) Switzerland I was standing next to

Actually one thing that is funny is I hope to find a 4ft Teto Kasane for a pic at the Vocaloid Photoshoot. There is a really funny youtube vid done on MMD that has Teto terrified when she meets Ruko. I just think it will make a hilarious pic and will be a great spin on my height issue.

http://youtu.be/-_iNa2fWlL0
just notice the pic Ruko looks at.. Its a running gag on MMD.

This post has been edited by Audri: 22 February 2012 - 12:06 AM

[Oyuki]

As a crossplayer, I wish I was taller. Just a measly 5'5" here.
But so is Megan Fox :3 heehee

I wore 2" heels as Sebastian @ Youmacon.
I don't think that's gonna fly as Sesshomaru...

[ShadowYin-Yang]

As a very short girl, I would be SEVERELY limited to what I cosplay if height was actually of any importance. It's important when it's a thing the characters are SUPPOSED to be known for, such as the characters from Lovely Complex/Love Com when their heights play a huge role in who they are as people. If that's a case, and I supposedly wanted to cosplay the very tall girl, I'd make shoe covers and put them on my high heeled boots. Other times I would make an effort with height would be a group cosplay. If I'm supposed to be taller, then I try to at least be around the same height with someone cosplaying a character that mine is supposed to be in similar height with. Otherwise, I don't try as hard to look taller.