Candy Keane is a cosplayer, model and costume designer from Huntsville, Ala. living in Jacksonville, Florida. She got her start in the costume business in 2005, and since then has made costumes for customers all around the world. Her work has been featured in movies, TV, magazines and has been worn to many conventions, by herself and others. Candy took the time to sit down with us and give us a little insight into costume design, cosplay and owning your own business.
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So it looks like you have finally decided to embrace your inner geek and make your way down to the nearest comic book/horror/sci-fi/”Star Trek”/action figure/gaming/”My Little Pony”/baseball card/anime/nostalgia/steampunk/any combination thereof convention. Good for you! Since this is your first time attending something like this, you should know that there are a few rules by which you should abide so as to not be overwhelmed, overheated, over-exhausted and overspent by the end of your weekend. This is going to be one of the few times in your life that you will find yourself surrounded by people who are into a lot of the same things that you are and everyone will all be there to indulge in something that makes them happy regardless of how strange it may seem to people on the outside looking in. Seriously, you’ll be doing something that you enjoy; don’t let anybody take that away from you. So in order to best enjoy yourself over the time at the convention, keep in mind these following tips.
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