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Recent pictures of costumers/cosplayers I've seen bring a question to mind.

In costumes of fantasy races with skin colors like green or orange or what-have-you, potential problems relating to blackface or similar aren't an issue. Dark Elves / Drow though...how do you deal with that? I primarily think of Drow in the context of the Forgotten Realms D&D fantasy setting. I picture them with jet black skin, like obsidian glass; pitch black with a certain shine to it. Not a skin color that any actual human being has.

Does that kind of makeup feel inappropriate as part as part of a costume to you?

Current Mood: curious
Crossposts: https://stormdog.livejournal.com/1282512.html

Ren faire season is fast approaching, and it's a good time to finally try to find a new home for my Son of Sandlar thigh-high leather boots. Here's my Craigslist ad for them. The post asks for $250, but for a friend, or friend-of-a-friend, I'll take $200. Let me know if you're interested, and feel free to pass the info along. Pictures are in the listing!

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/clo/5586685903.html

My ex was always more into ren faire than I was. She was (is?) a member of the International Wenches Guild, and, especially before we were together, was out at MiRF nearly every weekend. I do like the idea of having some nice leather boots as a costume piece, but these are a little too much. I wish I had their shorter version of these, but my ex really wanted me to have the full-blown version, and I didn't really know what I wanted. That seems to be a theme in major parts of my life so far; not really knowing what I want....