Comic-con & Costumes

During a trip to Nottingham Comic-con, I took this opportunity to study costume and the importance is has on the overall impression of a character.

Here we see a Bane cosplayer and a Tony Stark cosplayer (See the reactor glowing through his chest?) Due to the fact that Bane-guy is so tall and imposing, and his face is concealed, it de-humanises him and makes him seem less, well, approachable. On the other hand, Tony-guy's hair is scraped away from his face and his has a quizzical expression whilst looking at the villain. He is also wearing a band T-shirt, which makes him more apporachable to a viewer/passer-by.

Here we have myself and another Supernatural cosplayer. Our clothes are very dull and we each wear plaid. On the left, Winchester-A is wearing glasses - this makes her seem studious and book-ish whereas Winchester-B is holding a [plastic] gun and dresses generally darker. Though their costumes are similar, they are very contradicting characters.
NOTE: Winchester B's costumes may feature in the film opening.

Now the interestign thing about stormtroopers is that although they follow the villainous archetype as faceless and armored, their attire is clean and white which makes them seem more robot and less human. It could also mean they're a blank slate with no personality. In the foreground, there is a cosplayer in glasses, a smart shirt and a lab coat. Obviously, he is a scientist. There's definitely a character clash in comparison with how much detail is in each outfit.