The art of cosplay is a popular trend for conventions like Pensacon, which takes place this weekend.
You’ll likely see hundreds of people in elaborate cosplay (short for costume play) representing characters from movies, TV shows, video games, and comic books.
Brianna Bailey, a fine arts major at the University of West Florida, will be one of those cosplayers this weekend. She’s spent months working on costume pieces to re-create K-2SO, from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” She’s also working on a custom Mandalorian build.
Bailey started her cosplay journey in the summer of 2023 when she went to her first comic convention. She had a Mandalorian mask she built with a 3D printer and pre-bought items…