Dress Down

Fearfiction joins us all the way from Vancouver this week to chat cosplay and fashion! You may recognize her from dannyphantom.exe's viral Soda Pop video, her fashion content or just as the hot anime guy from your social media feed. As a huge anime fan, Fearfiction has created an incredible catalog of cosplay transformation content including your favorite LADS characters. Tune in for amazing tips and tricks with this one!FOLLOW FEARFICTIONhttps://www.instagram.com/fearfiction  ⁨@fearnonfiction⁩  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

A legend in the cosplay community, Vera Bambi joins us this week to chat about her cosplay origins, being a hardcore Batman fangirl, acting in batinthesun beatdown videos and being really really hot (Danielle said so).FOLLOW VERAhttps://www.instagram.com/verabambilive ⁨@VeraBambiLIFE⁩  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Best friend, K-Pop aficionado, League of Legends addict and cosplayer, Morgan LeFoy joins us again after a whole year! This time we talk about... well we just talk about stuff she likes. And also how Danielle is a 15 year old boy trapped in cosplay girls body. This episode is giving dive bar energy, one of Morgan's favorite things.FOLLOW MORGANhttps://www.instagram.com/morganlefoyNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Dimitri Beauchamp (Dimeeeach) flew in from Seattle this week and headed straight for the studio to bring us this insightful episode. Known for his viral dancing, DJing, fashion and comedy reels, Dimeeeach tells us the story of how he became a very in-demand content creator and how he manages it all on his own. Pokemon, anime, video games and Star Wars are all discussed here. Don't miss out on this Gordon Ramsay approved episode.FOLLOW DIMITRIhttps://www.instagram.com/dimeeeachNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Brent Mukai is here this week to teach us all how to get in to voice acting. Or at least how he did it. Brent has iMDB credits dating back over 10 years with many popular roles such as Gyokko from Demon Slayer, Kostas from Fire Emblem, various voice in Dandadan, Pixar's Hoppers, Berserk and SO MUCH MORE. It's rare to get this much insight into veteran voice acting so be sure to tune in and take notes!New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Just as the title says, it's time for some good ol' fashioned monster banging. Lil Cawdy joins us once again to bring us her unique and infinite knowledge of the monster romance universe. This is definitely a different kind of episode. Stay tuned and have fun.FOLLOW LIL CAWDYhttps://www.instagram.com/lilcawdyNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Want to make money from cosplay? This episode is for you. This week we brought in Jeff Marriott, the other half of the Stella Chuu cosplay power duo. Jeff has been in the industry for over 10 years and has managed Stella's career all throughout. If you want to someday make cosplay your job, you won't want to miss this one!FOLLOW JEFFhttps://www.instagram.com/makeyourownfunNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_perilIntro by Kenson Leehttps://www.instagram.com/rikognition

Coming in hot from Phuket, Thailand, we've got six great guests for you this week. Danielle is on a content trip (where she ended up in the hospital) and took the opportunity to bring you all some great chats with creators from all walks of the cosplay life.  And yes, Stella's portion is insane.FOLLOW OUR GUESTS (mikomihokina, frizzyimposter, mh photography, omaruisfed, Shappi Workshop & Stella Chuu)https://www.instagram.com/mikomihokinahttps://www.instagram.com/mh.photo.ighttps://www.instagram.com/frizzyliftshttps://www.instagram.com/omaruisfedhttps://www.instagram.com/shappiworkshophttps://www.instagram.com/stellachuuuuuNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_perilIntro by Kenson Leehttps://www.instagram.com/rikognitionSpecial thanks to Omaruisfed and Fxdandy for their help in Thailand!https://www.instagram.com/fxdandy

We fear no mouse. This week we welcome Magical Girl Melanie to share with us her stories of working at Disney parks as a character, both in an out of the suit. We get the scoop on what it's like working as a character, what it takes to get hired and why you probably weren't picked to be Cinderella. She was also not "friends with" the characters. SHE PLAYED THEM!FOLLOW MELANIE @magicalgirlmelanie  https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlmelaniehttps://www.tiktok.com/@magicalgirlmelanie New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

It's been a whole year since we started this show and we're here to answer your questions about our journey (and other things). Thank you so much for joining us here this year and supporting Dress Down. One year down, on to the next!New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

We've got a different perspective on becoming a cosplayer this week with BeltedEarth! As a newbie cosplayer, MJ has been invited to a major film premiere, learned some of the worst cosplay habits, now understands the cosplay struggle and loves every minute of it. Army veteran, nursing school student and super hero cosplayer, MJ is here to save us all. We're sending our best!FOLLOW MJhttps://www.instagram.com/beltedearth3New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Actor, monster and Critical Role cast member Alexander Ward joins us this week to talk all things creature and roleplay. Currently playing Occtis Tachonis in Critical Role Campaign 4, Alexander has a long history of creature work in Hollywood including out favorite of Nosferatu in SpongeBob SquarePants. He also looks great in a salmon pink polo.FOLLOW ALEXANDERhttps://www.instagram.com/AlexanderWard777New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Straight from the mines, author, YouTuber and resident short guy  @sigils joins us this week to chat about his upcoming book release and long (very long) history as a Minecraft YouTuber. His red flags are on display for everyone to see in this one so be sure to tune in.FOLLOW ANDREWhttps://www.instagram.com/sigilsNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Witchybrew takes over the show this week for our 50th episode! Some stories you've heard and some are fresh out of the Danielle lore books so strap in for this chaos. It's Wress Wown with Witchy.FOLLOW DANIELLEhttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Witchybrewhttps://www.instagram.com/witchy.brewProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

What hasn't Tyler Scheid (Apocalypto_12) done? Host of the Go! My Favorite Sports Team podcast with Markiplier, Tyler has experienced so much it almost sounds like he's making half of it up! Producer, Actor, Director, Content Creator and incredible philanthropist, Tyler has come to share his tales and teach Danielle a bit about sports. She doesn't like sports.FOLLOW TYLERhttps://www.instagram.com/apocalypto_12 ⁨@Apocalypto_12⁩ ​ ⁨@GMFST⁩  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Amazing actor, content creator and member of the  ⁨@AnimeIRL⁩ team, Chris Barnett joins us this week to talk his start in modeling, acting and what kind of secrets he keeps but won't share with anyone else. Just look at his face. You can tell he is hiding something.FOLLOW CHRIShttps://www.instagram.com/thechrisbarnett ⁨@Thechrisbarnett⁩  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Coming through with the Hatsune Miku fit, CentauriWest joins us this week to talk about Mass Effect. Yeah we talked about other things like how he got into cosplay, D&D and other nerd things but Mass Effect!!!New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Hendo is finally here! If you're a fan of cosplay, you've seen Hendo's work. She has traveled all the way from Norway to join us this holiday week and chat with us about some of her biggest cosplays, being in the Borderlands movie, life in Norway and her new YouTube channel! Hendo was on our shortlist for guests we wanted when we started this show and we are so excited for this episode. Enjoy!FOLLOW HENDOhttps://www.instagram.com/hendoart @HendoArt  @hendoinnorway  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Straight out of the Saja Boys music videos, incredible dancer and content creator Jonny Tran joins us this week to talk about his journey that led to him becoming a Saja Boy. Jonny has performed with some insane talents, from IU to J.Y. Park, DPR Ian to Lisa and Tyla, so his insight into not just TikTok dancing but professional dance is invaluable. And he will soon be cosplaying your favorites from Love and Deep Space.FOLLOW JONNYhttps://www.instagram.com/lejonnytranNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Welcome back and thanks for joining us this week as we get to chat with the incredible Candylion. Most known for her Ramona Flowers and Mavis cosplays, Candylion has over 10 years of cosplay experience and her crowning achievement is getting contacted by IHOP lawyers over her creation of Goth IHOP.  New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

The multi-faceted Emmi Xi joins us this week for a deep chat about the meaning of life. And of course cosplay and nerdy stuff. We do it all over here, okay. And she brought us drinks. The adult kind. FOLLOW EMMI https://www.instagram.com/emmi_xi New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

TheGhostofSalem joins us this week in his best Eddie Munson digs to talk about his love for the character and Stranger Things, horror, finding his place in the world and how to execute great cosplays on the cheap. It was also heavily raining so you will probably hear that in the background. FOLLOW SALEM https://www.instagram.com/theghostofsalem New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Straight from the Comic Con history book, industry veteran Jacqueline Goehner joins us this week to talk about the Witchblade cosplay that started it all, winning her episode of the reality TV series "Cosplay Melee", crafting with food poisoning and establishing dominance by sh*tting on camera.FOLLOW JACQUELINEhttps://www.instagram.com/jacquelinegoehner/New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Oxillery is here! This week, cosplayer and content creator Oxillery shares her stories collecting trading cards, forming relationships with anime characters, getting bullied for liking Pokemon and how her dad calls her a fake One Piece fan. It's not even her favorite show. FOLLOW OXILLERY https://www.instagram.com/oxillery New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

The legendary Holly Wolf joins us this week to bring us tales of going from musical theatre to Playboy and then cosplay. Very few people in the scene (if any) have this kind of experience so we're getting a very unique and interesting story this episode. She also really really wanted to talk about her love for The Legend of Zelda. FOLLOW HOLLY https://www.instagram.com/hollywolfirl New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

It's Halloween time and we couldn't have found a better guest than the incredibly talented Ashlynne Dae. The Halloqueen herself has come to talk all things spooky season and share some of her favorite picks from the horror genre across all mediums. And yes, we all dressed in costumes for this one.FOLLOW ASHLYNNEhttps://www.instagram.com/ashlynnedaeNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Perhaps the greatest final boss of all anime fans,  ⁨@NCHammer23⁩ joins us this week to talk... well... anime. Nick has made a career researching (and ranting about) Naruto along with every other anime out there. He's come to defend the Chimera Ant arc in Hunter x Hunter, share some of his more atypical favorite shows and judge you based on your favorite anime. FOLLOW NICK https://www.instagram.com/NCHammer23 New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Jennybelly is probably the most organized content creator in the world. She has spreadsheets for everything and lives by her schedule. Coming from finance, Jenny applies that same discipline to cosplay and has come to share her cosplay tips with us! She was also late to this recording. She is never late.FOLLOW JENNYhttps://www.instagram.com/jennybellycosNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

The insanely talented craftsman, Johnny Junkers, joins us this week to let us in on what it's like creating bbno$'s costumes, spending time with Monty Oum during the creation of RWBY, winning Riot's League of Legends cosplay contest, leaving a Fortune 500 company and much more. Johnny is full of stories!Steven He and his crew were filming the next John Wok video in the background. Apologies for the noise. FOLLOW JOHNNYhttps://www.instagram.com/johnnyjunkersNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Please welcome another industry veteran, Joanie Brosas! This week we get to hear about Joanie's adventures as a pro cosplayer with over a decade of experience. From appearing on multiple comic book covers to how Star Trek started it all, Joanie shares her passion for the things she loves. Like Frozen. She loves Frozen. Ask her about it! FOLLOW JOANIE https://www.instagram.com/joaniebrosas New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod Special Thanks to Juju and Crispy! FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

The creator of the incredibly popular Saja Boys - Your Idol IRL music video, DannyPhantom.exe joins us this week to talk Soda Pop, TikTok, content creation, growing up with a tiger mom and of course, cosplay. And yes, he really has never seen Danny Phantom. FOLLOW DANNY https://www.instagram.com/danny.phantom.exe SODA POP KICKSTARTER https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dannyphantomexe/soda-pop-unofficial-music-video-kpop-demon-hunters New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Whoachriswhoa has traveled to the studio this week to chat with us about his experience as a black man in cosplay, navigating the difficulties in the space, sharing his story leading into cosplay and a TON of helpful information for up and coming cosplayers and hopefuls alike. Chris has a lot to say so make sure you tune in! FOLLOW CHRIS https://www.instagram.com/whoachriswhoa New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

The wonderful GracietheCosplayLass joins us this week to chat about her various artistic endeavors from cosplay to cake making to crafting the coolest red carpet looks. Support her so she can finally buy the insanely expensive materials to make a proper Ariel cosplay. I mean... just look at her. We need this.FOLLOW GRACIEhttps://www.instagram.com/graciethecosplaylassNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Another member from the Stella Chuu Warehouse family joins us this week, it's Zerggiee! As one of the people responsible for so many cosplays worn by others in videos and photos seen all over the internet, Jessie has a huge amount of cosplay knowledge in her brain. We don't know how, though, as she sure has inhaled a whole lot of fumes along the way.New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)FOLLOW ZERGGIEEhttps://www.instagram.com/zerggieeJOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

MissLalaVT has left her diner to visit us this week and share her experience working in Hollywood as a Costume Designer, 50's fashion icon, vtuber, cosplayer and worm.FOLLOW LALAhttps://www.instagram.com/MissLalaVTNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_perilSpecial thanks to our Gold tier PatronsJujucution and Crispy the Traveler

Merkuma joins us this week with what might be the most informative episode we've had about being a professional cosplayer. She has guested and done booth cosplays for some of the biggest companies in gaming and has brought us some vital information about surviving in that cosplay world. FOLLOW MERKUMA https://www.instagram.com/merkuma New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Rexchu brought her incredible energy to the studio this week to share with us her story of becoming a cosplayer, tattoo enthusiast, Toji simp and Smiling Friends diehard fan. She also made us feel old.

Akemikun (who is Cosplayer of the Year 2023) joins us this week to provide killer cosplay tips, some starting lore, how cosplay changed her personality and did we mention she won Cosplayer of the Year? She did. She won Cosplayer of the Year. FOLLOW AKEMI  ⁨@AkemikunCosplay⁩   https://www.instagram.com/akemikuncosplay New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Kate Sarkissian (K8sarkissian) joins us this week to talk about her 10 year journey as a cosplayer. She covers everything from winning her first competition, what got her into cosplay, what makes a good con and what shows she watches while she makes her amazing cosplays. Hint: She ACTUALLY likes The Big Bang Theory.New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Please welcome Hollywood stunt person/coordinator, actor, director and vtuber, Lloyd Pitts (Lloydsfault)! This sure is an interesting episode as Lloyd tells us how he got into film in the most fan-fiction way possible. It's the thing kids dream about.New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Seviria is in town for Anime Expo and we are lucky enough to have her here this week! Sev recounts her time in musical theater, cosplay motivations, MTG addiction and her childhood crush on Steve Buscemi. She also wants to fight Danielle. Actually. FOLLOW SEVIRIA https://www.instagram.com/sev_cosplay New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

All the way from Spain, Katekey joins us this week to bring a new perspective to cosplaying in a foreign country (and the struggles that come with it). Katekey shares stories of having to learn new skills to deal with limited cosplay resources, finding the right motivation to cosplay and the warzone that is the comment section.FOLLOW KATEKEYhttps://www.instagram.com/katekeycosplayNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Hollywood visual effects master, cosplayer and artist Kelton Ching joins us this week and he brought us a human head. Kelton works in Hollywood crafting incredible looks for film and TV as well as for some of your favorite cosplayers. Whether it be a gory crash scene or a pinup fashion shoot, Kelton creates beauty in them all. FOLLOW KELTON https://www.instagram.com/keltonfx New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Cosplayer, musician and friend of the show, Bridget Boltz joins us this week to share about her life writing music about eggs for TV, making cosplays with no crafting skills and what your favorite Pokemon game says about you. FOLLOW BRIDGET https://www.instagram.com/bridgetboltz New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Another former Princess joins us this week. It's Reagan Kathryn! Long time professional cosplayer, Reagan is often the savior of Danielle with her incredible sewing skills. A hero, some would say. She is also really bad at taxes.FOLLOW REAGANhttps://www.instagram.com/reagankathrynNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_perilIntro by Kenson Leehttps://www.instagram.com/rikognition

From Army veteran to cosplayer, Animasian (Kelly) joins us this week for an episode with no rails. Kelly attempts to tell the tales of her cosplay origins, favorite Pokemon, being abandoned at Anime Expo and her time in the military. ADHD tries its best to stop her.New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

We welcome Mia Asano this week as she talks with us about being an exception violinist, content creator and cosplayer. Mia has worked with many popular musicians, played many live concerts and toured all around the world. She also collects beads.New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

One of Danielle's longest and closest friends, Momo, joins us this week to tell the tale of Danielle DeNicola's cosplay origins. Momo is also responsible Danielle starting in cosplay. Blame Momo.FOLLOW MOMOhttps://www.instagram.com/momopearsNew episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :)JOIN OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/dressdownpodFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/dressdownpodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpodHosted by Danielle DeNicolahttps://www.instagram.com/danielledenicolaProduced by Ryan Armendarizhttps://www.instagram.com/_peril

Anubace (Michael Salamone) joins us this week to share how he got started thirst tra... I mean... cosplaying, modeling, acting and competing in League of Legends. Danielle was very happy about that last part. FOLLOW ANUBACE https://www.instagram.com/anubace New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril

Krystle Starr joins us this week to discuss her incredibly illustrious history in cosplay, being a 2x LEGO Champion, game developer, writer and too much more to list. She also has a high Wikifeet score. FOLLOW KRYSTLE https://www.instagram.com/krystlestarrx New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://www.instagram.com/dressdownpod https://www.tiktok.com/@dressdownpod Hosted by Danielle DeNicola https://www.instagram.com/danielledenicola Produced by Ryan Armendariz https://www.instagram.com/_peril Intro by Kenson Lee https://www.instagram.com/rikognition