It was 138 years ago today that possibly the most influential woman of the last century was born. A revolutionary of society as well as fashion, Coco Chanel came from nothing to become arguably the most significant woman of her age, tearing down stereotypes and leaving a lasting legacy on women’s fashion that has survived…
A big hit when it was held at Reading University last year, CosXPo returns to the campus from 5-6 April this year with workshops, panels, cosplay lab, photo ops and the CosXPo championship. The championship will take place on Saturday, 6 April, and cosplayers will have the opportunity to show off their dazzling costumes and…
The south-west’s biggest and best anime and manga event returns to Plymouth in February for the sixth year… but now it’s staying for two days. Taking place at the city’s Future Inn from 9-10 February, Animangapop promises to be a non-stop action-packed weekend filled to the brim with exciting new things to see, do, experience,…
It’s weird how dressing a woman in stretch black lame can elevate her to a whole new dimension. Eartha Kitt was already a highly successful singer and acclaimed actress when she took over the role of Catwoman from Julie Newmar for the third series of the 1960s TV series Batman, starring Adam West and Burt…
It promises to be a special Star Wars Day this year for anime and manga fans in Scotland, with the one-day cosplay convention Rai-Con returning to Glasgow on 4 May 2019. With a wide variety of interesting events including panels, tournaments, competitions, workshops, screenings and the “not-to-be-missed” Rai-Con After Party… organisers have packed in as…
On the first weekend of February Cardiff will become a blaze of pageantry as the Welsh hordes do battle with the likes of Zelda, Deadpool, Thor and Mystique to see who will be the first to get to the bar. A day after the Dragons take on Les Tricolores in Paris on the opening night…
Ink it into your calendar, Manchester plays host to the Tattoo Tea Party from 2-3 March this year. Celebrating everything that is wonderful about the tattoo scene in the UK and Ireland, the 2019 Tattoo Tea Party will be held in EventCity, next to The Trafford Centre. The convention, now in it’s eighth year, hosts…
