Carmilla Jo's Cosplay Corner

By Carmilla Jo

In Carmilla Jo’s Cosplay Corner, we talk about cosplay craftsmanship, culture, creativity, and how cosplay can make you a better person. Come for the cosplays, stay for the convos!... more

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How many episodes does Carmilla Jo's Cosplay Corner have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Carmilla Jo's Cosplay Corner episodes:

December 17, 2020 Episode 15: Last-Minute Gifts for Cosplayers
Thinking of what Christmas gift to get for a special cosplayer in your life? Here are some suggestions to spark ideas!
Kamui's Cosplay Tutorial Books
Yaya Han's World of Cosplay
Masterclass Subscription
Crunchyroll Subscription
Funimation Subscription
Joann Gift Cards
Amazon Gift Cards
Episode Cover Photo by @Cardboard_Accessories
CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features. As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
6min
December 10, 2020 Episode 14: Cosplay Fitness With SD_cosplayfit
Brian Lee, also known by his IG handle SD_cosplayfit, is a Korean-American amateur strongman athlete and fitness cosplayer. He lives in San Diego, CA with his wife and 2 daughters who also cosplay as well as compete in sports of their own. His passion is supporting and uplifting the Asian American community, and helping people become better versions of themselves through competitive challenges.

Instagram: @SD_cosplayfit

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
40min
December 03, 2020 Episode 13: Dear 2020, Thank You For Cosplay
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and the 2020 holiday season, Carmilla Jo writes and reads a letter addressed to 2020 for all the things she's thankful to be able to do with cosplay during the Covid-19 quarantine.

Special shout-out to fellow cosplayer & friend Yamini Chan for providing the much-needed encouragement and boost for the creation of this episode!

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
8min
November 12, 2020 Episode 12: Adam Savage's Maker Workshop at SiliCon Review
SiliCon with Adam Savage hosted its first virtual Maker Workshop, led by the King of Makers himself, Adam Savage! In this live-streamed workshop, Adam walked participants through building a cardboard helmet. Each participant of the live-streamed workshop received a physical box that included perforated laser-cut cardboard used to build the helmet. This podcast episode reviews the event, and briefly shares insights into using cardboard as an option for cosplay builds.

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
5min
November 05, 2020 Episode 11: Full-Time Armor Artistry with Dominique de Leon
DOMINIQUE DE LEON is a full-time artist and costume fabricator born and raised in Santa Cruz California. She lives with her wonderful husband and their trouble-making dog, and has been creating replica props and costumes since the summer of 2013. Many people will recognize her for her replica cosplay costumes from video games, movies and anime. However, in recent years she has started to dedicate more and more time to personal passion projects. Themes of heavy contrast, decay, folklore, and mystery can be seen throughout her original work.
Website: dominiquedeleon.com
Instagram: @dominiquegdeleon
Facebook: Dominique de Leon Cosplay

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
38min
October 29, 2020 Episode 10: Why This Cosplayer Loves Halloween
Happy Halloween! Some cosplayers may scoff at Halloween as a day for amateurs to dabble in costuming, but our host Carmilla Jo dives into her love for Halloween and how it's a gateway for cosplay and costuming.

Episode cover photo shot by Terrence Taylor

A new episode is released every Thursday at 8am EST!

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
4min
October 22, 2020 Episode 9: Longevity and Big Motorcycles with Lionel Lum, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of this guest episode with Lionel!
LIONEL LUM is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and engineer who is a true creative and craftsman at heart. Bumblebee cheers kids and delights audiences around the world, and LIONEL LUM is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and engineer who is a true creative and craftsman at heart. As a veteran of the cosplay scene since the 90s, Lionel is well-known for traveling to multiple conventions with his large vehicle and motorcycle builds, and cosplaying Bumblebee from Transformers to the delight of children and audiences around the world.
Website: http://www.usagichan2.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lumlionel/
Cover photo by Long Ty
A new episode is released every Thursday at 8am EST!
CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features. As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
46min
October 15, 2020 Episode 8: Longevity and Big Motorcycles with Lionel Lum, Part 1
LIONEL LUM is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and engineer who is a true creative and craftsman at heart. Bumblebee cheers kids and delights audiences around the world, and LIONEL LUM is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and engineer who is a true creative and craftsman at heart. As a veteran of the cosplay scene since the 90s, Lionel is well-known for traveling to multiple conventions with his large vehicle and motorcycle builds, and cosplaying Bumblebee from Transformers to the delight of children and audiences around the world.
Website: http://www.usagichan2.com/
Instagram: @lumlionel
Cover photo by Long Ty
A new episode is released every Thursday at 8am EST!

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features. As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
47min
October 08, 2020 Episode 7: My First Cosplay, Contest, AND Con!
Creating your first cosplay can be a very daunting task. It's time for #ThrowbackThursday, as it's been 5 years since KrakenCon Fall 2015 on the USS Hornet in Alameda. Carmilla Jo debuted her very first cosplay, Doll from Black Butler, for her very first cosplay contest AND convention! Listen in to how it all started.

Episode cover photo shot by Sweet Light Studios

A new episode is released every Thursday at 8am EST!

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
TikTok: Carmillajo
...more
10min
October 01, 2020 Episode 6: Generating Positivity and Growth with Stephanie Stone
STEPHANIE STONE is a 26 year old California native who has been cosplaying for 13 years and began streaming on Twitch a year ago. She studied psychology at SFSU but decided against pursuing a traditional career and opted for her current path as a creative. Her passions include de-stigmatizing mental health, encouraging self-care and creativity, and growing her community. You can find her on multiple social media platforms:
Facebook: Stephanie Stone Cosplay
Instagram: @StephStoneCos
Twitter: @StephStoneCos
Youtube: StephanieStone
Etsy: StephStoneCosplay
Patreon: Stephanie Stone

CARMILLA JO is a Bay Area-based cosplayer and model. Growing up with a love for fantasy and animation, she has evolved as not just a model and cosplayer, but also as a costume designer and creative producer. By taking creative control in her works, she has yielded numerous publications and magazine cover features.
As an award-winning cosplayer, her costuming takes inspiration from anime, manga, video games, history, corsetry, and nostalgic cartoons. She plans to continue improving in the craft of cosplay and costuming in the years to come, in addition to collaborating with fellow ambitious creatives for more elaborate and other-worldly photoshoots and projects.
Official website: CarmillaJo.com
Instagram: @CircusofMissJo
Facebook: Carmilla Jo
...more
56min

FAQs about Carmilla Jo's Cosplay Corner:

How many episodes does Carmilla Jo's Cosplay Corner have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.