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.

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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

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