#Ori Cosplay International

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Thank you for all the inspiration, light and power, ladies! Happy International Women’s Day. ♥️

Keep it up! 💪🏻

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This was one of my final posts on the watch forum, made sometime in October 2022.

Cosplaying the Present: On the Genres of Cosplay and the Genre I Choose

From Jack Forster's "Cosplay, Being James Bond, And A Theory Of Watch Collecting: Cyberpunk godfather William Gibson, and being James Bond – or his boss“ (2021):

Watches can let us cosplay, not just as real-world professionals we admire, but as fictional characters we like, too.

For an explanation about what cosplay is, if you don’t already know, Jack’s essay has you covered. The rest below will make more sense if that word means something to you. Jack also references the tending of watches as “The Tamagotchi Gesture,” which comes from Gibson’s “My Obsession,” that essay I like to point to frequently as “William Gibson’s Watch Education.” But I want to stick to cosplay in this post and I will reference another Gibson idea further along.

Even though my one watch doesn’t necessarily fill the bill, I have a general preference for watches that are rooted in the present looking forward as opposed to those fully in the past (most vintage watches), looking to the past (vintage influenced designs, like the BB58 and others even more so), or way out there scifi stuff (Urwerk and the likes). That’s why I like what I call a “flat matte aesthetic” with its unfaded (faux or otherwise) colors, often vibrant, like the Nomos Club Campus in pink or the newest Fortis Stratoliner. [See below for an image of this watch and for all the watches mentioned in this remainder of this paragraph.] It’s why I like titanium watches and watches that use materials other than the more usual suspects (steel, gold, bronze, platinum, brass), many of these have that flat matte aesthetic too, like the Hermès H08, RZE watches, the Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400, Boldr watches, etc. Those first three get into “Hybrids and Blurred Lines,” that breaking of watch categories of the past by mixing things together and inventing new types even if poorly labeled. This is another glance into the future.

All of the above makes it unsurprising that I posted the F.P.Journe élégante in Titalyt (also the first photo at beginning of this post) as my “grail” today. In the case of that watch, it’s not just the category blurring, the materials, and the aesthetic (to a lesser extent than the others, but, oh, the radial numerals, I am such a sucker for those <3), but especially the internals that are very much of the day and looking forward. Go read or watch something about that quartz movement if you haven’t already. Yeah, I suppose an Apple Watch Ultra is the epitome of these ideas, but many of you all don’t even consider it a watch and I have another reason why not below, and besides I could do this. [Zooms out from the image above to the original that I cropped.]

I bet a lot of this has to do with my preferences in literature, film, and television. I am much more likely to be interested in something that is contemporary than something that is historical fiction or very future-y scifi. I like all of those things as well, but nearest future scifi is of particular interest, especially stuff like the William Gibson writing from the last couple of decades that has led to him talking about his form of scifi as being rooted in the present, that whole “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.”

Tim Maughan’s Infinite Detail is a similar type of science fiction.

The world of Infinite Detail is a small step shy of our own: utterly dependent on technology, constantly brokering autonomy and privacy for comfort and convenience. With Infinite Detail, Tim Maughan makes the hitherto-unimaginable come true: the End of the Internet, the End of the World as We Know It.

I read Infinite Detail before I was interested in watches. As I was writing this I wondered if there are watches in it because it would make so much sense if there were, but I searched an EPUB of the book and I didn’t see any, only two references to clocks and only one of those was specific about what kind: “And the clock on the microwave is just flashing zeroes. I think we had a power outage.” Missed opportunity!

So, when I think about the watches that I most want to wear, I think I am cosplaying a future that is already here and cosplaying as an extra in that future, not the main character, and not someone with a particular trade or profession, but someone with great taste. :) There might be a hint of dystopia in there too because otherwise why not Apple Watch?

If your watch is a matter of cosplay – and it is for nearly every one of us, few exceptions, don’t be embarrassed – what genre are you playing in if you care to admit it? And what character? It might be that it’s a version of yourself that is pulled to the past or somewhere / sometime else?

The following images were part of a slideshow with the image at the top of the post.

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Fuse with me. | Morticia and Miss Tea 

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It’s a Lonely Place | Ori Cosplay

Character: Erwin Smith エルヴィン・スミス | Attack on Titan 進撃の巨人

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Defeat the Monsters (Redo) | Ori Cosplay

Character: Erwin Smith | Attack on Titan 進撃の巨人

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In a week Imma reunite with my lovely goddess, @nana.kuronoma on #VIECC. Should I perhaps bring her favourite commander too? For free time activities. 😏 Photo: @diemaru #OriCosplay #cosplay #Erwin #ErwinSmith #ErwinSmithCosplay #AttackOnTitan #AOT #AttackOnTitanCosplay #ShingekiNoKyojin #SNK #ShingekiNoKyojinCosplay #dancho #cosplayer #cosplayersofinstagram (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-U8bDnfBp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wd4v686yx4pl

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Gravitas | Erwin Smith | Attack on Titan | Ori Cosplay Photo: @harrasaki #OriCosplay #cosplay #ErwinSmith #dancho #AttackOnTitan #AOT #ShingekiNoKyojin #SNK #ErwinSmithCosplay #AttackOnTitanCosplay #ShingekiNoKyojinCosplay #cosplayersofinstagram (at Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBOQNnHLBy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n7bckx0ffpi8

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One of my probably all-time favourite #alternative #ErwinSmith looks. #Assassin #Erwin #AU Photo by ever flawless @vaynerhuck #OriCosplay #cosplay #AttackOnTitan #AOT #ShingekiNoKyojin #SNK #AttackOnTitanCosplay #ShingekiNoKyojinCosplay #ErwinSmithCosplay (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnwu_MRBk0E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vbmaegk5u0e7

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“Ori, you’re such a doll!” “Um, It’s called action figure.” @vieccviennacomiccon proved once again why it is one of my favorite European cons. Sleek organization, so much variety and content, but most of all, because for a big con like this, it still feels organic, the weekend filled with laughter and fun, being surrounded by friends, both old and new, and there’s no place for toxicity and elitism. We’re just a bunch of geeks gathering together to geek out. ♥️ One very special shoutout to all of you lovelies who accepted my humble invitation to cosplay #MARVEL characters together in honor of late father of imagination and acceptance, Stan Lee. Y’all are superstars in my book! More photos to follow! Love and light, and butt so tight, Ori #OriCosplay #OriTravels #CaptainAmerica #SteveRogers #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplayersofinstagram #TheFirstAvenger #WinterSoldier #AgeOfUltron #CivilWar #InfinityWar (at Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqWBdMKnrCI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3j5b1e8837gg

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I wasn’t too happy with what Netflix turned in so I tested some makeup on my own. #Geralt #Witcher #makeup #OriCosplay #cosplay #FirstLook Photo: @street_xanax Make sure to out some amazing Getalt cosplayers who inspired me for this: @ballestero_dan @maul_cosplay @klaudia_and_tyrael_cosplay @the_don_esteban https://www.instagram.com/p/BptsVz9noaP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1as4pl1p64o5p

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Within | OC | Ori Cosplay International "An angel you praised for a day in death, my demon for a decade in life." Model: @bnaumovski Photo: @romeo.distressed I beat my own mug with @nyxcosmetics / @nyxcosmetics_serbia and @urbandecaycosmetics. Lenses: @kamehouseshopitaly Hell Raiser: http://kamehouseshop.it/negozio/lenti-a-contatto/hell-raiser/ White: http://kamehouseshop.it/negozio/lenti-a-contatto/white/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFy5tcnLvQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e0p6dchb00yi

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Lineup time? Lineup time! I will be meeting my lovely @nana.kuronoma today, and tomorrow we’re starting off the festivities on #VIECC Come join us on #cosplay booths, and if you wish, come join me on Saturday celebrating the life and genius of late Mr. Stan Lee by teaming up in our own #MARVEL universe. ♥️ Photo: - Cap: @marko_edge - Nate: @allan_freedom Love and light, and butt so tight, #OriCosplay #CaptainAmerica #SteveRogers #NathanDrake #Uncharted4 (at Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOxiMMnqC_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ulpjvpsckwp4

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Mercenary | Sephiroth | Final Fantasy 7 | Ori Cosplay International No horns, but can still make you horny. Seph is having a rather special time tonight! Happy #Halloween, ghosts and ghouls. 🎃🎃🎃 Photo: @street_xanax Masamune: @velenor_ #OriCosplay #Sephiroth #SephirothCosplay #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyVII #FFVII #Dissidia #DissidiaFinalFantasy #FinalFantasyCosplay #SquareEnix https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnH77rgGr6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fcdae9nlszsf

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Someday will be fairer | #Esmeralda | #TheHunchBackOfNotreDame Photo: @street_xanax #OriCosplay #cosplay #DisneyCosplay #Vienna #EsmeraldaCosplay #genderbend #GenderbendCosplay (at Vienna, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUMN-4hcnB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r7sw10wtjn70

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“Okay, everybody, I’m here, I’m here... The party starts now!” #Rakan is finally on the table and he entered the last phase in preparations. With some luck, I might get ready a rather casual version for #VIECC. I know I’m glorious, but whaddaya think? #OriCosplay #cosplay #makeup #LoL #LeagueOfLegends #LoLCosplay #LeagueOfLegendsCosplay https://www.instagram.com/p/Bphz1venyiH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q751bc15irtt

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They know what’s good. #Patreon rewards are rolling out already with full new unseen sets. So... You gonna let your #senpai enjoy them on their own? 🤔 T-shirt snatched from my lovely @nana.kuronoma #OriCosplay #cosplay #model #wet #body https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPMDLiHt5e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eluj9uvbovcp