Photograph · Katsucon 2013
Sailor Scouts, Gowns, Sailor Moon

Ten Sailor Moon cosplayers arrange their jewel-colored gowns in two rows, with matching roses and a purple dress extending into the foreground.
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Ten Sailor Moon cosplayers pose in two rows outside the pale-sided building. Five stand at the back while five sit or kneel lower, spreading the gowns across the walkway. A purple-clad figure sits nearest the camera with crossed legs and long gloves, holding a purple rose diagonally across the bodice.
The standing row moves from deep blue and blond hair at the left through red-and-pale-pink fabric, a pink gown, a broad white gown and a brighter blue dress. Pink and pale twin-bun wigs rise above the middle, while the blue bob at the right makes a shorter outline. Roses repeat among their hands, linking the varied silhouettes.
The lower row adds turquoise, gold, purple, green and black. At the left, long turquoise curls fall over a glossy aqua dress whose skirt pools broadly on the ground. Beside it, a yellow-haired cosplayer holds a yellow rose above a gold skirt. The green gown gathers near the waist around another rose, and the black dress at the right opens onto a pale gray train. Several gold-colored circular decorations repeat at necklines and straps.
The gowns create a broad fan of smooth, reflective fabric below the more closely grouped faces. Gentle daylight reveals folds and seams without bleaching the pale center costume. Behind the group, rectangular windows and black shutters interrupt the cream siding, and the iron gate makes a darker grid on the left. The arrangement gives each costume a clear color space while using flowers, necklaces and repeated seated poses to connect the full group.
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