Meet StellaChuuuuu, the 29-year-old cosplayer who makes six figures dressing up in costumes. via CNBCMakeIt
applying makeup and dressing up like a Japanese comic book character. Then, she posted photos of herself in costume for her 315,000 Instagram followers, many of whom she hung out with later that day at New York Comic Con in Manhattan.
For instance, Chuu says the materials for one of her costumes can cost as much as $1,000 and includes everything from wigs and makeup to leather, fabric and other raw materials. That doesn't even include the amount of time she has to spend designing, stitching and assembling everything — which can make the time she spent getting ready on Thursday look like nothing.
Chuu wears the costumes to different conventions and events around the world, before she eventually either throws them out , or sometimes sells them to make way for her newest creations. After doing cosplay as a hobby for several years while working a full-time graphic design job at Everyday Health in New York, Chuu decided to make the jump to become a professional cosplayer three years ago.
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