Meet Cinderys \u2013 the Parisian cosplay queen behind that stunning WoW Shadowlands\u2019 Sylvanas Cinderys_Art, DexertoFrench cosplayer Cinderys has spent years honing her craft, creating some of the most spectacular World of Warcraft, Diablo and League of Legends cosplays we\u2019ve ever seen. Few artists have seen a triumphant rise in popularity in the same vein of Parisian cosplayer, Cinderys. Blasting onto the cosplay scene all the way back in 2014, her spectacular outfits have left us all awestruck. We\u2019ve seen her take to World of Warcraft\u2019s Shadowlands as a stunning version of notorious Forsaken Banshee, Sylvanas, as well as causing chaos on Summoner\u2019s Rift as armor-clad League of Legends support, Leona. In an exclusive interview with Dexerto, the queen of cosplay delved into all things cosplay and WoW Shadowlands, whilst giving us a snapshot into what the future holds. Cinderys: Origins Beginning her gaming career as a rebellious eight-year-old, Cinderys\u2019 first ever experience with Blizzard titles was Warcraft 3. \u201cIt\u2019s a PEGI 12, but I was a pretty clever child. So, knowing my mother didn\u2019t want me playing games beyond my age, I hid the PEGI 12 on the box in the shop. \u201c\u201dLook at him, he\u2019s Arthas, he\u2019s the Lich King, and I love him! I\u2019m in love, mom!’\u201d she recalls with a giggle. \u201cAnd she said yes!\u201d It\u2019s safe to say that neither her mother or young Cinderys herself could have known the creative talent this purchase would unleash on the world. It all began in 2013. \u201cI went to a convention and I saw people doing cosplay,\u201d she told Dexerto. \u201cI was like \u2018oh gosh, that looks so cool!\u2019 I wanted to be part of that. So I remember I bought some cat ears just to be in the mood of the convention and be a bit in cosplay too!\u201d A year later, the iconic League of Legends \u201cGet Jinxed\u201d cinematic dropped for the wild yet wonderful ADC, and Cinderys knew that was her moment. \u201cI saw Jinx and I was like \u2018I\u2019ll go back to that convention with a real costume.\u2019 By doing this cosplay I discovered that I like to do huge armor parts, weapons and stuff like that \u2013 not the sewing! I want to be a badass crazy lady; not just a cute girl in a dress!\u201d What is Cinderys favorite ever cosplay? Asking a cosplayer their favorite ever design is a difficult question, but Cinderys beautifully explains how different cosplays can be perfect for different events. \u201cWhen you do photoshooting, it\u2019s near your home, it\u2019s in a comfortable situation, you only wear the costume for a few hours. At conventions it\u2019s so different.\u201d Referring to her award-winning Diablo costume, she recalls, \u201cI did Blizzcon, I won Blizzcon with that costume, it was so awesome to wear that costume because of the convention \u2013 but not the costume itself. The costume was such a pain!\u201d \u201cTo answer this question I\u2019d say my Sylvanas. All of them because they are a bit more comfortable. I enjoyed this costume during conventions, during photoshooting, also during some closed events.\u201d With her Legion Sylvanas being her favorite of the pack, her World of Warcraft cosplays have stunned viewers across the globe. But, has there ever been a cosplay that got the best of her? The one that got away Of all of her spectacular cosplays, there\u2019s only one that never got finished. \u201cThere was one costume that was my nightmare, but I never finished it. You\u2019ve never seen a picture of that costume, it does not exist at all! I guess I have a curse with some of my costumes.\u201d Harkening back to her LoL days, she recalls \u201cI wanted to do another costume from League of Legends, and I wanted to do Kayle with the huge wings! I was going to do that costume for a contest, but in France, it\u2019s not only a catwalk. You have to do reels showing all different scenarios, all of the voice lines, as well as have to prepare all the props for the stage.\u201d As the competition drew ever closer, things started to get more complex. \u201cIt was the last day before the contest, and at the last minute I had to choose whether to not sleep but finish my costume, or to sleep a few hours but go to the contest with missing props. To rush a costume, through all the work and all the pain, to be missing a prop and fail\u2026 I said no. It wasn\u2019t worth it. \u201cIt broke my heart, it broke all my love of cosplay. All that money, all that work\u2026 But I can say today that I\u2019m really strong. When people say \u2018oh my cosplay is crap, I did my cosplay wrong, I failed\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s okay to fail! I fail too! It\u2019s fine, don\u2019t worry!\u201d Cinderys\u2019 advice for budding cosplayers If that burst of inspiration didn\u2019t want to make you jump into cosplay and strut your stuff, then Cinderys has some more advice for those who seek to dip their toes into the wonderful world of character impersonation. \u201cCosplay is really expensive, and I was a student,\u201d she states. \u201cMost of my money was going to pay for my studies and my tiny apartment. Aside from my studies I was working all of the holidays to get money to pay for everything. With the leftover money, I wasn\u2019t buying clothes, or expensive shoes. I was buying stuff for my cosplay! \u201cMy friends were always saying \u2018look at your bag,\u2019 because when I was on the subway people were looking because it was a bunch of scrap. People looked at me with my bag and they told me it must be a \u2018lucky bag\u2019 because you\u2019re still keeping it. I sacrificed everything for cosplay.\u201d Despite her hilarious analogy, her message to new cosplayers is simple: \u201cyou\u2019re doing it for yourself, if you like your costume that the most important thing.\u201d A glimpse into Cinderys\u2019 cosplay future As the WoW universe continues to expand, and Diablo IV lurks upon the horizon, Cinderys has plans to keep pushing her cosplays to new heights \u2013 literally. \u201cBefore global restrictions were put in place, I wanted to do all the contests. I want to be that girl who won all of the contests in the world! I will build all of the biggest costumes, I\u2019ll ruin my health and it\u2019ll be fine!\u201d With Monster Hunter and Diablo IV cosplays already in the pipeline, her main focus is her \u201cmasterpiece.\u201d While she can\u2019t quite reveal exactly what it is yet, she notes that it\u2019s \u201cthe biggest one\u201d she\u2019s ever created. Excited? We are too. Keep an eagle eye on her Instagram and Twitter for a snapshot of her future endeavors, but until then, tune into her Twitch for all of your cosplay needs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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