For some people, dressing up in costumes before or after Halloween is something saved for special occasions — a Revenge of the Sith midnight showing, or a Wii launch at Rockefeller Center. For others, including those doing Broadway shows each and every night of the year, it’s a job.

But for the people that make those costumes and for those that put them on to transform into someone else entirely, it’s an art form. We’ve seen some amazing examples of cosplay in the past, each demonstrating a tremendous amount of effort in creating. I caught up with 21-year-old Andrea Zampella from Orlando, FL to talk about a couple of the dozens of costumes she’s made and worn in the past. Read on to see some pictures of her Rosalina (from Super Mario Galaxy) and Midna (from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) costumes, and what she had to say about the intriguing hobby.

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