Day 12: Forrest J. Ackerman
And finally, we have reached the end. And I think there is no better way to end this countdown then with the man that started it all. Despite what most believe, cosplay did not originate in Japan, they only popularized it. But, the very first cosplayer was Forrest J. Ackerman. He attended the 1st World Science Fiction Convention in 1939, where he wore the first "futuristicostume" (designed and created by Myrtle R. Douglas), which sparked fan costuming. Most call him the ‘father of cosplay’, and sadly died earlier this month at the age of 92. Without him, who knows what this hobby would have been today. So, here’s to him. For without whom, we would have never had such a fantastic way of expressing ourselves.
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