1 pic is blue boba fett? with a water gun?
second pic is optimus prime that's became short?

what

Well, obviously the 2nd one had a lot more effort put into it. The first one is primarily an attention grabber, maybe for a manufacturer/retailer?
Remove the helmet and bolter and there's just a skimpy outfit, not that that's a bad thing ;)

I think I have reached to the mindset that revealing/NSFW cosplay does not impress me

That's pretty much the first sign of leaving puberty.

serious question: cosplay is only when it's manga/Anime themed? Or just dressing?

Sadly cosplay has degraded into attention whoring. There is still quality cosplay out there, unfortunately it's the attention whores making most of the money instead of the ones that put a lot of effort into it.

Yeah I like the second it's cooler if they were both goin for space marine it's no contest 2nd is better. First one looks like a lost Sailor Moon chick.

The Emperor protects!

But not from crappy cosplay, unfortunately.

Subjectively speaking, there should be no wrong way to cosplay, everyone has their own version and variations of a costume/character, their own skill and own materials, which can vary. Objectively speaking, if they distance themselves from the source material reference character too much, they can't really claim they are truly cosplaying that character itself...just a version of it, a personal version or just not an entirely accurate one. So one should not feel guilty or embarrassed for looking, people dressed like that to be looked at and admired (and preferably without touching without consent). That is my personal opinion as a fellow cosplayer.

Maybe the first girl is not curvy enough. They should dress like a slaanesh daemoness.

No man can resist them!

women should be able to wear whatever the F*$k they like - in cosplay, or in real life - no one elses business :)

You can't really make use those pictures to serve as a basis toward your premise-
The issue with them isn't accuracy or how much of the body is revealed, it's the fact that the first one looks so absurdly cheap and low-class that all that stands out is the sklmpyness, while the second one shouts out how much effort was put in to make it a quality appearance.

Also, what is accuracy? Zero Suit Samus is canon, but a skin-tight body suit is clearly more provocative than her power armor is. (And nevermind oddities like the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun beach episode, or basically every single thing about Shimoneta.) Nearly every humanoid character out there is going to have some variation, whether it has been presented in canon or not, where they've existed in a more casual dress [taking that approach with Darth Vader, however, is not advised].

While it's fine to scorn tastelessness in costumes, where criticism tends to highlight the "Look, I have boobs, so I don't need to worry about learning how to dress myself or properly apply makeup" mentality, that doesn't make an expression based in more casual apparel necessarily "wrong" , juvenile. or made with the intent to be sexual. If someone is comfortable in their body and doesn't want to lug around a 40 pound power armor costume, hey, power to them. Or, er. Not to..you know what I meant.

As long as someone is classy in how they present themselves (or hell, just having silly fun), who are we to judge the specifics, especially in regards to things that are perfectly natural, like the human body?

Heck, as far as having no fashion sense or cosmetic skills (or sense of self-dignity) goes, that's hardly limited to costumes- the people in question carry that over to their everyday wear, as well. If anything, pity the fact that the individuals in question were never familiarized with basic aesthetics, and that they may have been taught to have low self-standards [which, by the way, is not based in revealing your body, but in the reasons you decide to do so], rather than making the matter about their involvement in cosplay.

Yeah, sure, those cosplayers base their costumes in titillation, but again, that's hardly exclusive to cosplay- unless I've been mistaken about the existence of Hooters restaurants all this time.
So, not going to argue your distaste for costumes like that, but it is important to keep a broader perspective, and to not base such sentiments in prudishness alone.

i fine w. people trying to be as sexy as they can (that includes men) with their costumes, but there's a point where they cross into the WTF zone: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c0/b1/5b/c0b15bcf97eb5b1bdd5caa540d4bd699.jpg
on the other hand, we have awesomeness like this to counter-balance it: http://geekologie.com/2016/07/caw-caw-man-creates-giant-raven-costume.php (also a chick, fwiw)

Hmmm... Lost your manliness?xD

Hehe. Second has word "friendship" on her chainsaw.

The second pic is definitely the more impressive

They're both heresy!
2nd is better, but should still have been a Sister of Battle, not a Marine. The cheerleader with a helmet can GTFO.

For me cosplay is more about faithfulness to source material though. If you want to dress up like a cheerleader, pick a character like Lollipop Chainsaw's Juliet Starling who actually wears such an outfit. Or a fighting game character who has such a costume in the wardrobe.
Want to look like a succubus ? Pick Darkstalker's Morrigan. Or Ninja Gaiden's Alma.

Pick a franchise that's not known for such fanserivce though, then you better not try to slut it up. It breaks character. And to me that means missing the point.

Somehow I feel as though I have been cheated by this thread as I am still awaiting additional cosplay photos. Sexy or otherwise.

WTF? A Soviet Warhammer40K Space Marine?!

I conclude they're both bad :)

No, I actually don't know shit about cosplay. Don't really care either, to be honest. Why shouldn't everyone play(?) cosplay like they want? It's not that there is some official body that publishes some sort of official rule set, or is there?

both are nice.
first one looks good because she looks good, second one is awesome because of the props. :3

when you make a cosplay you have to find a way to make it attractive. use either your body a costume, or both.

Both are HERESY!

Call me a whore but I like both of those outfits!

The first one is just trying to adapt a sexy outfit to a fictional character and the second however is a far more passionate labor, centered in accuracy and realism, I too applaud more the second one, however I still enjoy the first one because I like to watch sexy girls trying to appeal the geek crowd hehe.

I think sexy can be fine if it's done tastefully, but the outfit in the first picture are lazy, shows lack of interest and are just plain boring. Also, sexy doesn't necessarily mean skimpy. Too skimpy are just tacky, methinks.

I could do with a few more scantly clad men, though. As long as they're pretty, that is (and shave their armpits). But it has to be done with style. Tacky is just... well, tacky.

Man, boobs is the only thing I care about.