Dress Down

Our episodes have been sporadic lately. This week we have  @helloiamkate joining us to talk about why. Let's chat about mental health. FOLLOW KATE https://www.instagram.com/helloiamkate We will be taking a break from uploading following this episode. We'll back back soon with new guests for Series 2 of the show! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https://w...

Anime Impulse is in town and Danielle is there to show you around. Join us as we check out what this Orange County, CA con has to offer. We also found a few cosplayers to introduce you to so check them out! FOLLOW ASHLEIGH, JYNX AND SARAH https://www.instagram.com/ashleightano/ https://www.instagram.com/babybatbxtch/ https://www.instagram.com/ri_miiithril/ New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) J...

Danielle's favorite Florida photographer is here and he came to bully. Having shot Danielle's cosplay photos for over 10 years, David and Danielle have been in the cosplay trenches together for a looooong time and David has stories. Tune in to hear them! FOLLOW DAVID https://www.instagram.com/davidlovephotog New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdown...

Another international guest! Fesch6 joins us this week to chat about leaving Ukraine, living in Thailand, absolutely terrible work-life balance, getting banned on IG 10 times and the many reasons not to date her. She is also too slavic to get cancelled. FOLLOW  ⁨@QueenFesch⁩   https://www.instagram.com/queenfesch6 New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dre...

This week we went a little different with it. Join Danielle as she visits San Diego Comic Con, the world's largest comic and entertainment convention! Watch as Danielle has a quick chat with old friends, checks out the Paramount lodge, walks through the show floor and breaks a nail playing a very simple game. FRIENDS IN THIS EPISODE https://www.instagram.com/sparkle_stache https://www.instagram.co...

Want to fight? Well Dan (Boy Hero) will fight you. In the comments. About anime. Boy Hero is the solo music from Dan Rudd and he's come to chat with us about his music, career and how Solo Leveling wasn't good and FMA being better than FMAB. He has a new single coming out so make sure to pre-save it! He also says he isn't related to Paul Rudd but we have our doubts. PRE-SAVE BOY HERO'S NEW SINGLE...

Fresh out of the havoc that is Anime Expo, Bukkit Brown is here to tell us their tale! Anime and fantasy run through their blood and the wood is where they call home. Join us to hear about being consistently inconsistent. And their name comes from the walrus bucket meme, in case you were wondering. FOLLOW BUKKIT https://www.instagram.com/bukkitbrown New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR...

Danielle has known Brian Ballance for almost half her life and has been his biggest cheerleader along the way (maybe other than his wife). Now, Brian has just been cast as the voice of Mitya in Genshin Impact and he is definitely not ready for what's to come. With a long history in screen and voice acting, Brian is about to learn what it's like to play a character in a project with a massive and b...

Coming straight from a fresh visit to the emergency room, cosplayer, con host and roommate Witchy has finally returned for her second visit on the show. She is fine now... maybe. Idk I guess we'll see as the day progresses. Venmo her a dollar. FOLLOW WITCHY https:// https://www.instagram.com/witchy.brew VENMO WITCHY $1 @witchy-brew New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://w...

This week Danielle answers YOUR submitted questions. Before the storm that is Anime Expo, we thought we should get to some fan questions ahead of Danielle locking herself in the warehouse for cosplay crunch. Join the discord if you want to make sure your questions get answered for the next one! DISCORD https://discord.gg/PDvxbWQHQy New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://w...

Stella Chuu has returned! She was our first guest ever, we went over her backstory so now lets get into the good stuff. The first half is talking about traveling but we're all here for the Omegaverse. Tune in to learn about male pregnancy, alpha and omega scents and some great info about... holes. FOLLOW STELLA https://www.instagram.com/stellachuuuuu OMEGAVERSE QUIZ https://www.quotev.com/quiz/151...

Strangers used to try to get Nena to come in their house all the time. This is the kind of life Nena has lived. Starting her content career during the shutdowns, Nena has come a long way and worked many jobs to get here. Join us as Nena details her path to becoming the creator she is today. And talks about fairies, star signs and the like. FOLLOW NENA https://www.instagram.com/nenasmind_ New episo...

Take a look at the other side of the content industry this week with Ursus Magana. With over a decade in the music/content creation space, Ursus now spends his time running 25/7 Media and Digicult, companies specializing in content and music. From Spotify to OnlyFans, Ursus covers the gamut. If you've ever seen Ursus before, you'll know he is being very well behaved during this episode. That chang...

This week we've got musician, content creator and cosplayer XTINA GG with us to share her spite driven lore. Nothing quite motivates a person to start a career in music as well as spite and Tina has made the best use of it. She also lived as Mario for a week. Yes, that Mario. She worked at Polygon. It's a whole thing. FOLLOW TINA https://www.instagram.com/xtina.gg New episodes every Friday! SUBSCR...

Ever wanted to shoot cosplay videos? OF videos? Both? Here's how Erickhvids got started and what he recommends you should do to start, too. As one of the most trusted videographers in the cosplay scene, Erick has made a career of making pretty girls look... pretty. And making cool cosplay look... cool. He says the Hvids in his name doesn't mean hentai but the jury is still out on that one. FOLLOW...

Ever wanted to be a director? Animated films, shorts, features and music videos, Steven Shea has done em all! As the creator and director of the upcoming animated feature film Isla Monstro, Steven has a long career in film and TV with experience doing other verticals like comics, photography and convention videos. Isla Monstro stars James Schrader, Juliana Harkavy, Harland Williams, James Marsters...

Fearfiction joins us all the way from Vancouver this week to chat cosplay and fashion! You may recognize her from dannyphantom.exe's viral Soda Pop video, her fashion content or just as the hot anime guy from your social media feed. As a huge anime fan, Fearfiction has created an incredible catalog of cosplay transformation content including your favorite LADS characters. Tune in for amazing tips...

A legend in the cosplay community, Vera Bambi joins us this week to chat about her cosplay origins, being a hardcore Batman fangirl, acting in batinthesun beatdown videos and being really really hot (Danielle said so). FOLLOW VERA https://www.instagram.com/verabambilive  ⁨@VeraBambiLIFE⁩   New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressdownpod FOLLOW US https...

Best friend, K-Pop aficionado, League of Legends addict and cosplayer, Morgan LeFoy joins us again after a whole year! This time we talk about... well we just talk about stuff she likes. And also how Danielle is a 15 year old boy trapped in cosplay girls body. This episode is giving dive bar energy, one of Morgan's favorite things. FOLLOW MORGAN https://www.instagram.com/morganlefoy New episodes e...

Dimitri Beauchamp (Dimeeeach) flew in from Seattle this week and headed straight for the studio to bring us this insightful episode. Known for his viral dancing, DJing, fashion and comedy reels, Dimeeeach tells us the story of how he became a very in-demand content creator and how he manages it all on his own. Pokemon, anime, video games and Star Wars are all discussed here. Don't miss out on this...

Brent Mukai is here this week to teach us all how to get in to voice acting. Or at least how he did it. Brent has iMDB credits dating back over 10 years with many popular roles such as Gyokko from Demon Slayer, Kostas from Fire Emblem, various voice in Dandadan, Pixar's Hoppers, Berserk and SO MUCH MORE. It's rare to get this much insight into veteran voice acting so be sure to tune in and take no...

Just as the title says, it's time for some good ol' fashioned monster banging. Lil Cawdy joins us once again to bring us her unique and infinite knowledge of the monster romance universe. This is definitely a different kind of episode. Stay tuned and have fun. FOLLOW LIL CAWDY https://www.instagram.com/lilcawdy New episodes every Friday! SUBSCRIBE :) JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/dressd...

Want to make money from cosplay? This episode is for you. This week we brought in Jeff Marriott, the other half of the Stella Chuu cosplay power duo. Jeff has been in the industry for over 10 years and has managed Stella's career all throughout. If you want to someday make cosplay your job, you won't want to miss this one! FOLLOW JEFF https://www.instagram.com/makeyourownfun New episodes every Fri...

Coming in hot from Phuket, Thailand, we've got six great guests for you this week. Danielle is on a content trip (where she ended up in the hospital) and took the opportunity to bring you all some great chats with creators from all walks of the cosplay life.  And yes, Stella's portion is insane. FOLLOW OUR GUESTS (mikomihokina, frizzyimposter, mh photography, omaruisfed, Shappi Workshop & Stel...

We fear no mouse. This week we welcome Magical Girl Melanie to share with us her stories of working at Disney parks as a character, both in an out of the suit. We get the scoop on what it's like working as a character, what it takes to get hired and why you probably weren't picked to be Cinderella. She was also not "friends with" the characters. SHE PLAYED THEM! FOLLOW MELANIE  @magicalgirlmelanie...