Riki LeCotey, a well-known cosplayer from Atlanta who is going through the stage call Riddle, says that the strength she finds in cosplay is both from the gown and from human beings's reactions.
Spiderman Costume "Someone is like, you are a great Black Cat [a character from Spiderman]. So you're like, 'Oh they suppose I'm attractive. I experience horny in the gown. Maybe I am sexy,' " she says.