My name is Simone aka Skymone Cosplay.
Since I was a little girl, I loved dressing up and my parents would make me the most epic Halloween costumes. When I grew up and moved away from home, I needed a hobby and an excuse to wear costumes. I had heard of cosplay before, but hadn’t gotten into it, because I thought it was only for anime and manga characters. When I learnt that cosplay can be anything, I decided to try it out and in 2013 I debuted my first cosplay and competed in my first contest. Since I had no idea what I was doing and didn’t know pre-recording audio was a thing, I obviously didn’t place. But in the years after, I improved both my crafting and my acting (though, less so on the last part) and did win some competitions. I also wrote my eBook, Cosplay Materials, which I published for free here on my webpage.
I quickly discovered that being part of the event as an invited guest, organizer or judge is what I truly enjoy, so I no longer compete, unless on rare occasions.
Below are some of my achievements. I usually either work together with my husband, Zibartas Cosplay or with my cosplay group, Warcrafters, at events where I am guest/organizer/judge. When we travel with our group, our goal is to display cosplay props and help new-comers learn about cosplay and how to make your own.
Judging experience
Koyocon Grenaa, Denmark
2024
Judge: Prop Contest
Panel: Machine Embroidery for Beginners
Contest format: Exhibited props were examined and the best in each category chosen.
Copenhagen Gaming Week, Denmark
2024
Judge: Novice Contest
Panel: Cosplay Material – an introduction
Contest format: pre-judging & stage catwalk
Koyocon Aarhus, Denmark
2023
Judge: Craftmanship Contest
Panel: Foam Armor for beginners
Contest format: pre-judging & stage catwalk
Scificon, Denmark
2023
Cosplay Contest
Contest format: pre-judging & stage catwalk
London Comic Con Winter, UK
2022
Judge: Cosplay Contest
Panel: LEDs and more in cosplay (Co-host: Zibartas Cosplay)
Contest format: pre-judging & stage act
Scificon, Denmark
2022
Cosplay Contest
Contest format: Photo contest
Comic Con Baltics, Lithuania
2022
Cosplay Contest
Contest format: pre-judging & stage act (NCC qualification)
Scificon, Denmark
2021
Cosplay Contest
Contest format: Photo contest
Dreamhack Leipzig, Germany
2020
Cosplay Contest
Contest format: pre-judging & stage catwalk
Hydracon, Denmark
2016
Cosplay Showcase Contest
Contest format: pre-judging & stage catwalk
Cosplay Awards
Iconic Cosplay Championship, online
2021
Best Craft – 2nd place – Dreamwalker Druid
Contest format: 2-part video submission (one explaining the cosplay in detail, one showcasing the cosplay)
Scificon, Denmark
2019
Contest winner – Night Elf dress
Contest format: Photo-based contest
Gamescom – Blizzard Cosplay Contest, Germany
2018
Top 10 – Dreamwalker Druid
Contest format: Catwalk
Scificon, Denmark
2018
Contest winner – Black Cat
Contest format: Photo-based contest
Gamescom – ASUS booth, Germany
2017
2. place – Dreamwalker Druid
Contest format: Catwalk
Hydracon, Denmark
2017
Best Innovation – Ysera (formal version)
Contest format: Catwalk
Dreamhack Summer, Sweden
2017
3rd place in Komplett’s cosplay contest – Lagertha
Contest format: Catwalk
Koyocon, Denmark
2016
Best Craft & Best Group – Princess Peach
Contest format: Stage show with an act
Koyocon, Denmark
2015
Best Craft in the Cosplay Catwalk – Lagertha
Contest format: Craftmanship-focused catwalk
Koyocon, Denmark
2015
Best Craft in the Cosplay Show – Valeera Sanguinar
Contest format: Stage show with an act
Scificon, Denmark
2015
First place – Valeera Sanguinar
Contest format: Photo-based contest
Koyocon, Denmark
2014
Best Craft in the Cosplay Show – Ysera
Contest format: Stage show with an act
SVSCON, Denmark
2014
Best Look-A-Like – Jaina Proudmoore
Contest format: Catwalk
Invited guest & organizer work
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2024
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
Gamescom, Germany
2024
Assisted Zibartas Cosplay on a project for Starfield: Shattered Space (Bethesda)
Gamebox, Denmark
2024
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
Sci-fi-con, Denmark
2024
Cosplay show organizer
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2023
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
GameBox, Denmark
2023
Hosted a booth with Warcrafters
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2022
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
Scificon, Denmark
2023
Cosplay Contest organizer
Gamevention, Germany
2022
Hosted a booth with Warcrafters
GameBox, Denmark
2022
Hosted a booth with Warcrafters
Koyocon, Denmark
2021
Invited guest, panel host
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2021
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
Dreamhack Leipzig, Germany
2020
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
NPF, Denmark
2019
Invited guest, hosted a stage panel
Dreamhack Leipzig, Germany
2019
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
Gamevention, Germany
2019
Walking Act
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2019
Exhibition Booth with Warcrafters
CCXP, Germany
2019
Walking Act
Now Japan, Lithuania
2018
Cosplay Guest & Panel Host
Fantasyfestival, Denmark
2018
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
Scificon, Denmark
2018
Exhibition Booth
Dreamhack Leipzig, Germany
2018
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
RPC, Germany
2018
Walking act
NPF, Denmark
2017
Invited guest
Dreamhack Leipzig, Germany
2017
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
Koyocon, Denmark
2017
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
RPC, Germany
2017
Walking act
Dreamhack Summer, Sweden
2017
Worked as a cosplayer at Steelseries’ booth
Hydracon, Denmark
2017
Invited guest with booth
Koyocon, Denmark
2016
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
Comic Con Copenhagen
2016
Invited as cosplay guest to work with Steelseries
CinemaxX Copenhagen
2016
Invited as cosplay guest to gala premiere of World of Warcraft movie
Dreamhack Summer, Sweden
2016
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
Hydracon, Denmark
2016
Invited guest with booth
Koyocon, Denmark
2015
Hosted a booth with exhibition area and entertainment together with Warcrafters
SVScon, Denmark
2015
I was part of the Warhammer’s booth where I exhibited some of my cosplay things
Koyocon, Denmark
2014
Event team member. Hosted a panel on cosplay materials and a photo booth for cosplayers to have photos taken of their cosplays