About me

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

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