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Retirement can become rather dull for many senior citizens: there's not a lot to do, and it tends to become repetitive and boring. But not to Marina Badianova, a 58-year-old from St. Petersburg, who's very active in creating her own cosplays with the help of a few talented photographers. By now, she has done dozens of cosplays in the themes of steampunk, history, folklore, and fairy tales, and she even revealed that some of her outfits haven't even been tested yet!
It all started when she had to pick out clothes for her daughter’s photo session. She really enjoyed the process, and she began to dress up for such occasions. The stylish lady once went home in her boho-style clothes, and a young photographer came up to her to ask for a photo of her. She was excited and also terrified, as she didn't know what she was doing. So she decided to get some experience. She went to one of the photo sessions, and enjoyed success. From that point onwards, she dove deep into the hobby.
It was back in 2015. Over the last six years, she has been a pirate, an empress, a duchess, an old hag, a witch, a villager, a badass steampunk lady, and many other roles. The former student of Yulia Sobolevskaya "International Center for Cinema Professions" film school shows quite a talent for it. Marina creates the props and costumes herself. Not only does she sew, she also teaches others free of charge. She sources her own materials from second-hand stores and flea markets. Her favorite market is on Udelnaya, where she avows that you can find treasures for a penny.
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holidaydex 4 years ago
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Marina has made quite a few friends in the cosplay community. She says that young cosplayers bring positive energy into her life and give her some tips about posing and other stuff. She's very happy that this hobby gives her a chance to socialize with people who appreciate what she's doing.
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Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 4 years ago (edited)
She's not McGonagall all of you young people! ;) She's a perfect Granny Weatherwax! :)
Spike Matthews 3 years ago
SHE looks the perfect Weatherwax, but that outfit is far too frilly for Mistress Weatherwax's tastes.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
She’s 58, so she’s in that range where she can look ancient or still pretty good. Lots of factors at play
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She even had a minor role in a historical drama thanks to her cosplays. She played a flower woman who had a flower basket by her. She enjoyed the experience immensely. All in all, it goes to show that life isn't over at retirement age, and Marina Badianova is a prime example of the joys one can have at that stage of life. Good for her!
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Богдан Дрегало 4 years ago
Yes , it`s so cool. Now i use that as wallpaper;)
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tmw 4 years ago
the evil one. (HA HA> jk. i know the diff b/c witch and which)
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Maria Chevtaeva 4 years ago
She is cosplaying Old Lady Shapoklyak from the story about Cheburashka.
Daria Tsepkova 4 years ago
That's just how it was planned! It's a USSR cartoon mean character: Old Lady Shapoklyak "Those who help people Just waste their time! You can't get fame Doing good things!" :)
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John Augsburger 4 years ago
The webs, the cutting three viragos, (good word Virago, misused), but too many eyes, they have to share one between the three. Bloody Greeks, I recon it's all about plot points, more than religion.
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Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago (edited)
"Don't worry mother, I won't tell them that I am your daughter" :P
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Celery Cringe 4 years ago
Is it just me or does this look a little like the mother from Rapunzel? Either way, beautiful, she should work for costume design in movies lol
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Kelly Hall 4 years ago
Wow - I love seeing people take their efforts to a consistently high level! So interesting!
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
Yes!!! I was breaking my head trying to realise who she reminds me of! Thank u!
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Aisha La Gatta Pelirroja 4 years ago
Yesss! Finally! Thank you! I felt a little old, when everyone called her McGonagall under other pictures. ;)
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SoozeeQ 4 years ago
"Noooo, little girl, don't do it!" (She reminds me of Meryl Streep from this angle).
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
"Marina, please... It makes me feel uncomfortable. -Better safe than sorry. I want to be ready when it happens. You will have nothing to do, Boris, so do not complain."
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SoozeeQ 4 years ago
Reminds me of Enola Holmes. If you haven't seen the Netflix movie yet, it's well worth it. Starring Millie Bobby Brown as Enola and Henry Cavill (Superman) as Sherlock. Great movie! I haven't read the books, but I do hope they make a movie sequel.
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Annemarie Mattheyse 4 years ago
She's a dead ringer for Emma Thompson in this one (and others).
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
"there was a guy near the well, today... He said some very mean things to me..."
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Yes, I’m a Bookworm (they/her) 4 years ago
Oh so this is meant to be Demeter ok
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Probably not, but it definitely has some vibes. Maybe because this outfit looks like the ones which existed when it was written.
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Windkissed 4 years ago
I love her use of extras. I’d love to see her closet (room)! Very talented. I bet she’s taken ballet at some point in her life.
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Janine B. 4 years ago
Beautiful pictures and costumes. But can we please stop saying "58 year old Grandma" like she's 95? People become grandparents at all different ages. And 58 is still not an age where you're about to drop dead the next day. Holy moly.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Excuse ME?! People in their 50s are NOT senior citizens; we're middle aged. Sheesh. I mean, do I look like a senior citizen? I think not.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
She... Is... Absolutely amazing ! Seriously, the postures, the accessories, the fabric, the ligt, the settings, the quality of the photographs... everything is totally awesome ! It looks like it was made to illustrate a novel, or artworks for a movie.
Slune 4 years ago
Put away the stupid grandma!!! She's ,first of all, a super creative woman with great skills in all it needs to create all this wonderful costumes. Cut, Colors and perfectly produced,so perfect. ......And she looks great!
Cigdem Kanburoğlu 4 years ago
58 OLD GRANDMA? Wow, who wrote that article? A kid? How anyone can be old at the age of 58.
Janine B. 4 years ago
Beautiful pictures and costumes. But can we please stop saying "58 year old Grandma" like she's 95? People become grandparents at all different ages. And 58 is still not an age where you're about to drop dead the next day. Holy moly.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Excuse ME?! People in their 50s are NOT senior citizens; we're middle aged. Sheesh. I mean, do I look like a senior citizen? I think not.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
She... Is... Absolutely amazing ! Seriously, the postures, the accessories, the fabric, the ligt, the settings, the quality of the photographs... everything is totally awesome ! It looks like it was made to illustrate a novel, or artworks for a movie.
Slune 4 years ago
Put away the stupid grandma!!! She's ,first of all, a super creative woman with great skills in all it needs to create all this wonderful costumes. Cut, Colors and perfectly produced,so perfect. ......And she looks great!
Cigdem Kanburoğlu 4 years ago
58 OLD GRANDMA? Wow, who wrote that article? A kid? How anyone can be old at the age of 58.
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