CVLT Nation posted this epic collection of vintage cosplay photos from decades past. You can view the *NSFW* full gallery here. As you can see, clothing was quite optional back then. So many cosplayers today find it quite amusing when people get mad that cosplay these days is “too sexy”, as it has always been a huge part of the culture. Anyway, we love these vintage cosplay photos!

From CVLT Nation: “Cosplay has become a part of a multi-billion-dollar industry of conventions, calendars and television, but 40 years ago it was a much smaller community of costume enthusiasts and comic book fans. The costumes were just was wild and well constructed as they are today, and with much less access to the techniques and technologies many advanced cosplayers use today. Also, the culture of the time is very apparent in the types of costumes people wore, especially for women it seems. Full or partial nudity was totally acceptable in true hippie fashion, with tits-n-bush on display rather than the fully covered with vacuum-sealed latex look more popular today.”

Source: CVLT Nation

(via: Geek Girls)