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Miss Universe National Costumes: The Cosplay of Nations 2018 (NSF56K)

CambiataCambiata Commander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
edited December 2018 in Social Entropy++
Hay guyz it turns out I'm a day late, because I'm used to this show running in January, but they ran the runway YESTERDAY, so check this shit out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWmOwpXIvO0

Since I just found this I haven't had time to watch, and I may not have the time just now. Hope it's a crazy one!

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Edit: Already from watching the starting bit it seems like they have a better stage, lighting and sfx budget than last year.

"excuse my French
But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
- Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Yaaaaaassssssssssss

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Also Dec. 10th, the day they actually ran the runway, is my birthday so THANK YOU THAILAND FOR THE GIFT I didn't even know you cared!

    Edit: Thailand taking this shit SERIOUS as it's meant to be, they have their own costumed stage show with like a peacock dress, doin' it RIGHT.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    OMG. Ecuador's Hummingbird thing (and what is she throwing out of... a monkey? A sloth?) at 33:44.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    OMG. Ecuador's Hummingbird thing (and what is she throwing out of... a monkey? A sloth?) at 33:44.

    I'm sorry I'm not at the runway yet, Thailand is doing a damn stage show and I am here for it.

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Traditional Thai costume and headdresses plus a disco ball for no reason, HAS ANY COUNTRY EVERY UNDERSTOOD THIS PAGEANT SO WELL, I THINK NOT

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • PeasPeas Registered User regular
    edited December 2018
    If you want to see a very cringey costume from my country check out Singapore's at 1:28:46
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    Somebody kill me now



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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    @Brolo @Brainleech

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    I love this thing so much

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    OMG so much better camera angles than last year. I get to see the whole outfit, front to back!

    Miss Albania is the Albania flag as interpreted by the Scarlet Witch (comic book version of course)

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    USA is a big red rose but when I was saw it coming out from a distance I was terrified it was going to be a big red MAGA hat

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Aw shit they put Miss Angola in some sort of grass outfit this year. She also skipped up the catwalk instead of walking.

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    I can't remember if Angola is one of those that always gets some variation on "tribal bullshit" or not

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Argentina is supposed to be a flower, which I had to look up because it sounded like the announcer said "Sable." Actual flower name: Ceibo. It's your traditional showgirl outfit and therefore on the conservative side for this competition

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Of course if you're not here to be a showgirl, the other conservative choice is to show up as a bride, as did Armenia.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Aruba, showgirl, yawn. Though this is the first time I've seen hotpants under the showgirl costume instead of just a bikini, so innovation??

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Australia is the national flower for that nation, the Golden Wattle, which is the least attractive flower name I've ever heard of. National flowers is the theme this year I take it.

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    Cambiata on
    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited December 2018
    Oh cool. Japan's outfit at 1:00:36 is a samurai out... PSYCH! IT'S SAILOR MOON!

    https://youtu.be/S6NxMMLgHPc

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Laos at 1:05:00

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    Sand people always ride single file to hide their numbers...

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Oh shit here come the arts and crafts. Bahamas is gonna murder her costumer after this I feel sure. Or at least scream at him, "PINEAPPLES AREN'T TRANSPARENT YOU STUPID COW." This looks like some shit I built for Odyssey of the Mind in 8th grade.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    Oh cool. Japan's outfit at 1:00:36 is a samurai out... PSYCH! IT'S SAILOR MOON!

    https://youtu.be/S6NxMMLgHPc

    ARE YOU SHITTING ME I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS DAY

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Fuck Japan thats is awesome as hell

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Also, India carried a GODDAMN THRONE WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING?

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    Her dress is carrying ACTUAL FURNITURE ON STAGE.

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Oh god I can't watch this live

    Are the rhyming hosts back?

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    I unironically love Kenya's costume:
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    It's a fun and classy look that you don't normally see in fashion.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Barbados is a flying fish. I always appreciate when they dress up as some animal other than bird.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    Oh god I can't watch this live

    Are the rhyming hosts back?

    NO, thank God. This is much better staged than last year. The hosts are just describing the costumes meanings, first in English then in Thai.

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Belgium is national flag colors + feathers. GET ON JAPAN'S LEVEL, BELGIUM

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Ok yes, YES, Belize! If you're going to do feathers, at LEAST dress up as a vengeful Sun god ready to smite the audience. Feathers aren't enough anymore, there must also be unsettling masks and a cheerful sense of utter subjugation.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Bolivia is dressed as salt crystallization and I kind of dig it. I always prefer if they take something unexpected to make a dress out of.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited December 2018
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Ok yes, YES, Belize! If you're going to do feathers, at LEAST dress up as a vengeful Sun god ready to smite the audience. Feathers aren't enough anymore, there must also be unsettling masks and a cheerful sense of utter subjugation.

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    Yeah, see. Brazil gets it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFLJBnbxnC0

    Not just one mask, but TWO.

    Transformers... more than meets the eye!

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Still really can't do Brazil justice, because she's strutting down the catwalk in character as the sun goddess and chewing alllllll the scenery. Whereas Belize offered certain cheerful doom, the sun goddess appears to only want everyone to get a little drunk. ALSO HOLY SHIT HER WINGS FLAP GOOD SHOW BRAZIL YOU GOT ME MOTHERFUCKERS.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • QanamilQanamil x Registered User regular
    Oh yay, one of the best threads.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Shit British Virgin Islands, you're gonna follow up Brazil with a flag dress? Granted that was a hard act to follow at the best of times if you're not Japan, but come on.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    And Bulgaria is stuck with a completely un-bedazled regional costume, because that's the sort of thing that happens to Bulgaria

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Oh God, Cambodia dressed as a map image of Cambodia. "We, too, are a country that exists."

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    Cambiata on
    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator, Administrator admin
    Cambiata wrote: »
    Oh God, Cambodia dressed as a map image of Cambodia. "We, too, are a country that exists."
    She has the weight of the whole country riding on her shoulders.

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  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Huh. I was prepared to love Canada because they always bring the cray, but this one doesn't seem as unique as they usually get. It's a representation of the maple leaf, but they've managed to make it look like a slightly-abstract feather costume. Disappoint.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    edited December 2018
    Cayman Islands is the ocean, blah blah. Just looks like a pretty dress to me, which isn't good enough for this catwalk.

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    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • CambiataCambiata Commander Shepard The likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered User regular
    I really want to continue commenting as I watch this, but it's actually way past my bedtime (I work nights so am normally asleep at this hour), so I'll have to continue later tonight. Toodles.

    "excuse my French
    But fuck you — no, fuck y'all, that's as blunt as it gets"
    - Kendrick Lamar, "The Blacker the Berry"
  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    lets be honest, Canada peaked with the hockey costume a couple years ago

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Is there, like, an overarching theme that is calling on people doing their national bird or animal or tree or whatever?

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