1 Traditional metal braces are the most common type of braces. 2  These braces have a metal bracket with elastic (rubber band) ties holding the wire onto the metal brackets. 3  The second most common type of braces are self-ligating braces that do not require the need of elastic ties. 4  Instead, the wire goes through the bracket.
Clearance Lolita Fashion. What is Cosplay. Cosplay (kosupure), short for costume play, is a type of performance art whose participants outfit themselves, with often-elaborate costumes and accessories, as a specific character.
Therefore, this is what we can state with certainty: cosplay was not invented by the Japanese, it was not started in the last ten or twenty years, and there is nothing unique about wearing anime costumes at anime cons compared to all other geek-genre cons.