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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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.
She's not McGonagall all of you young people! ;) She's a perfect Granny Weatherwax! :)
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!
Wow - I love seeing people take their efforts to a consistently high level! So interesting!
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.
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.
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.
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!
58 OLD GRANDMA? Wow, who wrote that article? A kid? How anyone can be old at the age of 58.
This is glorious. She's so talented and skilled. The costumes and the background as well her physical expression have been such a delight to watch. I love this so much.
She is AMAZING!!!!. So talented and beautiful. She should work with Tim Burton. That would be epic.
These are so beautiful and amazing! I also love how, although she isn't smiling in most of them - she's doing like a cool "regal dramatic" gaze instead - you can still tell how much fun she's having!
erm this lady is only a few years older than me and her described as 'grandma' and my god she has got inspiration from cosplay youngins is both patronising and unnecessary!! She isn't over 100!!
She looks amazing in all of the pictures. I applaud her and would love to see more like this.
BP what does her being a grandmother have to do with anything? And 58 is not old.
She reminds me of Mary steenburg. The mom on step brothers. I love how she looks in every picture!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
58 OLD GRANDMA? Wow, who wrote that article? A kid? How anyone can be old at the age of 58.
This is glorious. She's so talented and skilled. The costumes and the background as well her physical expression have been such a delight to watch. I love this so much.
She is AMAZING!!!!. So talented and beautiful. She should work with Tim Burton. That would be epic.
These are so beautiful and amazing! I also love how, although she isn't smiling in most of them - she's doing like a cool "regal dramatic" gaze instead - you can still tell how much fun she's having!
erm this lady is only a few years older than me and her described as 'grandma' and my god she has got inspiration from cosplay youngins is both patronising and unnecessary!! She isn't over 100!!
She looks amazing in all of the pictures. I applaud her and would love to see more like this.
BP what does her being a grandmother have to do with anything? And 58 is not old.
She reminds me of Mary steenburg. The mom on step brothers. I love how she looks in every picture!!