Cosplay is their job

Cosplayers Reg and Vanessa have turned their hobby into a full-time job, in which they earn up to $4,000 a month

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A petite woman is dressing up inside a bedroom in a HDB flat, getting ready for work.

She puts on contact lens, dabs pink blush on her cheekbones and sticks on false eyelashes before putting on a black dress.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 01, 2019, with the headline Cosplay is their job. Subscribe