The Everyman Guide to Comic Conventions: The Proper Attire

I touched on this in another post but it bears expanding. Listen to me and you just might survive the con without being in pain or completely sick

• Wear something comfortable that breathes. Cotton is your best bet. Unless you are a member of the 501st Stormtroopers brigade or a very hot woman, dressing as a character from a comic or movie is dicey at best. Very few people look good in spandex anything and black leather chafes horrible after a few hours. You don't want to be the guy that makes the next issue of Wizard because of how ridiculous they looked in their outfit. You may have to quit comics all together to live that down.
• If you get easily cold, bring a small jacket or a sweater. The air conditioning in some of the panel rooms can be a little frigid.
  
• Wear comfortable shoes. If you don't know why, ask any adult woman you know. I'm sure they can do a 1/2 hour on the subject at least.
• Comic and movie tees are fine but it may not be your best choice to wear your bootleg Superman shirt in front of the folks at DC. They can get very picky about copyright. They are wacky like that. But don't overdo it either. It is kind of like wearing a shirt for the actual college you went to...you can do it but it is kind of lame.
• Bring a bag that you can sling across your chest or a good backpack. You will need a place for all your acquisitions and you can't carry everything in your hands for the whole con. Empty it in your hotel room and start fresh the next day. And as I said earlier, don't be that guy who drags the handcart full of stuff through the con, blocking aisles and running into people. We hate that guy.

Next time: What to carry in your swag bag other than swag.