OK - Here's a couple of historical gems (posted with permission):
First up, we have (to my knowledge) the first furry costume worn at a furry convention:
That is Hilda the Bambioid as performed by Robert Hill at CF0 in 1989.
(Bambioid characters were originally created by Jerry Collins.)
Robert Hill also performed furry characters at Comic Con in '87 and '88.
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Previous to this, we have a costume that won first place at a Colorado Springs SF convention in 1982:
The character is named Brett Tarci and he was a starfighter piloting fox - Yes - this was essentially "Starfox" before "Starfox" existed. The original costume was a fox in a spacesuit, but the spacesuit was lost or destroyed before this photo was taken.
Brett Tarci was constructed and worn by Grant Hiestand, aka the Georgia Belle, who is still active in Furry costuming today.
OK - Here's a couple of historical gems (posted with permission):
First up, we have (to my knowledge) the first furry costume worn at a furry convention:
That is Hilda the Bambioid as performed by Robert Hill at CF0 in 1989.
(Bambioid characters were originally created by Jerry Collins.)
Robert Hill also performed furry characters at Comic Con in '87 and '88.
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Previous to this, we have a costume that won first place at a Colorado Springs SF convention in 1982:
The character is named Brett Tarci and he was a starfighter piloting fox - Yes - this was essentially "Starfox" before "Starfox" existed. The original costume was a fox in a spacesuit, but the spacesuit was lost or destroyed before this photo was taken.
Brett Tarci was constructed and worn by Grant Hiestand, aka the Georgia Belle, who is still active in Furry costuming today.