Kevin, I totally agree. The Captain's suit made perfect sense to me as I went to both Interaction and LACon4.
As for the costume thing, I was rather surprised by this in LA worldcon. I haven't been to any others, but have been to European conventions. There seems to be a definite difference between what people consider intersting at the Masquerades. At Worldcon it's more reproductions of something known. At European Conventions it can be just about anything, but generally the more flair you give it, the more people will like it. Just plain (really good reproductions) are less impressive, although it can depend a lot on what you do with it - your act as it were.
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As for the costume thing, I was rather surprised by this in LA worldcon. I haven't been to any others, but have been to European conventions. There seems to be a definite difference between what people consider intersting at the Masquerades. At Worldcon it's more reproductions of something known. At European Conventions it can be just about anything, but generally the more flair you give it, the more people will like it. Just plain (really good reproductions) are less impressive, although it can depend a lot on what you do with it - your act as it were.