As reported earlier, PopCult Anime Con is so sorry to announce that cosplay guest Mink the Satyr will not be able to attend PopCult Anime Con 2022 due to exposure to Covid-19. You can send Mink your love and well wishes on Instagram or Facebook!

In turn, we would like to introduce Katie Paterwic of Redfield Design and Cole “Ace” Waller of Gilded Stitch, who will be joining this year’s panel of Masquerade judges!

Connecticut seamstress, fashion designer, and cosplayer Katie Paterwic owns and operates Redfield Design. Katie’s beginnings stem from the Steampunk industry, previously specializing in Goth, Lolita, and Dieselpunk fashion. Her passions have since evolved into the Cosplay realm, where she now holds multiple Master-Class titles from major cons in New England and beyond, most recently placing Best Interpretation of a Character (Master’s Division) at Boston’s Arisia 2018. In her day job, Paterwic teaches high schoolers what it takes to be a professional seamstress and ins and outs of technical theater. She encourages everyone to be creative and think outside the box.
Follow Redfield Design: WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM

Cole Waller (known to friends as Ace) graduated with honors from the Maine College of Art with a Bachelors in Fine Arts. They have been sewing for more then a decade and recently won Best in Show at PortConMaine! As a designer, they specialize in creating costumes with textiles and techniques unique to their artistic vision and advanced skill level. They have also dedicated much time to mentoring fellow cosplayers and share pro tips on their Patreon. Ace is deeply inspired by the novel ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ by Diana Wynne Jones, and like the character Sophie who breathes life into objects, likes to think of their work as transforming raw fabric and materials into magical costume pieces.
Follow Gilded Stitch: WEBSITE / PATREON / INSTAGRAM