Today is not only Friday, it’s the release date of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s a momentous occasion in geek history. And since it is a Friday, it’s also Cosplay Friday. If you need to scratch a Star Wars itch, there’s a BB-8 in the below gallery that is the cutest. Though I’m quite obsessed with the BB-8 and pondering whether I could make something similar in my size, I’m simply taken with this Effie Trinket cosplay:

Effie Trinket (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1) | Source: Fernanda Andrade, photo by Lucas Marinho

When people dress as The Hunger Games characters, they usually opt for the monarch butterfly dress or one of Effie’s more colorful ensembles. I mean, most of her ensembles are colorful. This cosplayer focused on Effie’s more drab but still fabulous attire in Mockingjay – Part 1. It’s one of my favorite designs for the character because it speaks to her spirit and also her need to accessorize.

Stop by the rest of the gallery below to see a Vegeta from Dragon Ball (it’s only a cosplay test, but it’s so spot on), Xena and Gabrielle, Dr. Facilier, a cute BB-8, and more.

Do you cosplay or take photos of cosplay? Share your work with me so I can include it in a future edition of Cosplay Friday. Leave links to photos in the comments below, get pictures to me on Twitter, or tag/mention me on Instagram. Feel free to include a link to your cosplay or photography pages, and remember that the higher-res the submissions, the better.