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The Best Denver Costumes of 2017

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By Westword Staff

Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1:29 p.m.

Danielle Lirette The Bloodiest Noses and Stranger Things at Denver Comic Con 2017 1/109

Jacqueline Collins The 1940s WWII Era Ball Was a Swinging Good Time 2/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 3/109

Danielle Lirette The Fabulous Cosplayers of Animeland Wasabi 2017 4/109

Danielle Lirette The Best Costumes of Nan Desu Kan 2017 5/109

Danielle Lirette Anomalycon: Where Alternate History and Steampunk Buffs Play Dress Up 6/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 7/109

Westword Staff The Freakiest Fashion at Colorfest 8/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 9/109

Jacqueline Collins May the Force Be With Us: Star Wars Night at Coors Field 10/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 11/109

Danielle Lirette StarFest Celebrates Its Fortieth Anniversary in Denver 12/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 13/109

Danielle Lirette Best Dressed Geeks at Steampunk at the Station at the Colorado Railroad Museum 14/109

Miles Chrisinger All the Colors of the Rainbow Turned Out for PrideFest Day One 15/109

Brandon Marshall Axes, Flannel and Log Tossing at the Ultimate Lumberjack Games 16/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 17/109

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Jacqueline Collins The 1940s WWII Era Ball Was a Swinging Good Time 19/109

Miles Chrisinger All the Colors of the Rainbow Turned Out for PrideFest Day One 20/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 21/109

Jacqueline Collins NSFW: SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Takes Denver's Breath Away 22/109

Danielle Lirette The Fabulous Cosplayers of Animeland Wasabi 2017 23/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 24/109

Jacqueline Collins NSFW: SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque Takes Denver's Breath Away 25/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 26/109

Brandon Marshall Getting Into the Swing of Things at the 1940s White Christmas Ball 27/109

Ken Hamblin NSFW: David Bowie Birthday Burlesque at Ophelia's Sunday Peepshow 28/109

Danielle Lirette The Best Costumes of Nan Desu Kan 2017 29/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 30/109

Ken Hamblin NSFW: Carnivale de Sensuale's Spring Equinox Party Was So Hot, Winter Melted.http://www.westword.com/slideshow/nsfw-carnivale-de-sensuales-spring-equinox-party-was-so-hot-winter-melted-8915086 31/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 32/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 34/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 35/109

Jacqueline Collins The 1940s WWII Era Ball Was a Swinging Good Time 36/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 37/109

Aaron Thackeray A Bounty of Body Art at the Tattoo Masquerade 38/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 39/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 40/109

Jacqueline Collins The 1940s WWII Era Ball Was a Swinging Good Time 41/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 42/109

Ken Hamblin NSFW: Carnivale de Sensuale's Spring Equinox Party Was So Hot, Winter Melted 43/109

Miles Chrisinger Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival Comes Back to Life in Nederland 44/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 45/109

Brandon Marshall Itchy-O Celebrates Star Wars at May the Sith Be With You 46/109

Danielle Lirette The Bloodiest Noses and Stranger Things at Denver Comic Con 2017 47/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 48/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 49/109

Danielle Lirette StarFest Celebrates Its Fortieth Anniversary in Denver 50/109

Danielle Lirette The Fabulous Cosplayers of Animeland Wasabi 2017 51/109

Danielle Lirette StarFest Celebrates Its Fortieth Anniversary in Denver 52/109

Danielle Lirette Best Dressed Geeks at Steampunk at the Station at the Colorado Railroad Museum 53/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 54/109

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Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 56/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 57/109

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Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 60/109

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Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 64/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 65/109

Anthony Camera MileHiCon 49 Beams Into the Hyatt Regency Tech Center 66/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 67/109

Nicole Daniels 16th Street Mall Gets Even Creepier During the Zombie Flesh Mob 68/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 69/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 70/109

Jacqueline Collins The 1940s WWII Era Ball Was a Swinging Good Time 71/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 72/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 73/109

Ken Hamblin Addams Family Burlesque Ball Haunts the Clocktower on Halloween 74/109

Danielle Lirette The Bloodiest Noses and Stranger Things at Denver Comic Con 2017 75/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 76/109

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Aaron Thackeray Sexy, Scary or Dopey? Costumes at Halloween in July at Bar Standard 78/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 79/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 80/109

Brandon Marshall Itchy-O Celebrates Star Wars at May the Sith Be With You 81/109

Anthony Camera MileHiCon 49 Beams Into the Hyatt Regency Tech Center 82/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 83/109

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Ken Hamblin Addams Family Burlesque Ball Haunts the Clocktower on Halloween 86/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 87/109

Danielle Lirette Fans Celebrate Twenty Years of Harry Potter at Denver Comic Con 88/109

Nicole Daniels 16th Street Mall Gets Even Creepier During the Zombie Flesh Mob 89/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 90/109

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Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 92/109

Brandon Marshall Getting Into the Swing of Things at the 1940s White Christmas Ball 93/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 94/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 95/109

Nicole Daniels 16th Street Mall Gets Even Creepier During the Zombie Flesh Mob 96/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 97/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 98/109

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Danielle Lirette The Best Costumes of Nan Desu Kan 2017 100/109

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Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 103/109

Miles Chrisinger The Undead Rise Again on the 16th Street Mall 104/109

Danielle Lirette Best Dressed Geeks at Steampunk at the Station at the Colorado Railroad Museum 105/109

Aaron Thackeray More Out-of-This-World Costumes at Denver Comic Con 2017 106/109

Danielle Lirette The Costumes and Characters of Denver Comic Con 107/109

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Danielle Lirette The Bloodiest Noses and Stranger Things at Denver Comic Con 2017 109/109

The Best Denver Costumes of 2017

Is Denver the best-dressed city in the U.S.? No? Well, you could have fooled us. Between 1940s balls, Denver Comic Con, Pride, May the Sith and more, we've seen a bevy of eye-catching and industriously tailored costumes in 2017. Here are some of our favorites.

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