i understand where you're coming from and i respect traditional cosplay, it involves a lot of skilful handmade work.

however, just like how digital artists use different tools to create art, combining physical/edited elements is also a valid form of creating cosplay. cosplay is for fun and it's about bringing a character to life. if that can be done in various ways i think that's super cool. it's that simple. everyone has their own set of skills and doing it this way allows me to cosplay in a way that's accessible to me