The autism angle can't be overstated, but any event that involves dressing up is going to attract people with a crossdressing fetish. An ornate dress feeds into it way more than wearing what women actually wear on a daily basis (sweatpants and stolen t-shirts).
See also: anime/comic cons, Halloween, any kind of formal party.
It used to be done as a joke, though. You'd have a fat, ugly dude show up dressed like Faye Valentine or something, everyone would have a good laugh, then he'd change back into men's clothes and go home. Now you have gaggles of faggots taking it seriously and expecting everyone else to take them seriously.
The autism angle can't be overstated, but any event that involves dressing up is going to attract people with a crossdressing fetish. An ornate dress feeds into it way more than wearing what women actually wear on a daily basis (sweatpants and stolen t-shirts).
See also: anime/comic cons, Halloween, any kind of formal party.
It used to be done as a joke, though. You'd have a fat, ugly dude show up dressed like Faye Valentine or something, everyone would have a good laugh, then he'd change back into men's clothes and go home. Now you have gaggles of faggots taking it seriously and expecting everyone else to take them seriously.
Especially an event famous for men wearing "skirts" (kilts) which gives a real plausible deniability angle for those on the edge.