We’re a group of five German guys who’ve always liked to come up with costume-themes all five of us can form part of. Today we’d like to present our Homemade Batman Cast Group Costume. Obviously the Batman, Joker and Robin costumes were bought, simply because they’re well made and it wouldn’t have been that easy … Read more
I decided to be the Joker for Halloween this year. I’ve always been a fan of his creepy and weird ways. I didn’t want to do the usual pants and jacket joker costume because I wanted this to be the “girl” version. I set to work looking for clothing at the thrift store. Right away … Read more
Hollywood ain’t got nothing’ on me! Just kidding. I made this Homemade Poison Ivy Halloween Costume because I was sick of the LAME Poison Ivy costumes I’ve seen in the stores and on the web. She’s supposed to be wicked cool, sexy and mysterious. Not, and I repeat NOT just a chick wearing green with … Read more
I have always loved The Riddler from the Batman comics. I did him once before in ’95 but it was a store-bought Batman Forever costume-not that great. This is a version of his outfit seen in the comics from time to time and I have also seen this on online Halloween costumes. He has a … Read more
My boys love playing Lego Batman on the wii and on their DS. So this year they asked me if I could make Lego Penguin and Lego Riddler couple DIY costumes… YIKES!! I have never made a costume before, so much easier to buy it..lol. But even though these took me several weeks to finish … Read more
I currently am a Substitute Teacher in the Huntington Union Free School District. Teaching is a great profession and I was notified that I would be teaching on October 31st, 2008. Every year the staff at the school where I work dress up as his/her favorite theme or character that he/she adores. This year, I … Read more
Some acquaintances of mine held a party to raise money for a charity. They decided upon a superhero theme, since “we are all superheroes, donating to help others out.” Whatever the excuse to dress up and drink is, I tend to show up. However, last minute, some of my close friends backed out of going. … Read more
This is a Homemade Harvey Dent Two Face Halloween Costume that I made for Halloween 2008. It consists of 2 different pin stripe suits that I sewed and tailored myself. In all it had taken me 2 to 3 months to construct. The hardest part for this was finding the actual suits at local Thrift … Read more
I’ve been making homemade Batman costumes for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid I was forever messing up my mother’s washing machine with Rit Dye to see just how perfect I could get a bed sheet to look like a cape. Well, they say that practice makes perfect and I … Read more
After watching the Dark Knight in the Summer of 2008 I knew exactly what I wanted to be, The Joker. What I did first for this Homemade Joker Costume was buy the trench coat. Luckily I found it at Hot Topic. It was about $60. Then I bought red, white, and black makeup at party … Read more
This was my wives wedding dress. Was converted into a Homemade Poison Ivy Costume. All material is handmade based off the Batman forever ensemble. The material for the mini-dress was originally her wedding dress. I hope the viewers appreciate her attention to detail as much as I do.
This was my rendition of a Poison Ivy Costume Design. The body suit, sleeves and skirt are made from a shimmer green, stretchy fabric, which was hand-sewn into a leotard shape. I used a second piece of the same fabric to create a skirt over the leotard, which was pinned together using safety pins. I … Read more