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
My three year old wanted to be Batman and have his twin brothers who were eight months old to be “the bad guys”. The Batman costume was basically his batman mask (which he uses year round), black sweats black, shirt and black cape. The “Riddler” costume was made by purchasing a white fleece one-piece romper. … Read more
Our seven year old son loves Lego and wanted to be the Lego Joker this year for Halloween. At first my wife and I thought this would be an impossible costume to pull off, but after some internet research we soon discovered it would not be as hard as what we originally thought. For this … Read more
Michelle Pfeiffer may have had more fun playing Catwoman in the 1992 productions of Batman Returns. But, I made Catwoman a piece of ART! I spent 2 days of with lots of spandex and white twine to pull this off. I used thin cardboard to make the structure for the mask. This is one solid … Read more
This Dark Knight Joker Costume was done both by my boyfriend and me. I took care of his hair and make-up and helped put the costume together. It was actually done for a movie character theme party we threw at our apartment, and it was a huge hit. He already owned the grey dress shirt … Read more
Every year my son (who is now seven) has requested costumes for our entire family and I have made them. This year he wanted to be Robin the boy wonder. He assigned his father the role of Batman, his uncle the role of The Penguin, his baby brother was cast as the penguin’s animal sidekick … Read more