I got my idea for Mystique because she is one of my favorite X-Men characters. I researched online and found a few techniques that I combined to come up with this Homemade Mystique Costume. First, I pulled up images of Mystique from the internet and had them printed. After that, I put on my yellow … Read more
Well I love Wolverine (who doesn’t), I don’t really have the body to be him so I thought to my self if he was old and retired I could play him. Well this homemade retired Wolverine costume is what I came up with. I grew my hair and beard out so I wouldn’t have to … Read more
I made this Mystique from X-Men Halloween costume 2 years ago. I put it twice and I won twice! First place $250 one year. Last year i went to an other bar(!!!) won second place $300. That’s a paying costume! It’s worth the time, the effort and the cash. I spent $140 for the contact … Read more
Well, the idea of dressing up like the Marvel Comic book hero named “Gambit” on Halloween of 2010 came about after watching the Wolverine Origins movie in which he made appearances. Gambit, who’s real name is Remy LeBeau has been a very cool comic book character for decades and I thought it would be fun … Read more
This Mystique from X Men Costume was done with blue body paint, a sponge, a scale stencil and black body paint. I wore an American Apparel tube bra and some blue cotton underwear and literally sponge-painted my entire body blue, and then powdered it with some shimmery teal powder. All products are from sillyfarm.com, and … Read more
After moving to Canada from Australia last year I never realized how many people get into Halloween here. Wanting to get into the spirit of things, I decided on a costume/character that I could easily construct, remain unique and something that people could easily identify. I couldn’t go past the fact that Logan (Wolverine) in … Read more
This year I went in a Homemade Mystique Costume. I started off by purchasing a blue unitard from an online discount dance supply store. After making sure it fits nicely – after all I was going for a bare skin look – I proceeded to paint it. I used watercolor (the kind that comes in … Read more
For the comic convention our daughter wanted to dress in a Kitty Pride (Sprite) Costume. It is the one she wore when she first became a member of the X-Men and “designed” her own costume. I bought the sparkly gold unitard, stripped leg warmers and the bright green shorts on E-Bay. The red shirt is … Read more
My son didn’t want the regular cartoon Wolverine costume, he wanted the Hugh Jackman “logan” look. We grew the hair out for about 3 months prior to Halloween so we could spike and blow dry it up. We also colored it black for the special look. Makeup was used for the beard and fake wounds … Read more
I made my Homemade Mystique Costume from blue liquid non stretch fabric, over layed it with lace, and encrusted it with paints and glitters, made my mask same way. I felt very transformed all night! In order to add the lace and layers of paint, I had to stuff the costume with towels and set … Read more
I created this Rogue from the Xmen Costume almost entirely from scratch. I purchased a sewing machine just for the occasion and the 2 colors of spandex at a local fabric store in Boston. I made the body suit, added a zipper at the back so that I could get in and out of the … Read more
When my little boy asked to be Cyclops from the X-men cartoon show this summer I was excited and went out right away and got all the fabric to make this Homemade Cyclops from X-Men Costume. Most dads let Mom make the costume but I was going to make this one right. As you can … Read more