I absolutely love Rocky IV, and I really wanted to be Ivan Drago (aka Dolph Lundgren). I loved it so much that I died my black hair blonde. I don’t expect people to follow suit, because I went through two months of torture betting my black hair back.
Other than the hair, for this Homemade Ivan Drago from Rocky Costume I bought a Soviet Union flag online for about $35, and red/yellow basketball shorts for about $20. I used double-sided tape to keep the flag stuck to my shoulder. I strongly recommend this so that you don’t have to deal with the flag all night.
I also wanted to be able to use my hands during the night out, so I decided not to use boxing gloves. My friend randomly knew how to tape hands for boxers so that was the finishing touch. I just wore sneakers and long athletic socks, but boots could be a great addition.
It was a HUGE hit.
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Dude you look awesome, I’m a big fan and this really warms my heart to see equal love for this movie XD I hope you do this again next year cause you look sooooo good hahahaha message me if you wanna talk about Rocky or any other of my many hobbies such as fishing, boating, arm wrestles, and model trains.
Hair looked good, but yeah dying it sucks.
What did you use for footwear? Boots or shoes? I’m struggling with some ideas with Ivan Drago because boots are expensive to buy.