Last year(2009) I decided to make my own costume for the first time. It took me forever but I finally decided on a Poison Ivy costume, who was my favorite character as a kid. It was super easy and cheap to make. I made the most of what I already had. For the top: I … Read more
My son wanted to be a ‘Bad Guy’ and Two Face from Batman seemed like a fun one to create! We found a kid size blue suit jacket from a thrift store, along with some gray dress pants. I took fabric paint and painted half the jacket and half the pants. I went for the … Read more
I made this homemade Joker costume for a friend’s birthday. It was pretty simple, I got together the clothing from various shops and used my brother’s waistcoat. I used white makeup to create the base and used eyeliner to create the eyes. For the scars I used molding prosthetics found at my local costume/joke shop … Read more
This is my Riddler costume. The Riddler is the lead vocalist in my husband’s band ‘The Villains’. It took some time to find the correct green to make the suit with. Then with the chosen pattern I was underway. There are 72 question marks in three different sizes on the lined jacket. A friend and … Read more
Jokeress (n.)(joe-kress) : 1. a destructive, intimidating, provocative riddler. (adj.)1: manipulative, premeditating, methodical and radical in nature
My homemade costume is based on the Harley Quinn Arkham Asylum costume. It took me 3 weeks to make and it has my own unique taste on some of the pieces. I loved dressing up as her and I had a Joker to be by my side. I used stretchy materials for my leg and … Read more
I started this Homemade Riddler Costume with a hunter green suit because I wanted to go with the understated, darker Riddler instead of the flashy one. I had the pants altered to my length and I took 2-3 inches that came off and saved them for the band around my bowler. I purchased a black … Read more
I thought of this homemade Joker costume on the day of Halloween, someone had the same costume as me and I was watching Batman the Dark Night just before I found out so I went out to town and got a couple of things together and here it is lol. I started off with the … Read more
My Joker costume. Like the previous Riddler costume added to the site, this Joker costume was made for a band member(my husband). When starting any new costume especially when I’m unfamiliar with the pattern I always cut a trial costume out in a cheap cotton fabric (calico in Australia). The suit is roughly put together … Read more
I spent the first couple of days scuffing, charring and applying shoe polish and charcoal powder to a cheap suit, tie and dress shirt. I singed the frayed pieces of the suit jacket with matches to give it a melted look. Once I was happy with the way the suit looked, I began working on … Read more
This year for Halloween I wanted to do something cool that I didn’t see very many people doing; so my roommate and I decided to be sexy superhero villains. Trying to figure out how I was going to make this Homemade Poison Ivy Halloween Costume Idea, I found an old white skirt and a corset. … Read more
I decided to create my own Homemade Poison Ivy Costume mainly because I couldn’t afford the expensive yet not so great costumes! I bought a white corset, white shorts, white fish nets, and white gloves. From there a lot of leaves and green paint and BaM!!! Lol all that was left was me in it … Read more