I grew up loving the Batman series and always had a vision of my own Batman. People laughed at me first when I mentioned the project but when they saw the final thing all they had to say was LOOK OUT IT’S BATMAN! Well, I wanted to have armor pieces so I purchased a football … Read more
So here it is… The Joker. For starters, I look nothing like him, other then having a narrow face. I am in the Canadian military, so no long hair for this guy. Also, did this all by myself, no woman or someone else knowledgeable with makeup helped me out. I got an amazing reception for … Read more
I thoroughly enjoyed coming up with the design to complete this Mystique costume. I decided to scrap the body paint idea (it’s cold outside) and just use a unitard instead. I chose to use sequinned material to add the scales effect. I cut and attached this while wearing the unitard which probably sounds just as hard … Read more
I have wanted to be Wonder Woman since I was a little girl, finally I decided it was time but I did not like any of the cheesy costumes sold at costume shops so I set out to make my own. I pulled photos off the internet for inspiration and went to the fabric store … Read more
I’m 27 years old and have wanted to be a Ninja Turtle for Halloween for the past couple of years. I never went through with it because I don’t like any of the adult Ninja Ture costumes because they’re too expensive, slutty, which is absolutely ridiculous for a Ninja Turtle, or the shell isn’t big … Read more
My boyfriend Josh hosted a Halloween party this year and wanted to go for the Boris Karloff version of the Monster (I went as Betty Boop but I don’t think my costume came out nearly as well as his). He bought a tight jacket, old dark pants and chunky black boots from Goodwill. He used … Read more
I spent a total of $16 and 3 hours creating my costume. I “borrowed” the idea from an image I found on Pinterest. I used my green skirt from the previous year’s Girl Scouts costume (also homemade) and scoured thrift stores for a tee of the same or similar shade. The black shirt also came … Read more
Took an old robe and cut off the hood and added gold trim on the lining. Then went and had a hood made up for it with the same trim as the robe. I then went to the DIY store and bought a role off black plastic and cut out the front of the costumes. … Read more
I wanted to make a realistic Hawkgirl costume but had no idea where to start, so I looked at tons of photos of her to see what direction I needed to go in. One thing stood out-big wings! That’s the first thing I started on. The Wings I decided PVC was going to be the … Read more
This year our girls wanted to be superheroes… with a girly twist. We had seen this on Pinterest and set out to work. I made tutus for each of the girls, cut out the shirt logos of felt and used fabric glue to attach to their shirts. We added some leggings, sparkly boots, eye masks … Read more
I decided that I would go as the Bride of Frankenstein for Halloween this year. I am getting married in a few weeks, so it seemed fitting. I started by buying 3 yards of muslin fabric and 3 yards of the mesh fabric. I folded these in half and sewed a seam along the edges, … Read more
I introduce myself. My name is Federica Marchini, a small provincial and simple at the same time smiling and bubbly girl of twenty-six, just celebrated, made yesterday, “November 6, 2013,” totally Mediterranean! My dress taken from Cartoon Movies and Film Wonder Woman is entirely idealized, made, sewn and packaged by myself and the wonderful hands … Read more