This is a Superman Costume I made from athletic spandex. I purchased a blue warm-up shirt and pants from a sports store and had a Superman “S” (printed online) embroidered onto the shirt. The Underwear is just a normal pair of mens’ underwear, turned inside out to hide the seams a little better. The boots … Read more
Here is my head-to-toe rundown of how I made my *NO SEW Wonder Woman costume. (*no machine sewing, but some hand stitching. The hand stitching could easily be replaced by using Liquid Stitch.) The Hair: I hummed and hawed about buying the wig, but it definitely adds to the look of the costume, especially since … Read more
I wore this Riddler costume last Halloween – my band was performing a show at a Six Flags and we were encouraged to dress in costume. This costume ended up being a bit pricey in the end, but I think it was well worth the trouble. Purchased the jacket on eBay for about $40. Got … Read more
Last Halloween, I was really excited to do this costume, because I always pick a theme for every year. This year’s theme was [“Male Characters as Females.”], one I had chosen to do was [The Joker], so I had to find a way to transform it to look female. I drew it out, then went … Read more
Here is a costume for Halloween that found inspiration in the Joker character form Batman. We did dark eyes and lips as Heath Ledger, and dark shades over eyes and on the cheeks. I have to point out that we did it at home, and I didn’t have professional make up. Because of the phone camera … Read more
Jim Carrey was my hero in the Mask. I wanted to pay homage to that film this year, which is why I started out with a white Ghoul ‘s mask from a Halloween store. I cut the mouth part out so my lips could be exposed, which I would later coat in black lipstick. The … 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
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
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
My girlfriend decided to be the joker for Halloween. We usually do couples costumes so I thought I would make a Two Face costume. I went to thrift stores and bought a grey jacket, a white button down, and a tie to match Harvey Dent’s clothing in the Dark Knight. I used a pair of … Read more