This Hawlucha from Pokemon costume has to be one of the favourites that I have made. It was a delight to create. It is made from red, white, yellow and green faux fur and it really did stand out from the crowd when I wore it to the London MCM Comic Con. I decided to … Read more
Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host, your… ghost host. I just love that classic unmistakable phrase from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. My family just loves Disneyland and I LOVE the Haunted Mansion! I started in June 2013 to make my boys costume tribute to the spooktacular ride by transforming them into … Read more
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
Material I used for this Donkey Kong Costume: Short hair brown fabric purchased EVA rubber different colors cyanoacrylate glue plastic egg cups for the eyes velcro foam A chest cushion other felt fabric a can of black paint black pen EVA rubber is glued with cyanoacrylate and the fabric is sewn by hand. I didn’t … Read more
The characters from MGM’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz always captivated me, and one of my many childhood dreams–along with being a ballerina–was to be Glinda the Good Witch from Oz. Although I excelled at dance class, it soon became apparent that there were very few successful 5’9” ballerinas, so my next thought was … Read more
The out-of-your-mind, scary, gravity-challenging bone dress This project was a very learning experience as a lot of other new materials were used such as latex (for molds etc), expanding foam (2 components and normal version) worbla and paper maché. The rest was fabric, wood (mainly mdf), different types of glue, wire, craft foam, paper, clay, … Read more
I decided I loved Elphaba’s dress in the Broadway production of “Wicked.” I started collecting pictures and thought, “Meh – I can totally do that.” We made a duct-tape dress form of myself, which was thoroughly entertaining, and went from there. Each color of fabric had to be cut into strips, sewn together, rooled hem … Read more
One of my favorite films as a child was MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, and I remember dressing up in my mom’s cocktail gowns and twirling around the house pretending to be Glinda. The film continued to be a favorite throughout my life and it prompted me to design a Glinda costume for Halloween one … Read more
A few years ago, coworker Ken and I wanted to attend a gigantic Halloween party in Syracuse, NY, dressed as mythological characters. He had spent a great deal of time working out in the gym and wanted to show off his new physique and I wanted to portray an elegant and feminine character. Hence, the … Read more
Back in June 2012 , I attended the Joliet Illinois Public Library’s 3rd annual “Star Wars Day.” Part of the fun that day was a charity raffle drawing for a Tusken Raider head display, with proceeds going to purchase toy gifts for some local sick children. Earlier that day, I had ran into a friend … Read more
I named my title after KISS’ 3rd album which spawned their most known song, “Rock and Roll All Night.” The entire costume is not the most complex of the four (that honor goes to Gene Simmons), but it is involved none the less. The costume in full a consists of a sequined vest and tuxedo … Read more
As Halloween approached I was feeling very uninspired about what costume I was going to be for my baseball team’s annual Halloween party. I had a couple lack luster ideas floating around my head, but nothing that got me excited. Since time was short I had basically resigned myself to just doing something from the … Read more