This year I decided to go with the Bride of Frankenstein. I absolutely adore this movie and it was time for a tribute! For this Bride of Frankenstein Costume I started with the hair. My hair is 3 feet long, I knew this was going to be a challenge. I took sections of hair no … Read more
This Joker Halloween costume was originally intended for a student film, however since Halloween was around the corner we decided, “why not use it for a Halloween costume as well!?” My friends and I were and still are such great fans of the late Heath Ledger’s performance as the “Joker” that it inspired us to … Read more
I wanted to be Poison Ivy but I couldn’t find a decent costume anywhere so I begun to shop like crazy with about a month or less left until Halloween. I walked into Wet Seal and went to their clearance rack and saw the perfect green dress that was only 6 or 7 bucks. (This … Read more
Here is my Homemade Two-Face from The Dark Knight Costume. The suit and make up were both created by me. The suit was purchased at Salvation Army, then I put hours work into it. I first took a knife to various pieces of the left side of the jacket, shirt, tie, and pants. After that … Read more
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
We’re a group of five German guys who’ve always liked to come up with costume-themes all five of us can form part of. Today we’d like to present our Homemade Batman Cast Group Costume. Obviously the Batman, Joker and Robin costumes were bought, simply because they’re well made and it wouldn’t have been that easy … Read more
I decided to be the Joker for Halloween this year. I’ve always been a fan of his creepy and weird ways. I didn’t want to do the usual pants and jacket joker costume because I wanted this to be the “girl” version. I set to work looking for clothing at the thrift store. Right away … Read more
Hollywood ain’t got nothing’ on me! Just kidding. I made this Homemade Poison Ivy Halloween Costume because I was sick of the LAME Poison Ivy costumes I’ve seen in the stores and on the web. She’s supposed to be wicked cool, sexy and mysterious. Not, and I repeat NOT just a chick wearing green with … Read more
I was initially inspired by costumes on this website. I have always wanted a Wonder Woman Halloween costume, but never found the right commercially available costume. As others have commented, this one took a long time! But it was worth it. I made the bustier and bottoms from a spandex blend, hand beaded gold PVC … Read more
This Homemade Green Lantern Costume is 100% hand made! My boyfriend and I worked on it for about 2 and a half weeks. First we went to Wal-mart and bought black spandex pants and a top. Then we went to Joann’s fabrics, and bought green spandex material and gray material. We also bought craft molding … Read more
I had bought two (yes 2!) old wedding dresses from the local thrift store. Because I didn’t realize how much weight I gained recently, I didn’t bother trying them on. On “party” day, I tried each dress on, neither fit. So my very clever sister took me to BigLots, bought a $5 white bed sheet … Read more
This Homemade Bride of Frankenstein Costume became the largest undertaking costume wise I’ve encountered, from my initial sketches to finished product it took 60+ hours. It’s also the thing I’m proudest of! I made everything, including the wig, the rest of the costume involves everything from working nuts and bolts (I was bolted into costume … Read more