Let me first say that I am in no way a seamstress, and am not very skilled at sewing. But I know my way around a machine and do well enough to put together costumes for myself. I sewed this Harley Quinn costume completely from scratch using this Kwik Sew pattern – A. I just … Read more
This is my entirely homemade 2009 Dark Knight Batman costume. The main materials used in the making of this costume are paper, fiberglass and aluminum. The cowl is a paper base that is siliconed together with several layers of fiberglass resin to make the cowl hard. It is finished with bondo and a latex flat … Read more
I was the Joker last year for Halloween 08 but I did it my own way but this year I really wanted to go for a screen accurate take on the Joker Costume. I think I got what I was looking for. The whole process began around the end of August. I was going to … Read more
I made this homemade Batman costume suit for a party I went to. I’ve got another photo somewhere with me and mr.T, I’ll see if I can find it. For now I’ll upload the photo that was taken in front of the club. The suit kinda lacks a proper belt, but keep in mind that … 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
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 brother, who is the one dressed as Batman, is a huge Batman and Robin fan. He had read in wizard magazine about a contest for homemade costumes and he wanted to enter it. First it started as him and my son Blake, as Robin, then be talked me into being Wonder Woman. We thought … Read more
For a production I do, in order to get everyone excited some of us were asked to come dressed as superheroes. After looking on this very website for inspiration I decided on a Handmade Wonder Woman Costume. To make it I simply went out and bought a target red corset and high waisted blue underwear … Read more
Here on this Frankie and Freak Costume you can see i slapped on one of those latex prostetics for my face and painted it green. Then I cut up some black patent leather fabric and some shorts. As for Frankie’s freak, she bought an outfit and we made some minor adjustments like the iron on … Read more
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