Coolest Homemade X-Men Costumes
by Amber
(Albany, NY USA)
I was Rogue and my friends Brooke and DJ were the Dark Phoenix and Storm from the X-men cartoon series.
My friends and I are huge dorks and as an x-men enthusiast I convinced them to join in on the fun for our company Halloween party. They were a HUGE hit everywhere we went - the best homemade costumes by far, we put the rented costumes to shame.
Brooke and I ordered our unitards from a dance company out of California and the rest was completely our own doing from components bought from Joann Fabrics, ebay, and consignment shops. (My unitard was originally white and I had to spray dye it myself). I used my own knee-high boots and sewed yellow spandex around them and I collected the green headband, yellow gloves, white hair color for my bangs, and cropped "Rogue" jacket over the course of a few months.
I am pretty proud of how creative we were! They were SO much fun to do and I feel like a superhero every time I wear my Rogue costume. I still get asked to wear it to various costume parties. I might even take it to the next comicon to come to my area!
