This is my version of Poison Ivy, the positively Divine Batman villains (see what I did there?). My friends and I decided to dress up as heroes and villains – more specifically DC and Marvel characters – for our very last day of school ever, and I chose Poison Ivy as I have always wanted … Read more
I’ve wanted to make a Poison Ivy costume now for several years, but never ended up going through with it. Until recently my boyfriend and his friends informed me they throw an annual themed Presidents’ Day Bar Crawl. The perfect excuse to a) wander around town with a huge group of friends while imbibing multiple … Read more
My son wanted to dress up as the Joker for Halloween last year. After looking at a couple of store bought costumes, I realized it would look better to make it homemade. We looked at various thrift stores but couldn’t find anything. So, I decided I would just sew him a Dark Knight Joker costume. … Read more
My son (5 years old) dreamed of being Batman for Halloween. He also dreamed of having Robin as his sidekick, but when older sister backed out – it was left to dear old dad to save the day. With little time (5 days) and a little budget, around $20, we compiled this amazing, if I … 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
To make the Joker Halloween costume (the Jack Nicholson version)I had to find a light coloured jacket to fit a 7 year old as I do not sew. This was no easy task as I did not want to spend a lot of money. I searched everywhere and finally found one in a charity shop. … Read more
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