I was inspired by this costume because my wife bought me a silver two face coin for my birthday in October. I liked the coin so much I had the idea of building a costume around it in the following months. Long story short, I bought a suite at a thrift store and got a … Read more
I created Batman by purchasing boys compression pants and shirt, then I simply cut out the Batman emblem and added it to the shirt. I then purchased girls seamless panties and blue rainboots for boys. I also purchased the Batman mask and the utility belt. I then found a sewing pattern that matched Batman’s cape … Read more
Helping to keep Batgirl safe during her patrols is a busy job. She likes us to stay discreet. She wouldn’t want any of the villains of Saint John to know we have to steady her as she traverses the rooftops. This friends was my first sewing project ever. I learned my lesson last year – … Read more
Here’s how I made this Bane costume: Materials: Brown shirt Black military pants Waist harness Mask materials (read below) Vest (read below) MASK: To make the Bane mask to look accurate but not Cosplay quality, I started with an old 3M respirator mask that I had and cleaned and disassembled it to leave only the … Read more
On October 25th, 2014, I was transformed into Two Face from Batman. I got the inspiration from going to Comic Con in Chicago with my nieces a few months back. It was my first time and I couldn’t believe how awesome it was and all the cool costumes everyone went all out on. After talking to my … Read more
My friend and I by far had the best costumes of the night. When my friend chose to be the Joker, it wasn’t long before I thought of being the infamous 2 Face. Not only did over a hundred people ask to take pictures with us, we were literally celebrities. Girls would scream and flinch … Read more
Materials used for this homemade Penguin costume: Man’s suit White dress shirt Bow tie White gloves Silver vest/cumber bun and hankie Top hat Monocle “Cigarette” Umbrella My sister was Penguin for Halloween 2013. This was the easiest costume to put together. We bought a man’s suit coat at the thrift store and she wore black … Read more
Our 5-year-old wanted to be Two-Face for Halloween 2013 and it was the most fun to put together. We found most everything at the thrift store (suit jacket and pants, tie, dress shirt) and only had to purchase the spray paint at Home Depot. Materials Needed: Child’s “business suit” White long-sleeved dress shirt Suit vest … Read more
For Halloween 2013, we went as a group of Batman characters. We were (from left) Penguin, Batman, Bane, Two-Face, Robin, and Poison Ivy. We had such a great time putting these together and everyone loved the result! We also created a Batmobile (1960s era) out of our garden cart. It’s made out of cardboard, red … Read more
I absolutely am a huge Batman fan… Like in love with him :) so I thought who else just loves batman and is obsessed? The Joker! So I decided to be the female joker! I love the character, but there are no good costumes out there for women. So I was on a mission to … Read more
So Halloween is always number one on my list of “I have to impress everyone”. Every single year I completely freak out about not knowing what to be. This year I decided to be something completely different. Normally I am the basic cat or cop, but this year I decided to be Poison Ivy from … Read more
I originally had a different idea for my costume, but when I went to goodwill I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. My friend pulled this dress off the rack and suggested I use it. I tried it on. It fit like it was made for me! I spent $10 on the dress. $8 on … Read more