Here’s my Thor costume, a one month experience at building armor for the first time. I made this Thor costume because I enjoyed the fact that the latest incarnation of Thor was a female. The idea of Thor becoming unworthy to wield his own hammer was interesting to me, and was excited when I saw a … Read more
I started this costume in the fall of 2013 when I was 13. I got my inspiration from watching Beastub and Ino’s videos of their quadsuits and fan videos of them. To begin, I started the Duct Tape Dummy, which I failed at but it served its purpose of letting me have a base on … Read more
Link and Zelda have been an icon of my childhood. It wasn’t until recently I decided that I would finally make my own Link and Zelda couples costume. My brother accompanied me as Link, and, in January 2015, we stepped out onto the convention floor as Link and Zelda, granted, we could’ve done better, but … Read more
“I’m a Mog; Half man, half dog! I am my own best friend.” I had a blast putting this together for a halloween contest at work last October. I wanted to be as screen-accurate as possible. Most things came together easy, like the shoes and gloves. Picked up some Converse shoes, colored laces, and finger-less … Read more
Believe it or not, this costume was something I had dreamed of doing for a very long time, being inspired by its many variations and the original costume worn by the goddess herself, Lady Loki in the Thor and some Avengers comics. When making this costume, the sewing part was easy and gluing the 10,000 … Read more
I made this Two Face costume based on the Batman animated series. It was inspired by Billy Dee Williams portrayal of the character in the 1989 classic Batman directed by Tim Burton. I’ve always been a fan of the criminal villain. He is my favorite from the rogues alley. His design is unique and there … Read more
We made these costumes (for Gene Simmons) by using a plain black shirt and putting studs on and sewing the belt. We rolled up cardboard to make the spikes. We spray painted a kid’s toy guitar. I also did the makeup by outline the black then filling it in, then the white. The boots were … Read more
I made this Edward Scissorhands costume 100% from scratch! This is How the Edwards Scissorhands Costume was Built: I sculpted the gloves out of plexiglass, Apoxsee Clay, leather, and hardware. For the costume I bought three leather jackets, cut them up and Hand-stitched every piece together with leather lace. I brought about 15 belts and … Read more
We love Lucy, especially the Women from Mars episode when the girls make $500 for a publicity stunt atop the Empire State Building. I knew we could do these costumes if I could find the pointy noses and the retro ray guns — which I found on Amazon after some searching. It was hard finding … Read more
These costumes are being worn by myself (Female Predator) and my significant other (Male Predator). My significant other has always been a huge fan of the Predator movies. He first came up with the idea to create a Predator costume in 2007, while watching the movie. He literally thought, “why not?” and began to research … Read more
When our ‘Pop Stars and Rock Stars’ themed Christmas party was announced, I quickly decided to go as Katy Perry. However, I was underwhelmed by the costumes available online. They looked quite ‘cheap’ and unimpressive. The solution was obvious – I would make my own! I found a store which sold good quality corsets and … Read more
All this started with me looking for a costume at the beginning of September. The costume had to be better than last year and I wanted to win a prize. I searched and searched and finally decided on Olaf from the movie Frozen (I love snowmen). I asked my boyfriend to help me and he agreed. So, that … Read more