Gengar Pokemon Costume

First, a toast to my inspiration and rooting section, 7-year-old C.  This is Pokemon Halloween 2.0, less complex than last year's Kyogre, but a new structural challenge.  How to make a ghostly ball shape that's big enough and light enough for a small boy's body?  My first thoughts of using foam all around were immediately scrapped as being too expensive.  Large paper mache was going to be too heavy.  Enter Chicken Wire: light, flexible, and just the right size!  And bless Gengar for being defined in large part by his eyes and smile--so no matter the success of the body, no Pokemon enthusiast would mistake him.  Dad, however, was skeptical; not another bulky costume to take up space in the house....

Step 1: Assemble tools and materials.

Nothing too crazy on the list, though I'm newly fond of spray glue (clearly a gateway adhesive...).

Tools:
Fabric scissors
Sewing machine
Wire snips
Clothes pins

Materials:

Chicken wire
Duct tape
Aluminum wire
1/2" foam - could be as little as a yard and a half; more means more spikes & longer tail
Spray glue
Purple stretch velveteen, about 6 yds, I think. 60" wide.  I had substantial remnants.
6" x 6" piece of black netting
Felt: white, red, and black
Black permanent marker

Comments

[koolkat6657]

i think this is this is awesome though it might be because i am a fan of pokemon.

[james mark]

This is awesome the gengar costume was incredible and I want to purchase from dressy costume. I recently searched from this site. And the price is also very reasonable.

Thanks

[PattrenKate]

Thank you!

[geodez]

Cool, except I always thought Gengar was more of a prolate speroid than a rectangle.

[cowscankill]

Gengar = win! Great job!