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Make a Catwoman Costume for Halloween

video Make a Catwoman Costume for Halloween

Learn how to make a catwoman costume for halloween!

36 comments

Feb 9, 2009. 9:27 AMZazu says:

Heres my result!!! Giannyl you saved my halloween! I found out that the mask comes out perfect!

Jul 12, 2009. 1:33 AMVissy says:

I never understood why all the new catwoman costumes looked like this. Why would catwoman scratch HERSELF? You have an easy, nice-looking costume, but I'm a traditionalist.

Sep 8, 2009. 3:27 PMktalex says:

O_O awsome pics...

Sep 8, 2009. 3:28 PMktalex says:

iim guessing its from a acatfight?

Nov 5, 2011. 5:40 PMlizamenelli says:

good job....giannyl..always admire people who can make something used stuff...

Oct 17, 2011. 6:49 PMoud25 says:

i think if your gonna go all berry catwoman then use a thong leotard but if you want to do a classic catwoman i got no clue
haha
tons of leather and rivets

Oct 17, 2011. 3:23 PMjblanton1 says:

But PLEASE, if you are going to do it, have the body for it! If you look like Rosie O'Donnel, PLEASE do not wear this outfit...

http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/rosie-o-donnell.jpg

Consider wearing this instead:

http://damascusian.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/newspix_01152712.jpg

Oct 17, 2011. 12:45 PMBlackJackByte says:

Um...nice..very nice.

Oct 18, 2010. 2:04 AMOlgaFoju says:

Oh! So sexy!

Oct 12, 2010. 8:19 AMylpihs says:

Wow! Amazing costume!

Oct 11, 2010. 2:48 PMthepelton says:

It wouldn't be that hard to make it like it was in the movie. Just use some heavy white thread to sew it together kind of haphazard.

Oct 10, 2010. 1:13 PMparadoks0 says:

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Nov 1, 2008. 11:06 AMzazuu says:

Thank you sooooo much!!!! Everyone loved the costume... and the mask! as a cheaper substitute for leather pants you could use leggings! One thing you forgot to make was the whip!.. How I did it was I got an old suede skirt from sally anne's and electrical tape from the dollarstore. I wrapped a long strip of leather with the tape for the whip portion, and then I wrapped leather around a highlighter for the handle. For added affect i slashed the handle so some of the tape could be seen through. My costume would have been equally impressive if I ditched the catwoman stuff and called myself 'whip holder'

Oct 9, 2010. 11:45 AMBEAST14 says:

you are smoking hot.

Sep 28, 2010. 12:11 AMARJOON says:

another intble for pervs

Sep 26, 2010. 3:30 PMCigano says:

Very nice for costumes and for girls!!
Congratulations

Cigano!!

Sep 26, 2010. 11:15 AMdermord says:

wow.....you are pretty!!!

Sep 26, 2010. 7:21 AMamando96 says:

I can think of many uses besides Halloween.

Sep 26, 2010. 6:27 AMDrHoppe says:

Very cute costume. Vissy, I could be wrong, but didn't the movie version of Catwoman's outfit get cut up from falling and fighting? I think that is the idea behind it. She isn't "scratching herself." :)

Feb 15, 2010. 11:10 AMCarpincho says:

Buenísimo! Me diste una GRAN orientación para hacer una mascara de super héroe (para un cortometraje independiente), la verdad que me estaba re-enroscando y veo que es bastante simple si se le pone paciencia y ganas jeje.

GRACIAS desde ARGENTINA

Dec 30, 2009. 4:28 PMRiann13 says:

hey neat =)

what kind of materials are used? (what type of fabric is the pants used for mask made of?)

Jan 18, 2010. 11:47 PMlironess says:

It is a stretch fabric....I think lycra would work just fine. The pants had kind of wide legs too....

Oct 1, 2009. 1:38 PMevilbunny61954 says:

NANANANANANNANANANANANANANA CATMAN OPS CATWOMEN!!! CATWOMEN NANANANANANANANAN !!!!!

Sep 30, 2009. 8:03 PMHansonbabe says:

I made the costume too! It came out great!!! Thanks for the idea. =]

Sep 24, 2009. 7:05 PMBOOJAN says:

RAWR baby.... :P

Jan 19, 2009. 12:00 PMe-pandemic says:

hehe catwoman in fip flops:D super high tight leather boots whould be awesome. but really really great costume

Oct 9, 2008. 4:36 PMzazuu says:

the mask looks totally diff when she wears it..

Oct 30, 2008. 11:44 PMzazuu says:

I tried making the mask.. it actually works! I made a cone with cardboard and stuffed it with tissue.. yay.. she saved my halloween

Oct 25, 2008. 4:16 PM~M_Lady~ says:

Yeah I noticed that too, which is a shame since the finished one looks really good and is probably the trickiest part of the costume. It would be nice if they posted a brief run through on the making of this other mask since I have not yet found a pattern for one like it online.

Jan 18, 2010. 11:51 PMlironess says:

Use the width of a regular pair of pants as a measurement and then use stretchy fabric to make the hat. The eyes come out a lot bigger because the hole stretches open. The most important thing is to make sure they are centered and that the nose area is not too wide...

Oct 19, 2008. 4:26 PMficklefame says:

at least you get the gist of who she is though

Oct 30, 2008. 4:50 PMzazuu says:

I'm actually making this.. I've watched all her videos over the past few months.. and I've been laughing at them! now im making one of her costumes! vow..

Oct 23, 2008. 6:37 AMhandydave937 says:

Kudos on the wordless Instructable. Great costume.

Oct 21, 2008. 5:49 AMRobotrix says:

i just wonder why catwoman would have let her costume be ruined presumably by cats. She controls them, right? Is it too much to ask them not to scratch up her one good costume?