The Mighty Thor Costume

Step 5 The Cape and Medallions

Having shoulder pads underneath the tunic made the cape much easier to shape into a very Thor-like cape. Basically, I draped it in place, gathering and pinning it into the shape I wanted. Then, I sewed the pleats and gathers in place. The gathers formed a "pocket" on either side that the shoulder pads slipped into. This gave the cape the Centurion appearance that sets Thor's cape apart from others, like Superman's, for example.

For the medallions, I cut 4 circles out of some flat pieces of scrap styrofoam. I used a jar lid as my template. Then, I roughed up the surface to give them a stone or metal-like texture. A quick once-over with some silver spray paint and some hot-glued craft broach pins, and I had a set of 4 neat-looking medallions.

When pinning in the medallions, I first safety pinned the cape to the tunic and shirt underneath, Then, I pinned the medallions into the cape covering the safety pins. That way, the medallions wouldn't bear the weight of the cape.