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Make a weird unique costume from bits and pieces of weird junk!
This is my Halloween costume this year. The original idea was a a sort of World War II era Airplane Gremlin, but it's really just a weirdo lookin' monster thing.
This is my first Instructable, and when I made this costume I didn't have any intentions of taking a lot of in-process steps, but hopefully I took enough photographs for you to get the idea of how to do something like this.
This is my Halloween costume this year. The original idea was a a sort of World War II era Airplane Gremlin, but it's really just a weirdo lookin' monster thing.
This is my first Instructable, and when I made this costume I didn't have any intentions of taking a lot of in-process steps, but hopefully I took enough photographs for you to get the idea of how to do something like this.
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Materials
- Chunky knee-high boots (from Goodwill)
- Two ram horns (from World Wide Wildlife Products)
- Ten springbok horns (from World Wide Wildlife Products)
- Two rabbit pelts (from Hobby Lobby)
- Wire
- Velcro
- Aviator Hat (from Target)
- Aviator goggles (present from my sister)
- Scarf (pilfered from my grandmother)
- Werewolf Fangs (from VampFangs.com)
- Big Sky Riding Pants pattern from Folkwear.com
- Child-sized bomber jacket (from Salvation Army)
This costume started with the hoof boots. They were made by a gal named Briana Barber, who made the hooves out of a chunky pair of knee-high boots I got at Goodwill for 6 bucks. I really wish I could show you guys how she made these, but for all I know she made them out of magic. I was able to work out an art trade with her to get a good price on the boots. They're a pair of those big clunky high heeled boots you see in thrift stores all the time with the heels cut off and the hooves screwed into the bottom. They're amazingly easy to walk in, too.
After I got the boots I had to decide what I wanted to do with them. At this point I didn't really know what kind of costume I wanted. I remembered that I had drawn a monster a few years ago that was kind of like an Aviator Gremlin, so I thought I would adapt that drawing into the costume. I looked around the internet trying to find pieces, and after I found what I thought would work for the parts of the costume I made a sketch of what I eventually wanted the thing to look like.
- Chunky knee-high boots (from Goodwill)
- Two ram horns (from World Wide Wildlife Products)
- Ten springbok horns (from World Wide Wildlife Products)
- Two rabbit pelts (from Hobby Lobby)
- Wire
- Velcro
- Aviator Hat (from Target)
- Aviator goggles (present from my sister)
- Scarf (pilfered from my grandmother)
- Werewolf Fangs (from VampFangs.com)
- Big Sky Riding Pants pattern from Folkwear.com
- Child-sized bomber jacket (from Salvation Army)
This costume started with the hoof boots. They were made by a gal named Briana Barber, who made the hooves out of a chunky pair of knee-high boots I got at Goodwill for 6 bucks. I really wish I could show you guys how she made these, but for all I know she made them out of magic. I was able to work out an art trade with her to get a good price on the boots. They're a pair of those big clunky high heeled boots you see in thrift stores all the time with the heels cut off and the hooves screwed into the bottom. They're amazingly easy to walk in, too.
After I got the boots I had to decide what I wanted to do with them. At this point I didn't really know what kind of costume I wanted. I remembered that I had drawn a monster a few years ago that was kind of like an Aviator Gremlin, so I thought I would adapt that drawing into the costume. I looked around the internet trying to find pieces, and after I found what I thought would work for the parts of the costume I made a sketch of what I eventually wanted the thing to look like.
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I'm working on a krampus suit for halloween
Sorry I can't be more thorough! If I ever make a pair of these boots for myself I'll make an instructable! :)
The use of real animal horns and fur add a degree of realism that really adds to the effect. One thought on the support structure for the claws...had you considered using heavy-duty leather work gloves instead of wire? Just curious!
Excellent job!