How to Tailor your Own Superhero Costume
Remember Christopher Reeve or even for that matter, that spoof on Spiderman? It is none other than that crazy, wacky and hilarious movie called 'Superhero Movie'. In that movie, the main character, Rick Riker, gets bitten by a dragonfly, on the contrary to the original, where Peter Parker gets bitten by a spider. So Rick, with his ingenuity comes up with an extremely idiotic and silly dragon fly costume. But you do not want to be laughed at, do you? So what you want is a very innovative yet, a plausible and an impressive homemade superhero costume.
How to Make a Superhero Costume?
Trick 1
You need to initially get hold of some spandex. Remember all the superheroes need to do ultra chic and daring stunts. So they need to wear that, which will enable them to move freely. So they go for skin tight stretchy stuff. And on top of that, they are blessed with super bodies, which some of us may not be endowed with. But no problem, you can always camouflage your shortcomings with some extra padding or something like that. When you go for the costume base, either you would need a leotard or a unitard or a stretchy spandex t-shirt or bike shorts over bike legging. The next thing you do is, decide on a superhero you want to be. Accordingly start preparing it.
Trick 2
Then follow the spandex stuff by adding a cape to your costume. So a cape is extremely essential. All you need is a rectangle or oval material, easy to drape around the shoulders and velcro, tie, or pin around the neck. The cape can be ready-made or you can make it yourselves using a thin blanket or a sheet. What would superman have done without his cape?
Trick 3
The next thing you do is, fix upon a headgear. A tiara, a mask for hiding your identity would be a good idea. Or how about a helmet? Well, you can also have a wig, if at all you visualize yourselves as a superhero with long tresses. And the good part about long tresses is that these can be found on both female and male superheroes.
Trick 4
Now we are gradually going towards the footwear. Choose some super footwear. This is traditional for females as well as males, and if you think you would be walking a lot, chuck the super spiked heels for a pair of good old flats.
Trick 5
Are you crazy about a lasso, a la Wonder woman? Or are you going to be fine with a nice sword or a jazzy batman-esque tool belt? You could be a super plumber with a pipe wrench of destiny or super cook with a chopper of Evil! Sounds ridiculous but its fun. Isn't it?
Trick 6
Do not strut your superhero stuff at night sans a flashlight. On a dark costume well placed reflective tape would not go unnoticed. You surely do not want to end up putting yourself in trouble rather than portraying that you are there to awe the world! Even Iron man would not be happy at this proposition!
These were a few pointers to help you out. So unleash your superhero powers and floor everyone! And do not forget to have somebody say this line to you - 'With great power comes great responsibility'!
