Halloween 2022

 Since I haven't sewed costumes in awhile, I decided to go all out this year. 

I used commercial patterns to make these pieces, but changed the pattern according to our shapes:) I wanted these costumes to last a long time because they're basically what we will be wearing for Fan Expo next year.

My daughter as the Joker from Gotham, my middle child as Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist, and moi as a a member of the Survey Corp from Attack on TItan Season 4.

For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you may have seen my middle son's costume already as I entered it in Pattern Review's cosplay contest.

Here is an image from my entry (taken when I finished sewing it.) I made the jacket, pants and butt cape (which I drafted myself), plus drew the gloves.

More detailed pics of our costumes:)

For my costume, I made the cape, shoulder harness, leg holsters and skirt. The harness, holsters and the skirt are made of leather. (As I mentioned on Twitter, a good friend who works in a leather company told me they were cleaning up, and the boss basically gave me a lifetime supply!)

I got the Attack on Titan symbol from an old shirt that my eldest does not wear anymore. I appliquéd it to the cape.

The harnesses are not accurate to the animé, but I since they're kinda hidden by the cape, it didn't bother me:D

My daughter loves the Joker (Cameron Monaghan) from Gotham, hence....

I made the jacket, vest, pants, and bow tie.

Sorry for the lacklustre pics....I took them early in the morning before school, and it's raining....waaaaaah!

This jacket was quite something else...so many accessories! I made the everything (even the shoulder epaulettes) but did order the military ribbon (vintage) from Ebay.

On the way to school....

I must admit I'm really happy how all these pieces turned out...some of these pieces were not the easiest to sew. 

Are you dressing up for Halloween? Do you make your own costumes?