So all that talk about being Cleopatra is all nil because at the last minute I decided to be Batgirl. I bought the material yesterday and just finished it an hour ago. Not bad, I'd say! It isn't traditional Batgirl and actually leans towards the usual skimpy Halloween get up.

I wanted to kick myself because I didn't buy material that was stretchy/elastic, which made everything 100x harder. I didn't even know how to make a body suit or pants so I went with a "simple dress." Unfortunately, it wasn't "simple" and I had to adjust the one piece (dress) dozens of times! In the end, this is all I can muster up!

from this:


to this:


I haven't really got tutorial photos for you (because it was just a jumbled mess in the making), but here are random pictures that should give you some sense of how I went about it:











The experience? Let's just say I don't ever want to work with this material again for a very, very long time.

I mean, I think it turned out decent, but it was very troublesome. My seamripper is both my best friend and worst enemy.

Materials:

• Costume pleather (I used 2 yards)
• Yellow foam and felt
• Simple, black masquerade mask (luckily, this one had a kind of pointed shape, somewhat resembling "bat wings") 
• Sewing machine or needle and thread + pins + scissors
• Tacky glue :) 

Not much to update, but here's a recent photo of yours truly. I hardly wear sneakers these days, but I wanted to go casual cause I'm so tired of wearing heels every time I go out.



I'm using the clutch I made (see previous posts), thrifted denim shirt--I got it for $1 a few months ago and now I see it's at least $25 at the mall, a pair of culottes and H&M sneakers which were on sale for $5 :)
the quality of each item is not so bad, minus the rough edges inside my clutch, so yay for saving money while not skimping out on quality!

still ridiculously unclean and imperfect... but I'm just testing out different "styles" and learning at the same time.

So I made another zipper clutch, just larger than the first one I posted last week. The first time, I was too much in a rush (and didn't have the material) to line it. This time, I had a nice sheer satin for a cleaner and nicer look on the inside. In the end it's still a really rough prototype so no, I don't have any interior photos. Too awful, whoops! But I hope I can perfect this (a zipper foot would really help, too) soon so that when I make them for my friends and family, I won't be catching any grimaces.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, the smaller clutch actually has no zipper at all. I sewed in "invisible" magnets between the "pleather" and the lining within the flap and front piece! This one is actually quite messy, but I like its simple look very, very much despite it all.


Just random pictures from the process:









Materials (Invisible & regular magnet snaps; plastic and metal zippers; pleather-ish material; satin) all found in Joann's Fabrics, but I also bought extra material (zippers and satin) from a thrift store. Cheaper!