Batgirl – Batman (new52 version)

Made for: Dragoncon 2012

Background:I’ve been wanting to do a Batgirl costume for ages, but kept putting it off. I finally broke down and committed to it for Dragoncon this year.

Journal Entries: Read more at my Batgirl tag

Patterns Used:
KwikSew 3052 (as a guide)

Cowl:
My cowl is from ReevzFX. I had it for a couple of months before I finally started on the rest of it!

Suit:
For the suit, I had an old bodysuit I’d never used for anything – I put it on my mannequin, drew out my seam lines, and then copied them to paper to create pattern pieces. I used the above pattern as a kind of guide to make sure my sizes were right. I used black spandex for the suit – I switched up between the wrong and right side of the spandex, and used a black knit to make the ribbed sections. The bat symbol I appliqued onto the front with a wet-look gold spandex.

Boots:
The boots aren’t quite what I wanted – I had wanted to cover a pair of boots I bought online, but really wasn’t all that happy with the way they fit, so I made boots attached to the suit, and just slide a pair of heels in when I put it on, like my Ms Marvel boots.

Cape:
The cape I made without a pattern – I used leftover Huntress material for the lining, and it snaps in place onto the suit.

Belt/Gauntlets:
The belt was made using a strip of leather, covered in spandex, with the designs stitched on. The “buckle” my husband cast for me. He also made my gauntlets 🙂

History: For Dragoncon 2013, we remade the belt out of leather with the designs etched on, a new bat buckle, and new gauntlets – though the gauntlets still aren’t finished! I also fixed the fit of the cowl and readjusted the bat symbol on the suit.

Progress Photos:

                       

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