CATWOMAN (ARKHAM)

Arkham City

Why I chose to make this costume:

I've always loved Selina Kyle and Catwoman, and after cosplaying the comic book version, I wanted to do another Catwoman costume. I was overjoyed when she was announced for the 2nd Batman game—Arkham City, and sold on the costume design from the first time I saw a teaser. I waited until I played the game to make the costume to gather reference, and she didn't disappoint in the game play either. Perfect costume choice!

How I made this costume:

This costume was made in 50 hours, but only takes 5 minutes to put on lol. To match the hexagon fabric in the video game, I had the pattern designed by my friend Jinyo and printed up at Fabric On Demand. The secondary fabric is a rubber coated spandex.

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Cathy of GstQFashions saved me hours of work by graciously letting me base my bodysuit off of the pattern she had made already for this same costume for a customer. I had to redesign most pieces of the pattern to fit my body shape and height, but it was nice to not have to make a full mock-up from scratch, and with my tight work schedule, I appreciated every second of time saved. 

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I sewed the costume entirely myself, as usual, making sure to triple-stitch the seams (100+ of them) and also top stitch all of them. I have to say, this was like putting together a complex puzzle and I had dreams about sewing corners and top-stitching at night. Certain pieces like the collar and zipper were also a pain to install; I had to seam-rip and re-do them 3 times. I also made the matching accessories such as gloves/hood/ears/sculpted metal bits/altered boots etc. 

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I re-used the goggles from my other Catwoman costume because I dislike the design of the Arkham City goggles, and I already made perfectly usable Catwoman goggles before. :)

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Thoughts on this costume:

This is one of my most comfortable costumes!! I really love wearing it, and it's easy to transport too. I couldn't be happier with it.

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