 POISON IVY Batman |
| Costume Stats: |
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Costume Completed: 2008 Costume Remade: 2013 Debut: ConnectiCon 2008 |
| Convention History: |
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ConnectiCon 2008 ConnectiCon 2009 Dragon*Con 2013 |
| Performances: |
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Anime Unscripted, ConnectiCon 2008 Masquerade, ConnectiCon 2009 |
| Awards: |
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* Second Place, Performance ConnectiCon 2009 |
| Photo Credits: |
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Sketch |
Construction Notes:
I grew up reading silver age Detective comics and watching Batman: The Animated Series on TV, and my favorite series villain was Poison Ivy. I knew if I ever cosplayed a Batman character, it would be her, so when the oppertunity arose I took it. This costume was a lot more time-consuming than I first anticipated; the top is a steel-boned corset covered in ivy leaves I bought on clearance from JoAnn's; I spent hours snipping off each individual leaf, separating them into piles based on size, and then arranging them layer by layer, ensuring the design was correct before hand-sewing and fabric gluing them down. I arranged the leaves to create a sweetheart-shaped bust line and added several rows of leaves down past the bottom edge of the corset to overlap with the short bottoms. Instead of doing a leotard, it was much easier to combine a corset with a pair of shorts, which blend together seamlessly with all the leaves attached. I bought a pair of green shorts and hand-sewed each leaf onto those as well, shaping the fabric as I went until I was satisfied with the fit.
The gloves are store bought with leaves sewn up the edge of the wrists and the necklace has a real necklace underneath with leaves glued to it to create an interesting shape. For the boots I originally made a pair of leafy boot covers, but when I remade the costume in 2013 I took a pair or black boots I had that I didn't care much for, cut the front into a "V" shape, and then meretriciously glued down the leaves to the boots and shellacked them down with Modge Podge. For the 2013 version I also realized last minute I couldn't find my Ivy wig, so in a pinch I bought the only suitable wig I could get in time for the con which ended up a lot poofier than I would have liked. However I decided to go with it and threw some extra leaves and flowers into it to add to its already wild look. I enjoy this costume and would like to tweak it a bit more before wearing it again.
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