#Silk spectre ii watchmen costume movie

Katie comes over tonight to help with construction and fitting so we will actually only have about 2 nights to work on the costumes since we’ll be lining up early on Thursday for the showing. Other than that all she really needs to get are the thigh highs and possibly one elbow length black glove. In a pinch I think we could just style her hair up in a retro fashion and it will be close enough to at least create the effect of Silk Spectre I’s hair. After checking several party stores we came up empty. She thought she could get one online but that fell through and unfortunately the clock is ticking so we cannot bank on getting one shipped in time. The only real snag we’ve run into with Katie is finding the wig. Now this pattern may look nothing like Silk Spectre’s dress but actually the top is fairly similar as is the neck piece, I’ll just have to create some extra slits but it should work fine.

Yet again Im going to be taking a pattern an altering it to create the dress. Thankfully we found the perfect fabric for hers (slightly less sheer than mine) and she has a few pieces that she can wear under the yellow to create the under layer. However, mine doesnt have to be perfectly fitted because it will tie around the waist but Katie’s has a mock corset that needs to be fitted. Unlike my costume she doesnt require sleeves, which always cuts down on time. Katie’s is going to be simpler in some ways and more difficult in others. Oh and bonus, I have a freckle in the exact same spot she has a mole…so all I need to do it enhance it with some eyeliner! The only thing is Ive noticed some inconsistencies with how she is drawn! Sometimes her yellow overlay attaches to her choker and other times it doesnt, the color of her shoes and belt also change…so I’ll just have to pick one version and roll with it. Perfect! If you cant tell Im a perfectionist, I dont ever cosplay but if Im doing it you know damn well Im doing it correctly so Ive been obsessively analyzing the comic. So I bought a decent quality wig with no bangs and cut the bangs in and pushed them to the side. Most girls buy a brown pageboy bang wig but if you look at the comic, Silk Spectre II doesnt exactly have pageboy bangs! She has some short bangs pushed to the side, not a blunt cut all the way across. After that all I need to do is attach black ribbon to the wrists and make a waist tie…simple right? I also found the perfect wig yesterday which is another thing most girls don’t nail. Im taking the poofed sleeves and the round neck bodice and just making the skirt really short. I also picked up a pattern that I will be able to alter. Thankfully Katie has a bathing suit which is almost identical to the black under layer so that will cut down significantly on my construction time. I finally found the perfect fabric although its a hair too light, but it will have to do. Most Silk Spectre IIs that I have seen dont nail the fabric and either have not sheer enough fabric or use mesh which looks all wrong. Mine was fairly difficult to find because it needs to be sheer, but not too sheer and a chiffon/silk material.

This last weekend I finished buying the fabric for my costume (Katie got hers the weekend before). Now that doesnt mean we arent doing them, it just means we are met with and unbelievable challenge…most people spend months on their costumes but we are doing 2 outfits in less than 3 days…all while maintaining our normal jobs and life responsibilities. Unfortunately due to family emergencies and other unexpected life projects our costumes had to take the back seat.

#Silk spectre ii watchmen costume movie

We decided that I would go as Silk Spectre II from the comic and she would go as Silk Spectre I from the movie (lets be honest, the movie version of Silk Spectre I is a lot more awesome). A while back Katie and I decided we wanted to dress up for the premier of Watchmen since we are both big fans.