Arkham City Catwoman Costume

This was a special project I got to work on for Dragon*Con for a long-time client. Of all the bodysuits I've made, this was hands down the most difficult. Here are some pictures.

Here is the master pattern (before everything got cut out and had seam allowances added). This is actually the second draft of the pattern. The first one was transferred onto some junk fabric for mockup purposes, which made me realize a few height adjustments needed to be made at the torso and legs. The shaded areas are where the hexagon print fabric go. The blank spots are either for a stretchy matte finish vinyl, or leather straps.
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Here are my pattern pieces (cut out with SA's added) laid out on my custom print fabric. The pattern design was done in photoshop by my client, and we had it printed by Spoonflower on cotton jersey. Getting a true black wasn't possible, but that worked out nicely since the matte finish vinyl I had chosen was more of a smokey grey. Each pattern piece has a grainline marked on it so I could make sure the hexagons pointed the same direction on all the pieces. In all, I used approximately 1.5 yards of the hexagon print.
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Here are the first pieces coming together. Determining the order in which things were sewn together was the biggest challenge in making the suit.
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And here is the bodysuit on a mannequin. You can also see some test lapel pieces here. I had a little concern here as the boobs looked really flat, which was confirmed during the first fitting on my client. I ended up scrapping these boob pieces entirely and replacing them with a two-part boob cup. This gave my client a lot more shape and significantly reduced the discomfort/compression caused by the first piece.
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Here is a closeup of the top part of the bodysuit.
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And a closeup of the gloves (silver knuckle pieces made by client). The gloves were a great find on eBay. I cut a slit in the back, added a zipper, and stitched the hexagon fabric to the front. The knuckle pieces are glued on with E6000.
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Here is a side shot of the finished outfit.
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Here is a front view of the finished outfit.
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My favorite part of the whole project was actually the cowl...but mostly because I put rhinestones on the kitty charm =)

Thanks for looking!
 
Wow, that's really amazing, especially since the game isn't even out yet. The Arkham City costume is a really cool version of Catwoman too. Great job.
 
My Facebook Newsfeed has been inundated with Dragon*Con photos (making me soooooo jealous). I spotted your Catwoman so many times! Fantastic work and wow on the custom print fabric!
 
probably the coolest Cat suit I've ever seen - retains the sexy factor of the Pfeiffer style but with a little practicality and true mobility. Fantastic work!
 
@PrimoOptismo: Oh, I wish the suit was more practical/mobile. The cotton interlock (the custom print) is really thin, so I had to double layer those areas with a thinner spandex backing. This makes for very crisp cutwork and seams, but limits stretch factor quite a bit. The matte finish vinyl also doesn't have as much stretch as I would like, but really, all in all, I'm happy with the final results. I did however advise my client against actually cat-burgular-ing in this ;-)

Anyhow, I'm posting because I have some new photos from Bryan Humphrey!

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Loves it! I wish I could make my own... no sewing talent here though. My sister mostly makes mine or I have to pay someone to make them. Awesome Job.... I love the fact you added rhinestones on the kitty charm...... it's like putting more of your personality into the costume. Great Job!
 
@PrimoOptismo: Oh, I wish the suit was more practical/mobile. The cotton interlock (the custom print) is really thin, so I had to double layer those areas with a thinner spandex backing. This makes for very crisp cutwork and seams, but limits stretch factor quite a bit. The matte finish vinyl also doesn't have as much stretch as I would like, but really, all in all, I'm happy with the final results. I did however advise my client against actually cat-burgular-ing in this ;-)

Heh - it's too bad it's not as mobile as it looks. But still; HOT. (which adds to why it's too bad... :love )
 
Bryan Humphry is the bomb when it comes to D*C pics:) I saw this one in person a time or two at D*C this year and remembered seeing it here. It looks even more amazing in person!
 
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