This is such a great thread! I'm creating a custom design and costume at the moment (up to sewing lesson #3) for a somewhat MCU-ified version of Wiccan from the Young Avengers. My idea is to make him a bit more real world, but also recognise that he's a very different type of character than seen in the MCU so far in terms of powers and person, and so stay fairly true to the comic design. Some elements are inspired by the Cyclops costume at end of Apocalypse as I really like how that was adapted and it inspired the original concept, Deadpool as a similar sort of design and especially approach to armoured sections, and a little bit from Winter Soldier's Captain America suit.
I'm currently finalising the design and choosing fabrics. Intending to keep the dramatic hooded cape/robe in a Man Of Steel sort of red fabric, probably a ponte. It's not in my drawing but also looking to keep the wrap around section at the neck with lots of pleats and structure as part of that robe.
For the arms and sides a sub-dye printed spandex with photo of space/stars as the image. I'm moving that fabric's location to be more of a side insert that ends above the knee, rather than the mid-leg lines and extending down to the shoes. I'd rather wear real boots than have the zentai feet, it will be more real world that way and more comfortable. I'm thinking higher boots, but would also be happy with a lower boot and making shin guards/cover armour al la Deadpool.
For the grey areas I wanted something other than spandex, but don't want to go a rigid cordura or anything pretending to be Kevlar since even if he was in the MCU this character is magic and not military, and still a kid also. I'm thinking to use a grey stretch denim for this. It will give me that age appropriate real world feel but also comfort and character aligned. Will use the same fabric as the cape for the red accents where the Lycra and denim meet. The design a little inspired by Captain America's jumpsuit, but much less detailed and less military.
In the comic he has some kind of diamond shaped knee pad, and the shoulders look a bit padded/armoured but quite rounded. The knee armour shape always seem a bit out of place to me given the otherwise rounded design. I'm thinking to use the more hexagonal knee pad as I've seen in some fanart, and then extend that idea using hexagons or parts of hexagons for the shape of the shoulder armour and chest plates with a bit of the Deadpool armour influence showing there. I'm also seeing the hexagon as a subtle nod to the hexagram and subsequently his Jewish background.
Belt to to be a real belt rather than part of the suit, made out of the same fabrics with red accents, and the belt buckle and accents to be rectangular (or maybe stretched hexagons) made from steel. I also have an idea for blue light magic effect around the hands, colour matched to the blue galaxy print on the spandex.
My next sewing lesson we aim to finalise fabric selection and start designing the pattern for the robe so I can start purchasing fabric. Looking to wear this to a con in 2017; April will be the earliest one, but may push back to mid year or even September depending how things progress. Later will suit the weather here better also, so I'm not rushing.