Rogu3Wo1f
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
A fair while ago I started and sort of finished a Robin costume, inspired by Robin's costume in Arkham Origins.
However, once I finished the shirt of the costume, I wasn't happy with it. In fact I was incredibly frustrated with myself that it wasn't how I envisioned it turning out.
So, I began again. I bought higher quality fabric, and set out to do better.
This was the first outfit. Foam underneath the fabric gave it a bit of padding and made it look armoured. Clips near the collarbone acted as anchors for the cape, which I still think was one of my better ideas and works very well. However, it's puffy, doesn't move very well, and the foam doesn't sit well on my body. I didn't have access to a sewing machine either, so all of the stitching was done by hand and is very messy and just quite frankly awful.
So I thought that with the next one, it would just be fabric. That way there would be no foam to hinder my movement, it wouldn't get all puffy and stick out at weird angles. I also thought I would simplify the design somewhat. Which leads me to the new design.
It's pretty rough right now, but it gets the point across. I have done some work on this already, the cape is practically finished and I have some of the fabric cut into the shapes I need.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips I welcome the help.
My next hurdle is figuring out how I'm going to wear the cape.
A fair while ago I started and sort of finished a Robin costume, inspired by Robin's costume in Arkham Origins.
However, once I finished the shirt of the costume, I wasn't happy with it. In fact I was incredibly frustrated with myself that it wasn't how I envisioned it turning out.
So, I began again. I bought higher quality fabric, and set out to do better.
This was the first outfit. Foam underneath the fabric gave it a bit of padding and made it look armoured. Clips near the collarbone acted as anchors for the cape, which I still think was one of my better ideas and works very well. However, it's puffy, doesn't move very well, and the foam doesn't sit well on my body. I didn't have access to a sewing machine either, so all of the stitching was done by hand and is very messy and just quite frankly awful.
So I thought that with the next one, it would just be fabric. That way there would be no foam to hinder my movement, it wouldn't get all puffy and stick out at weird angles. I also thought I would simplify the design somewhat. Which leads me to the new design.
It's pretty rough right now, but it gets the point across. I have done some work on this already, the cape is practically finished and I have some of the fabric cut into the shapes I need.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips I welcome the help.
My next hurdle is figuring out how I'm going to wear the cape.