hey all! finally completed my costume in time for a local con and figured i'd show it off for you guys! i'm super proud of the results; especially considering i'm a male! :eek
as far as construction goes, the only pieces I wore that weren't built or modified by me were the glove, belt, and fishnets. all purchases through amazon!
my modifications were as follows:
the shirt i bought from redbubble as a blank (except the font) white men's long-sleeve tee, which was cut down, dyed, HEAVILY hand-tailored, and detail stitched. the bat is a full length louisville slugger, hand lettered with sharpie--you know the deal there. boots were cheap knockoffs which i made more accurate by adding red around the openings and under the black side stripes. shorts were actually two pairs hand-stitched together, and the bra i wore was a cheap black bra with the cups painted red for accuracy (and support, lacking breasts!)
the rest was hand-built:
all of the bracelets and the choker were cut from a raw leather belt, painted, and had either cone beads or craft foam lettering glued on.
the holster was hand-sewn from pleather and constructed with curtain rings and silver-painted googly eyes as rivets, as no craft store sells 18-20mm studs!
the rings (as i had asked about earlier, and thank you for the fantastic information!) i built with sculpey and a lot of trial and error.
my favorite piece, the pistol, started as a blueprint traced onto six layers of corrugated cardboard which i cut out, glued together, and then built up and smoothed out with a TON of wood filler and sandpaper until i was content. at that point it was spray painted and hand-detailed, with the jester on the grip made from sculpey.
hair is my own, chalked, and makeup and tattoos were self-applied!
big thank you to everyone on the thread for so much great info, i couldn't have done it without you guys!