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Batgirl / Supergirl Costume

Amanda65
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My DD (aged 15) is going to a 'heroes' fancy dress party in half term and is looking for a batgirl or supergirl costume but all the ones we can find are around £40 which seems very excessive for one night! Anyone got any ideas - and before you ask, no I can't sew:rotfl:

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  • C_Ronaldo
    C_Ronaldo Posts: 4,732 Forumite
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    Could you not ask a neighbour who you are on good terms with to make one or you help her to make it,
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  • annaangeluk_2
    annaangeluk_2 Posts: 448 Forumite
    Yippee! a chance to share pic of my dd!

    i made this supergirl costume for a fancy dress competition.

    All i did was cut a big rectangle of red satin to go around her, hemmed the bottomed and sewed some elastic to make a waist band and just pulled it in to gather it.

    Hemmed rectangle and stiched it to shoulders of t-shirt to make the cape.

    Belt was made using a strip of yellow pvc and just folded.

    T-shirt was a plain blue t-shirt I got from asda for 75p, and bought an iron on transfer from ebay!

    The whole thing cost me just over a fiver and I got material v cheap from a market! Obviously for a 15 year old you'd need more fabric but it's still cheaper that £40 to buy one!

    Very little sewing involved or you could use wonderweb (perfect for superheroes!!!) or just use decent sissors so fabric doesn't fray and safety pins etc to hold it all together!

    HTH

    P.S Incase you were wondering, dd won!!!


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  • Amanda65
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    I can't see the picture - is it a problem with something on my PC? Perhaps a technical person could advise please as am very interested in this!!
  • greenpixey
    greenpixey Posts: 2,806 Forumite
    Amanda65 wrote: »
    I can't see the picture - is it a problem with something on my PC? Perhaps a technical person could advise please as am very interested in this!!

    I cant see no picture either. I think she forgot to post it.... I'd be interested as well to see the costume
  • jkb
    jkb Posts: 224 Forumite
    I'm sure I saw some in Asda but only glanced at them so not sure what size they were or what characters - they were £25 though which I think is still steep.:rolleyes:
  • annaangeluk_2
    annaangeluk_2 Posts: 448 Forumite
    The picture was showing after I posted it but now it's gone!!!!!!:o

    Will find a way to post it and hopefully it should be there by tomorrow!
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  • Raver2k7
    Raver2k7 Posts: 248 Forumite
    I've just hired a batgirl (well, Batwoman!) costume for a fancy dress party. From a saturday to the monday its £25!
  • Amanda65
    Amanda65 Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    Raver2k7 wrote: »
    I've just hired a batgirl (well, Batwoman!) costume for a fancy dress party. From a saturday to the monday its £25!
    Hiya

    Did you hire online or from a local hire shop? If online could you let me have the link please :beer:
  • Smiley_Mum
    Smiley_Mum Posts: 3,836 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    If you hire online, fingers crossed you get the costume in time, due to the postal strikes etc, all couriers working flat out. Something on GMTV this morning about a fancy dress costume company which has lost loads due to the Royal Mail strikes. Good Luck, hope you find something in time.
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  • Amanda65
    Amanda65 Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    Smiley_Mum wrote: »
    If you hire online, fingers crossed you get the costume in time, due to the postal strikes etc, all couriers working flat out. Something on GMTV this morning about a fancy dress costume company which has lost loads due to the Royal Mail strikes. Good Luck, hope you find something in time.

    Oops thanks - didn't think of that ! Will have a re-think and keep checking ebay:rolleyes:
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