Circus Acrobat Harley Quinn Costume

I really wanted to emphasize Harley's playful quality with this costume. With her being a clown and a gymnast, the circus acrobat theme seemed a natural fit.

Black and garnet acetate taffeta. Cotton twill lining and interfacing in the corset; steel bones and busk. Nylon tulle for the petticoat.

You can order custom items like this through my Etsy shop: [link]

Kuroshitsuji: Noah's Ark Circus


as Smile/Ciel Phantomhive
as Black/Sebastian Michaelis
as Joker
as Beast
as Dagger
as Snake
as Peter
as Wendy
as Doll

Photo by

Photographers
Borders by

Costume and Accessories done by me
Umbrella made by
Thank you for plucking all the feathers off the feather duster that was used to extend the umbrella stick
Face tatoo done by

Contact Lenses provided by

Thank you for helping me get into the costume

Since I was too old to cos Lizzy any longer I decided to jump ship to Doll, however it turns out that I'm not only too old but also too tanned to cos Doll too OTL I guess that means my affair with kuroshitsuji has come to an end, but what a wondrous end it has been. Epic team across the Singapore/Malaysian causeway makes me want to puke blood in all its glory (clearly I am no longer coherent) I rushed this costume out in 3 days had about 30 instances where I threw something against the wall and went I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE LET ME DIE NOW GEH, but well I guess I didn't, somehow managed to haul my ass from taiwan to singapore and straight to malaysia all in the span of 7 hours, epic transit of win (and pack too) and it was all worth it. My team is so beautiful it makes me want to cry T.T


+Welcome to the Circus+

Finally a full body shot of this costume! It's a bit tricky to wear with the ballet shoes, and incredibly limited sight, and feathers tickling whoever stands on your left...not to mention insanely poofy skirt! *dies* But I do love her and this costume/design to bits!

Any pointers on my fail-post-processing welcome! I think the graphic designer in me got slaughtered by the inner-cosplayer somewhere along the way....

The main fabric is a cream panama which is lined in cotton, polarfleece and lining material depending on where it is, as well as re-inforced with shape-forming material *and* interfacing. Everything had to be drafted and patterned to be incredibly tight fitting and work with the panama being interfaced so that it had a bulk that'd sit nice and form the curves on the bodice and edge of the dress nicely. The dress has a functional corset back with the boning inserted into the lining.

My arm puffs are essentially the same pattern as Tutu's (which took me a while to re-figure out n_n with the scalloped lace hand painted from white to cream to match the panama (which is the same stuff that ~warui-chan used for her Dagger's reverse-waistcoat! The striped waist sash is also hand-made with all the stripes being machine embroidered. The major roses on the bottom of the dress are partially modified with extra hand-made and painted petals so that they're larger. They're also attatched to the crinoline that gives the skirt it's shape. Also, all the roses have tiny little diamontes individually glued onto them for extra sparkle~

My beloved parasol (which is currently broken ;^ was a very heavily modified umbrella - my dad and I had to lengthen the shaft and turn a new handle with that little tassel. The spokes also had to be cut back, painted and re-covered with cotton lycra which then had white fringe and cluny lace hand sewn onto it.

Doll's shoes are actually modified ballet shoes - they were painted white with specialized leather paint, and modified with roses (that match the waist sash) as well as insaaanely long ties (IIRC, each one's 4-5 metres long). My striped sock was also self made (because eBay hates me XD) and attached to the sock toppers and garters so everything sits nicely.

The headress started out by taking a plaster mould of my head, papier mache-ing over that, and then attatching about 3-4 different kinds of roses onto it for organic variety. The ostritch plumes, hand-beaded crystals and matching panama ties were then attatched. The bow ties work withthe opening of the neck corset which was patterned through draping and features matching lace from the rest of the outfit, as well as panama-covered buttons.

Phew...I think that's all! Sorry for the TL;DR! ;_;

Won Best Group (with ~warui-chan) at Melbourne Armageddon and Best Group (with ~warui-chan, ~K-chan009, *cescat and ~yiji) at eGames.
Photo credit to @ [link]
Post processing by myself
Brush credit to ~kaedeki and ~Scully7491
Location: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Doll:
Make up:

Others from this series:
Doll - Corrupt Flower Blossom
He Never Misses His Mark
Welcome to the Circus..
Joker - Poker Face
Black - So Mysterious
..:: The Black Parade ::..
The Beast
Beast - Broken Possession

Doll is from Kuroshitsuji (manga; Noah's Arc Circus) which belongs to Yana Toboso.

My whole circus group together! I'm so grateful to everyone who helped make this group possible. <3

Beast- costume made and worn by:
Snake- costume made and worn by:
Dagger- costume worn by: Kittyling/Lauren
Dagger- costume made by: Kira
Joker- costume made and worn by: Babby Justin
Smile- costume made and worn by:
Doll- costume made and worn by:
Peter- costume worn by:
Wendy- costume worn by:
Peter & Wendy- costumes made by:

Photo by:

Drop by, to the Dark Wood Circus !
ITS FUNNNNNNNN ;D

Photographer


My first full teammmmm i guess?
Kid meiko, Miku , Kaito and Rin costume all done by me @_@
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Vocaloid Dark Wood Circus //
Video : [link]
Original Video : [link]

Hatsune Miku


Kaito Shion


Kagamine Len


Kagamine Rin


Meiko Sakine Kid


Meiko Sakine Ending


Neru Akita


Haku Yowane
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Roll up! Roll up!
The Circus has come to town!


Introducing:
as Joker
as Doll
as Snake
as Black/ Sebastian Michaelis

& Featuring Speedy the horse, as himself

from Kuroshitsuji, Noah's Ark Circus

Photography by
Editing by *cescat
Brushes by ~kaedeki
Costume, wig, make-up by *K-chan009

~Amazing Photographers and Shoot helpers~


_{The wonderful and amazing ~christilite has worked at the circus in WA from before i knew her and she was nice and kind and awesome enough to let our Kuroshitsuji Circus group come in and do a photoshoot in the big-top! We had permission from Joseph Ashton and because of Chrystal working there, we could use the other props like the tightrope, the ladder and even take pictures with the horses!!!!! There was speedy and boy - they were so much fun to work with!!!}

Working with Speedy for this particular shoot was great! Doll got to sit on him, he pulled the carriage with Snake and Joker leading it in, and Black holding him in place - Chrystal said i was the one who was most like a man and he would listen too...you see, Speedy wanted to run around and play with the circus crew in the big tent...but the photographers didn't think that would be a good idea to get a clear shot... lol.



Cirque du Smex, Perth ed.


Other pics from the Circus du Smex (Perth edition) so far

Circus Acrobat Harley Quinn Costume

I really wanted to emphasize Harley's playful quality with this costume. With her being a clown and a gymnast, the circus acrobat theme seemed a natural fit.

Black and garnet acetate taffeta. Cotton twill lining and interfacing in the corset; steel bones and busk. Nylon tulle for the petticoat.

Custom orders like this one are available through my online shop: [link]

My rather crappy and extremely rushed cosplay of Joker from Kuroshitsuji. For my second made-from-scratch cosplay it's alright I guess, but yeah;;;;
Wig was made by knotting one and attaching a lace-front to the fring (yes, I ventilated the lace-front as well), and also by attaching a number of blonde extensions that I dyed at the bases by the sharpie method (Don't try this unless you're desperate - the dye stained the collar of my shirt;;; )
Hopefully next year we'll have the full circus group organized, but for now, it's just me;;;;

Photo was taken by the lovely at the State Theatre in Sydney. All credits for awesome photography and hiding how shite my costume was go to her.

The Circus is in town.
L to R: Kelly, Juli, myself, Alex and Tess
Photo by LionBoogy

Cyber Falls by Head Kandi www.head-kandi.com

I made this costume about 2 years ago. I didn't follow any pattern. I just winged it. My husband has one too that looks slightly different. This is a four legged stilt suit. We weren't really sure what to call them so for lack of a better name we call them "Stilt Spirits."

Our main inspiration was from watching The Dark Crystal as a child. I have always wanted to make a tall four legged costume (like the Land Striders) to terrify people and this worked perfectly. We actually met the Frouds that created the Land Striders have met us and love our costumes. We are also really inspired by Miyazaki. So the combination of the two are what made us create these.

You can see us on YouTube walking around in these:

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We have also appeared at Fairie Con 2011 to perform with Priscilla Hernandez. She is incredible. You can see her here:

[link]

We have noticed a lot of people online making our costumes now and we are so honored and flattered. Thank you everyone!

Mine has extra large medical crutches on the arms which make it really great for your back. Very comfy! Circus peg stilts for the legs (custom made by thespinsterz.com). Garen used dry wall stilts for his legs. They are mainly made of upholstery foam (it comes in a big roll for chair cushions) and fabric. Surprisingly easy to make. Mine costed me about $500, my husband's ran him about $350 due to the different types of stilts.

We tried different faces and masks, but nothing seemed to creep out people more than the blank and expressionless human face. On Halloween we stand in yards to pretend like we are decorations then follow families down the street. FREAKS THEM OUT!!! We also walk in our town on random days in the year just to surprise people. : )

Thanks for taking a peek!