Shadowcat – X-Men (Blue 80’s Uniform)
Made for: Dragoncon 2002
Background: For my first DragonCon I really wanted to show off my love for comic books, especially X-Men. I picked Shadowcat, one of my favourites since I was a kid, and decided to go with her blue outfit since I figured it was the most recognizable.
Journal Entries: Read more at my Shadowcat tag
Patterns Used: Simplicity 8855
Top/Bottoms: The swimsuit bottoms I bought locally and took with me to the fabric store to match to a cotton to make the top with. Used a peasant blouse pattern, just altered for the bottom to shorten it and add the waist tie, and also for the collar.
Mask: The mask was fun to make. I heated up some friendly plastic and formed it to my face, then covered it in my left-over blue cotton, and added ribbons so I could tie it on behind my hair. It’s not the most elegant thing, but it does fit my face very well.
Accessories: I bought the gloves, tights, the boots – the tights came from welovecolors.com and the boots from ebay.
History: I brought this back to Dragoncon the next year also, to wear with my cousin as Jubilee, and wore it once more for a photoshoot several years later – and it finally revisited Dragoncon in 2013, with a brand new mask, tights and some other updates! I hope to have photos soon!
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