costume – Design You Trust — Design Daily Since 2007

Paper Artist Created A Paper Costume Inspired By War

0

Ukrainian paper artist Asya Kozina has transformed her art in response to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Initially focused on the history of costume and national dress, her work now delves into profound personal experiences and reflections shaped by the conflict. Continue reading »

Dog Ghost Costume: Halloween Costume For Lazy Dog Owners

61aaalvogul. Ac Sl1500

If you are looking for a simple and fun way to dress up your dog for Halloween, why not try a ghost costume? All you need is a white sheet and a pair of scissors. Cut out two holes for the eyes and one for the nose, and voila! You have a spooky and adorable dog ghost. Continue reading »

This Middle Finger Halloween Mask Might Be The Ultimate Costume For 2021

“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask”. Such is the case, when you slip on this giant middle finger mask which perfectly captures how most of us feel about 2020 and 2021. Continue reading »

A Winning Costume Made From Balikbayan Boxes

Overseas Filipino workers send stuff to their families in the Philippines through balikbayan boxes. The Filipino word “balik” means return and “bayan” means country. It is usually a big box of souvenirs for the whole family and the extended family members. These boxes are usually thrown away after being unloaded. Continue reading »

With This Ride-On Trump Costume It Looks Like Donald Is Giving You a Piggyback Ride

This ride-on Trump costume will make you look like Donald himself is giving you a piggyback ride. This hilarious thing is sure to be a hit and a conversation argument starter at any Halloween party you attend. Continue reading »

This Bulldog Loves Watching The Street Through A Hole, So His Owners Paint 2 Costumes On The Fence

The handsome 4-year-old English Bulldog comes from Gråsten, Denmark and his name is Bogart. Bogart’s owner, Ranveig Bjørklid Levinsen, decided to brighten everyone’s mood during the Coronavirus pandemic, and came up with a brilliant idea to paint costumes on the fence for her dog. Continue reading »

Chinese Architect Designs Wearable Shield To Protect Against Coronavirus Outbreaks

Chinese architect Sun Dayong has created a conceptual design for a shield that would protect a wearer during a coronavirus outbreak by using UV light to sterilise itself. Continue reading »

A NASA Engineer Builds Weird And Better Halloween Costume

Two years ago, Mark Rober was an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, part of a team that worked on the Curiosity rover. For Halloween, he strapped an iPad to his chest and another to his back. Then he turned them on and used the devices’ cameras and screens to make it appear as if he had a gaping hole in the middle of his torso. Continue reading »

Cosplayer’s Clever Darth Bender Costume At Dragon Con

Imgur member danpio1309 made this cosplay for Dragon Con 2019. It mashes up Darth Vader from Star Wars and Bender from Futurama. My favorite feature is that the front compartment opens to reveal a cache of booze and a pinup of Slave Leela. Continue reading »

Dutch Engineering Student Created Incredible Exoskeletal Mechanical Dinosaur Costume

Dutch engineering student Esmée Kramer created an incredible exoskeletal mechanical dinosaur costume for herself. The idea for the design came to Kramer one day and she was determined to make it so. She determined what materials she needed, sketched out the design and went forward with the build. Because this was a personal project, the construction took a bit of time, particularly when she encountered some challenges. Continue reading »

With This Ride-On Trump Costume It Looks Like Donald Is Giving You A Piggyback Ride

This ride-on Trump costume will make you look like Donald J. Trump himself is giving you a piggyback ride. This hilarious thing is sure to be a hit and a conversation argument starter at any party you attend. To use it, just slip your legs all the way through the costume, which makes your real legs become Trump’s legs, and then two fake legs will then dangle in front of fake Trump as if they’re your legs as he’s giving you a piggyback ride… Yeah, it’s kinda complicated, but looks funny. Continue reading »

The Cosplay Artist Manually Collected Valkyrie’s Suit From “God Of War” In 1000 Hours

We love God of War. We stan God of War. And we definitely appreciate the cosplay from God of War. Sony Santa Monica’s reimagining of the series is a masterpiece and we can say it over and over again without ever getting sick of it. While plenty have taken a swing at series protagonist Kratos, you really need to give credit to some outlier characters — like the recent cosplay of Valkyrie Rota. Continue reading »

Cosplayer Creates Wings For Her Costume That She Can Move At Will


picsbysteff

With events such as Comic Con becoming less of a geek party and more of an international pop culture phenomenon, it’s no wonder that cosplay’s becoming more and more popular. What was once a very niche interest dominated by what the rest of the society deemed as ‘geeks’ and ‘nerds’ has been rapidly leaking into our everyday lives with celebrities like Bryan Cranston dressing up as his character from Breaking Bad as well as Daniel Radcliffe rocking up to Comic Con in a Spider-Man costume. It’s only natural that as the cosplay scene grows, the costumes evolve and turn into even more spectacular sights. Continue reading »

This Girl Spent 1000 Hours Working On This Incredibly Detailed Anubis Costume That Looks Like It Was Made With CGI

Some people do cross-stitch as a hobby, others like gardening, while this game designer from Switzerland is making costumes. While Martina is just on her third, the video of her in the costume which she shared on Reddit instantly received over 100,000 likes and numerous comments. The passionate cosplayer sure did receive a lot of attention and we think that it’s only fair since the costume really does look majestic. Continue reading »

Artist Karoline Hinz Makes A Realistic Two Toed Sloth Costume

Berlin-based artist Karoline Hinz (previously) has created a two toed sloth suit for… well, we really don’t know the reason. Hinz is a costume designer, sculptor and prop maker with an impressive body of work that comprises collaborations in theatre productions, music videos and movies. Continue reading »

Weird Halloween Costumes Of The 1970s And 80s

Unfortunately, most trick-or-treat attire of the 1970s and 80s was woefully bad. Generally, costumes consisted of a plastic mask and apron/smock. It was cheap and it came in a box at your local drug store. Continue reading »

Clydesdale Horse Dresses As AT-AT from ‘Star Wars’ For Halloween

Who doesn’t love dressing up for Halloween? For one night you can be whatever you want, whether that is a superhero, villain, monster, or anything in-between. As much fun as it is to dress up for Halloween yourself, it can be even more fun to dress up animals. It is a common sight as people go out trick-or-treating or walk in parades. But have you ever seen a 2,000 pound horse fully dressed as an AT-AT from Star Wars? Continue reading »

Meet “Mechdaddy 2018”, The Ultimate Daddy-Daughter Mechwarrior Costume

A very creative father (and uncle) who goes by the name Griddlock Cosplay built an absolutely brilliant Mechwarrior costume that requires both a child and an adult in order to make it work. There is a fully functioning fan and Arduino controlled LED lights to make the costume more realistic. The front of the costume has a hinged doorway that lets a kid enter and sit at the controls, while the rest of the costume goes to the grownup. Continue reading »

Adorable Kid Wears Hand-Crocheted Predator Costume

With only one month to go until Halloween, cool parents everywhere have begun making their kid’s costumes for this year, instead of just buying them off the rack. While there will no doubt be a plethora of little kids wandering the streets as Black Panther or Wonder Woman or one of the Incredibles, one kid out there already has them all beaten for best costume of 2018. Continue reading »

This Soviet Dog Spacesuit Is The Cutest Dog Costume You Will See Today

Made out of cotton, nylon, rubber and aluminium, this suit is believed to have been worn by Belka and Strelka, the first two dogs to return from space back in 1960. It was used for the USSR’s Korabl-Sputnik 2 mission during the training phase, where the dogs strapped into capsules wearing the suits and launched 262,500 feet in the air before returning to the ground on parachutes. The training was meant to test the effects of low gravity and high-speed launches on the animals. Continue reading »

This Woman Had A Humorous ‘Sexy’ Boudoir Photo Shoot In A T-Rex Costume

Not all heroes wear capes. Some where a T-Rex costume with lingerie. That’s exactly what bride to be, Nicole Stein did when she decided she wanted to take some sexy pics for her future husband. The pics are amazing, and are quite possibly the sexiest boudoir photos I’ve ever seen. She even goes FULL ON NUDE. Yep. Continue reading »

Beautiful Photo Session In Traditional Costume From The Region Of Łowicz In Central Poland

1
Photo by Łukasz Kłosiński

When we come upon some interesting photo-shoots we are usually eager to share them with you. This was one such “nostalgia” driven photo spectacle by Polish blogger Wiktoria Nowak. She was a folk dancer for 11 years in her younger age, because of that dance has been a large part of her personality and life. You know there is a thing about these folk gatherings, or what we mean they will leave you filled with good memories such as events, dances, trips, camps and culture preserving. Continue reading »

The Superb Glow-In-The-Dark Full Body Skeleton Costume By BANDIKA

1

This X-ray skeleton bodysuit is the perfect base for your skeleton costume. Dress it up or down, add makeup or accessories, or turn into an awesome Day of the Dead costume! Continue reading »

An Artist Has Made This Badass Raven Costume Entirely By Hand

1

According to Rah-Bop, an illustrator and video game artist living in Seattle: “Since I get the impression it’s acceptable to dress up as an animal person at AC I took the opportunity to make a costume out of Rue, my D&D character, which I’ve been wanting to do for a while. If you see me, please feel free to say hi.” Continue reading »

“Conflict and Costume in Namibia” by Jim Naughten

“Each image, a portrait of Herero tribe members of Namibia, reveals a material culture that harkens the region’s tumultuous past: residents wear Victorian era dresses and paramilitary costume as a direct result and documentation of its early 20th century German colonization”. Photos by Jim Naughten, courtesy of Klompching Gallery, New York.

Here: Herero Woman in Blue Dress, 2012. Continue reading »