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That’s the kind of thing where you could make a pattern out of a shirt, to loosen the shoulders, just extend the length, and cut the fabric out.ĬC: All you need is a starfish pendant necklace to top it off.ĬH: That was actually a piece I found in Dallas. And then we applied the trim, and the trim needed to be brushed with a darker pewter and a bit of black as well, just to make it not too flat and light. That kind of finishing work doesn’t always show up on camera, but it was quite pronounced in person. And we had a leaf-type pattern, but before we applied that, we airbrushed it to darken it around the edges and give it more relief. Then the turquoise fabric that was the trim just along the center front, on the cuffs, and around the bottom, it was probably pretty synthetic, but it had a lurex thread woven into it, so it had a sparkle. It didn’t have to perfectly even, because it’s white. It was time-consuming, because you had to trace the pattern on the fabric beforehand, and then run lines of the puff paint up the fabric, one after the other, in rows. But we did it, and the effect was actually almost exactly the same, so we did that for the multiples, for the stunt doubles. So I asked some of my crew if they could buy iridescent, pearlized puff paint, so we could do an experiment on a base fabric, like canvas or something, which would soften when you washed it. It was white, but it had all these linear ridges all along the length of the fabric, so it gave it a really interesting texture. So I started looking for fabric for that, and I came across this fabric that was really great. I wanted him to be able to wear it open or off his shoulders, and just let it fall naturally. It was just very stiff, and I wanted something that was going to actually flow and have some movement. And it has a lot of horse hair in the front of the jacket. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to buy one for Klaus, but I bought one just to see what they’re normally like, and they’re very heavy and structured. For me, fit is really important.ĬC: How did you custom-build Klaus’s sherwani?ĬH: A sherwani is kind of a longer dress jacket/coat in Southeast Asia. I would still do that, if I was going to duplicate something that I really liked that was falling apart or wearing out. If I liked something, I would make a pattern from it.Īnother way to do it would be to just go to a thrift store and find something cheap and cut it up so that you have a sleeve piece, a front, a back, a collar… If it’s something that’s more fitted, put it on and then fit it the way you want it to be, and then make the pattern. You pin it so that you’re keeping the plastic as flat as possible, and when you lift it off, you’ve got a pattern. I would take apart a pair of pants, or I would pin plastic over the pants, and wherever there was a seam, I would mark a line. So I actually started making my own clothes when I was 15, 16, with my grandmother’s sewing machine. And if you went to a specialty store, they had clothes meant for your great uncle or something.

There were great clothes, just not for tall men. So the sleeves on shirts were always too short, they didn’t have any interesting fabrics for pants… This was the 1970s, and it was just sort of a desolate decade. They made the average sizes, probably up to six feet, and I’m 6’3”. What were some of the first things you made?ĬH: I’m a tall guy, so when I was a teenager, they didn’t actually make a lot of clothes for tall guys. Here are more of his tips.Ĭosplay Central: Let’s talk about how you got into all of this. Luckily, we have inside help from Hargadon himself. That sherwani coat that captured fans’ imaginations, however – that’s a serious challenge. But what if you wanted to be Klaus as cult leader? Some of it might seem easy – the pants, the beard, the sunglasses. But what if your taste or body shape lend themselves more to someone like Klaus? Sure, you could shop vintage, wrap yourself in a boa, and slink around in lace-up leather pants.

Umbrella academy costume how to#

Costume designer Christopher Hargadon previously gave us a tutorial on how to do The Handler – all of her many looks and accessories.

Umbrella Academy cosplayers have already mastered Season 1’s costumes, but Season 2 is a little trickier.