Harley Quinn Cosplays

Here are all my Harley costumes that are photographed.

“Budget” Bombshell Harley Quinn

This was a costume I have been wanting to do for awhile and it was on the backburner a little bit. I had the internal discussion of did I want to be accurate or more “in the spirit of.” I went with the latter because I wasn’t going to pay $80+ for the jacket. I decided to go low budget to help others with low cost ideas.

With this costume, I did a fair amount of upcycling and my typical Amazon shopping.

The wig I purchased on Amazon for $21. I wanted a bouncy look for the hair. Now, if I hadn’t fried my hair in December, I would be using my real hair and thereby out $0 -_-*

The goggles were a four pack on Amazon for $20. I bought them because they had different looks and I have upcoming uses for the other ones. So for this costume, $5.

I got the white foundation off of Amazon for $4.50 as an add on item. I wasn’t happy with the manic panic one, as it looks pretty gritty and doesn’t finish blending in. Of course, I am horrible at make up, so maybe there was something I’m missing?

The bra is one I got on sale at Victoria’s Secret for $20. You can use an old bra you already have or buy a cheap one else where to cut down costs. I used scrap satin to make it black and red. It was tricky covering the bra because of the 3D-ness of the bra. I have seams to make the fabric flat and glued it to the bra. I disguised them by cutting out the diamonds from the awful fingerless gloves from Amazon (hint: you would have to be a toothpick to fit them comfortably) and gluing them over the seams, since that’s about where they went on the comic version anyways. I really wanted a beautiful custom bra off of etsy, but I wasn’t going to pay $80 for it at the moment ;_;

For the jacket, I used my authentic Ike jacket from WW2 that I bought from a thrift store for $10 about 20 years ago. Yes, I hang on to things that long.

My red gloves were from Party City for my Bombshell Batwoman, upcycled.

The shorts were a black pair I had languishing in the dresser. Probably thrifted for $3-5. Every picture I see has her shorts a different color, so if you have olive, black or jean shorts, I think you’ll be just fine.

The rubber belt I bought off of Amazon for $15. Its a cheapy rubber and was a little mushed in packaging. I propped open the worst pocket with my business card box and gorilla glued it back into place. I bought it because it bright yellow and has real pockets. Its not going to hold my phone, but will hold business cards, cash, and other small things. I fit my set of car keys fine in one.

The tights I got off Amazon for $11 and the white socks were crew socks I already had. I could have saved money and used my kilt hose, but I want the diamonds on them like the comic. Unfortunately, despite having large thighs, these would slide right down. Next time, I am using the kilt hose.

The boots are jungle boots I already had from when I was in JrROTC in high school. I thought about getting brown boots, but decided to keep the costs down. I also was considering my CAT steel toe boots since they had a lower profile, but I decided I didn’t want to replace the Grumpy Bear shoelaces 

Over all, I spent under $70 to fill in the pieces to make this. However, the only thing I really *needed* was the belt. I could have used an older bra to cover or tried to do something with the not-so-great wig I already have. This would have saved me an additional $50 or so. However, I look at it as investing in future costumes/photoshoots.

My point in the costume was to show that you can out together a decent costume by upcycling and finding low cost ready made objects. I freely admit I can’t sew a lot of things and putting this costume together reminds me of my early costuming days. I don’t want people to NOT cosplay because they don’t know how to sew or can’t afford to commission someone else.

Heck, I even outright bought my upcoming costume because after factoring in cost, time, figuring out how to sew new fabric, and the fact that it looks way better than I would have done, it was a value.

Injustice 2 Harley Quinn v.1

I admit it. I cheated. I bought this one. I had every intention of making it. I bought heavy duty needles and a footer for the material, I was speccing out material costs, I had a usable pattern to get the jacket and the tight pants with…

Then I saw this one from XCoser, although thru one of their Amazon portals when I did a search on a whim. I decided that for the cost, it was way better than what I would have done. No shame at buying it, I know my limits. I also picked up a wig from them that matched the statue DH bought. Sometimes the proper site runs sales, so its worth to check both sites.

So lets talk about the fit lol

I ordered a medium, because even though the measurements would have placed me in a small, I hesitated because 1) it is from China and many things tend to run small and 2) I have big thighs and hips despite a small waist and ribcage.

Oh man the pants jussst fit. Now, I admit, when it came in the mail and I tried it on it was probably the hottest day of the summer and I was probably a bit bloated from it. My thighs looked HUGE LOLOL So, I made a promise to slim those down (as of this writing, they are down 2 inches!). There is NO way I would have squeezed into the small! (As an aside, besides

thinking the costume is awesome, I liked this Harley rendition because she has a similar build to me, at least when looking at the statue at home)

The TOP OTOH was a different story. The bodice was WAY too loose. I needed a “helper” bra to make it look right (no complaining, I look great with it). However, looking at the proportions, it is not long enough when I compare it to my reference and as a result, the waist cincher part is too long. The bottom part looks a little messy, because the bodice does not peek blow the cincher much. You can actually see the statue I use for reference at the bottom of this write up. This costume looks to expose more of the midriff than in the character design. It also doesn’t help that I have a short waist.

First, I tried setting the cincher higher, but it didn’t look right. The model on the site wears it like that. But like I said, it didn’t look right on me. Instead, I folded it in half. I lose the red piping along the bottom, but it looks exactly proportional on me now.

The wig was also from XCoser. This one came out of the bag a lot messier than the one I use for Bombshell Harley and the tails look to be a lot longer and wavier than the product image.

My goggles are from Amazon <3 and I reused the same ones from Bombshell Harley Quinn.

The tactical gloves I also got via Amazon

The pistols are Nerf that I also got from Amazon. They are also are at Walmart, but I caught them on a Prime Day Special.

Boots – Oh the boots! I had a pair of boots I bought many years ago when the Tomb Raider movie came out and would have been perfect for this. HOWEVER, I came across these boots from New Rock Online and it was LOVE at first sight! <3

I also use this as a base for Arkham City. I switch my pigtails, put on arm cuffs, and wear a different corset – viola!

Suicide Squad Comic Book Version Harley Quinn

I thought I would go with this one for a little variety  You don’t see too many of this version out there.

I made the corset from modifying Simplicity New Look Pattern 6480. I know the actual corset is much shorter, but I wanted my pooch sucked in.

The shorts are from my movie HQ and I bought it off of Amazon for $7

The wig is from XCoser

The frilled collar was on clearance at Spirit Halloween for $5, the mallet was from Spirit as well for about $20, and the cape was on Amazon for $4.

I used the McCall’s pattern for the stockings, but the XL was too small for my thighs, so I had to severely modify it. I used a pattern for another simplicity pattern for the gauntlets.

The shoes are Chinese slippers my BFF bought me back when we did our Ranma 1/2 group. One pair was red and the other black. I covered the black one with the blue material.

The pistol belt is from Amazon and its also used in my Black Widow costume.

HQ pistol I bought from Etsy and painted it myself.

The material was from Ya-Ya Han’s line at Jo-Anne’s

Holiday Harley Quinn

I saw this costume on a statue on Amazon earlier this year and I knew I wanted to do it sometime. Sometime as in I didn’t really believe I would actually get around to making it LOL

Now one of my favorite cosplay shops has it, but 1) I didn’t care for how it looked 2) Itd be about a month before I saw it and 3) I didn’t want to pay $89-105 + shipping for it.

So, I trollied over to Jo-ann Fabrics. My first choice for a bodysuit pattern didn’t exist there, so I modified Simplicity 8435 instead.

I bought red and black spandex with my magic 50% off coupons, plus 20% off overall. I also bought a yard of plush for the fur. It was MUCH cheaper to buy that versus several yards of trim. It was difficult as the fur has no stretch. I had to make sure it was the right sizes when I made my for linings.

So guess who never worked with spandex or made boot covers before? This girl LOL

Guess who got the hang of it by the time she was finished? LOL

I attached velcro to the bottom as snaps, because I ran out of time. After some fussing, it stays. Ill probably add another section for reinforcement.

I free handed the hat and stuffed it to keep its shape. It doesn’t stay up too well, but is still cute,

The belled collar I found on Amazon, after serious digging. I didn’t know it really existed as a commercial product, but there it was. It was almost as much for that one item as it was for the rest of the outfit.

Fabrics probably ran me around $20 after sales and coupons. I probably spend a total of 3 days working on in sporadically.

The wig I got at Hot Topic. It had a BOGO deal on old cosplay items, so technically, this was my freebie. Its a long wig that I put in low pigtails.

Even though I did the trim the exact same around the legs, the black side is being a butt munch and Ill have to revisit it if I wear this again.

Helper bra gave me cleavage >_> Was it too much? :O

Harley Potter!

Harley Potter

This is another costume that was pieced together from various places, versus making them. Although some items like my kilt aren’t cheap, it IS upcycled.

This is our castle wall set at Queen City Pinups. Bob made it a Witch’s Apothecary for Halloween.

Ive been chomping at the bit for this one. I was hoping to do it a month ago.

My wig is from XCoser

The sweater is from Hot Topic. I also have coat not shown in this image from there that I got on a BOGO deal.

The headband, tie, and socks are from Spirit Halloween

The kilt is from Stumptown Kilts

The shirt was from a thrift store and the shoes probably were too

The wand was purchased from Think Geek

Arkham Asylum

Total cheat. I bought the cheap-o Secret Wishes off eBay for $25. It is not great LOL. I found the mask and hat it came with unusable and swapped them out. The white fabric is thin and the red rubs off on the white. Great for pix…not great for all day wear.

Arkham Knight Harley Quinn

I got the skirt, top, and stockings at Hot Topic. It was not 100% accurate, so I added the shrug and modded the harness. Mallet from Spirit and wig from XCoser. I took my jungle boots and painted one red. Made arm covers and reused a ruffle pack from Spirit