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Mystique is another
Marvel Comics character, this time from the popular mutant book The
X-Men. This costume was made by me starting in November 1995
again using a modified one-piece lycra bodysuit pattern ending at
the collar. The skirt was attached as the top and bottom sections
were sewn together. The torso is double-lined due to the
translucent property of white lycra.
The face is a custom full-head latex mask with hand-sewn hair for
the eyebrows and forehead hair. The remaining hair is a wig. The
eyes are a sheer material (in fact leftover from Spider-Woman's
webs) glued in behind the eyeholes. The skulls around the waist
are modified mariachis (!) cut down, painted yellow, and strung
on fishing wire. The feet are shoes fitted inside each lycra
foot.
This costume
was premiered at Rustycon XII Take 2 in Tacoma, Washington in
January 1996 in their Masquerade. It won a Workmanship award and
Best Novice Recreation.