Character: Lady Deathstrike

From: X2: X-men United

Completed: For the May 2006 premiere of X3

Status: Retired. Big time.

 

I was very excited about X3 coming out and we were supposed to have some sort of promotional event going on, so i picked a villanesse. finally.

i had wanted to do rogue, but, hey...this was more fun. and sweaty.

it's a shame the pants are now torn, and it's nearly impossible to get a good picture of this costume, because it was pretty awesome...

::the jacket::

using the leftover pleathery-snakeskin printed fabric from my yuuko, i made a jacket with a raised solid matte pleather collar. you can't see it in pics, but it had a lift of about three inches. whee!

::the corset::

it's my Helga one. yep...before i had my corset nervous breakdown...i'm glad i at least finished it, though. it's pretty sweet. matte black pleather with silver x-large grommets. and it fits me like a glove. to make the side, quilted-looking panels, i did just that...

i quilted the pleathery snakeskin in an arc shape and attached them. suprisingly it wasn't that hard and didn't take too long. also, i got to use some of the excess batting from when i attempted to stuff the arm of my sofa.

don't ask.

::the pants::

i'm too cheap and too big to find normal, premade pleather pants to fit me, so i found a pair for about two bucks at the thrift store and added side inserts of more of the black matte evil upholstery pleather to get a custom fit.

had the darn things not started seperating layers and tearing at the crotch (apparently it was a very old pair of pants to begin with. my bad.), i would have worn this again and put the proper corset lacings up the sides of the legs. oh well.

::the nails::

last but not least...these were fun. sort of. i'll give a hint as to the base components..

wood dowels and something you play a appalachian instrument with. yep. i shall say no more.

they're pretty awesome looking, up close, and fit really well. i may end up selling these bad boys.