Astrid Hofferson Costume

My daughter, Logan, is wearing the costume of her favorite movie character! Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon 2. The costume is completely home made/fabricated and stylized pieces. She is even wearing a wig that was altered to match the right Astrid shade and braid style. Most of the costume is sewn pieces with LOTS of faux fur and suede. These materials were also aged with acrylic ink colors and Angelus leather paints. The most tedious was the polymer clay spikes and bird skulls for the leather skirt. All were sculpted, metal brad attached, baked and faux finished. 8 panels on the skirt!! The armored shoulders are made from EVA foam, heated to curve, sealed with Mod Podge, faux painted and attached with bra fasteners to fur cape. Best part is the rivers....googlie eyes! The fur on the boots are actually slip on covers for her Uggs. The strapping is also a cover on the toe are. This way, she can use hers boots agin and just dress them up for costuming. The t-shirt was painted to resemble Astrid’s with acrylic paint and textured to look more knit. The ax was bought but completely restyled, faux painted and handle wrapped to look more authentic. In all the costume cost about $100 which includes wardrobe pieces. I have a lot of extra fabric and fur left over. The jeggings can easily be used for everyday once patches are removed, the shirt can be worn as is. The boots will be her winter footwear. I made the sizing of the hood and cape larger for effect but also so she can wear it multiple years. Just jeggings and shirt would have to size. The leather spike skirt is separate from the fur skirt and has a bra fastener in the back so it can be removed for sitting/sizing/bathroom etc. It took me and my husband 2 weeks to complete. We referenced YouTube videos to guide us and have learned a lot!