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Mrs. Incredible


Mrs. Incredible/Elasticgirl/Helen Parr. She goes by many names. (Does she mention her maiden name in the first movie? I can't remember) But for this costume, we'll go with Mrs. Incredible.



I have always liked The Incredibles. I thought now was a perfect time to do a cosplay from this Disney/Pixar movie, with the sequel in theatres now. I won't spoil anything in the new movie, but I really love how Mrs. Incredible gets her day in the spotlight. Girl Power! lol.



The base red suit was bought on Amazon. Also the black dance bloomers and the gloves. There were just a few small details that needed to be changed. As seen in this reference photo, the suit needed a black high collar instead of the red collar. So, I just took my seam ripper and took it off.  I then used that fabric for a simple pattern. The red was replaced by a black collar made from a simple knit I had on hand. Next came the bloomers. I couldn't find any orange fabric in local stores, so I found a Tshirt at a thrift store and used that to trim the bloomers.

The Incredibles logo, I found on Etsy.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/580285060/made-to-order-superhero-family-iron-on

I simply sewed it on by hand, since I didn't buy the iron-on version. The boot covers were made from a Yaya Han pattern, McCalls7397. This pattern was pretty simple to follow.


And the mask is an Incredibles brand mask from Party Galaxy. I believe it is a child's mask. It was sadly a little too small. Haha. I'll have to make a new one for next time.


The wig is the Buttercup in Spanish Brown from Arda Wigs, cut and styled by me.  And some practice is clearly needed. Oh well.


The wind was pretty crazy on Sunday when we took these pictures, but I think we got some good shots. There were also plenty of me brushing the hair off of my face. Thank you Mom, for always being my photographer.

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