When is a Riddler costume not yet complete?

[thehefner]

I'm only a couple elements shy of perfecting my Riddler costume.

First, I lack the proper purple gloves. Short of paying $80 or something for Heath Ledger Joker leather glove replicas that might not even fit my dainty hands (even some men's size Small gloves can be too bulky on me), I dunno what to do for good purple Riddler gloves. Really, I may just have to stick with this pair of black ladies' (the tag says "Large," but damn if they're small) leather gloves that fit me snugly like a second skin.

I guess I'm making up from the fact that I rarely shop for clothes, but damn if getting these costumes together isn't a costly little venture each time. Thankfully, I'm able to reuse certain elements of the costumes elsewhere, but I don't imagine I'd have any more use for purple gloves. Even fashion must be sacrificed in the name of budget now and again.

But the other thing I'm missing is the cane. The Riddler's just not the Riddler without a question-mark cane.

I bought this Victorian style cane, very in keeping with The Shade sensibilities, and it'll do in a pinch. But in a better world, that topper would be stretched out and curled into a patterned question mark. Not sure how the hell I'd pull that off. If there are any custom cane-topper makers out there, let me know. I'd also like to employ their services for a scarab-topped umbrella for my Blue-Beetle-by-way-of-John-Steed costume for next year.

Eh, the rest of the Riddler costume is near-perfect for what I'm trying to achieve, so I can deal. Still, I'll be keeping my eyes out before my photoshoot comes up on the 10th. Oh, did I say my photo shoot? I meant ours.

Comments

[holli.livejournal.com]

I'm already hitting thrift stores a few times a week for Halloween stuff-- want me to keep an eye out for purple gloves for you?

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Please do, that's be great! Leather, ideally. No worries if you find nothing, but I appreciate whatever effort you can give! :)

Riddler gloves.

[badmagic.livejournal.com]

Hie thee hence to local med. schools, where the supplies shop has rubber gloves in PURPLE! Bag of 50 pairs, $12.

Re: Riddler gloves.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Oooh. But wait, aren't they rubber/latex? Leather is really what I need, here.

Re: Riddler gloves.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

Sadly there are no glovemakers anymore. I'm in deep redesign for concepts of dearest Edward, and right now I'm thinking fingerless gloves, so he can type with them on.

But still, what I wouldn't give for a fitted pair of purple kidskin gloves.... Mmm....

[nymphgalatea.livejournal.com]

Huh. I'd have thought it would be pretty easy to get purple leather gloves. They're the In Thing over here in the UK right now. I've got a pair from Marks & Spencers for about 20 quid. I know Monsoon/Accessorize do the same thing. Perhaps you could order online?

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

The few good ones I can find online are either too pricey, and even then, I hesitate to buy without trying them on. Like I said, dainty hands. They have to be just barely shy of too tight, or they'll be too big, if that makes sense. I need gloves that fit like a glove, so to speak.

[mellifluous-ink.livejournal.com]

Latex medical gloves come in the exact right shade of purple. And I'm quite sure they would come small enough.

Also they taste/smell like grape candy! Bonus!