![]() Over the years, my son has been a lot of superheroes- vintage style! Making the Captain America shirt When it was time to make a homemade Captain America costume, I chose to make the iconic royal blue top with a white star and red and white stripes on the bottom. Not only were the original costumes more colorful and fun for kids, but I think they just are so much cuter on them. While I didn’t do a perfect job of documenting the process, hopefully, this will help you whip up a costume faster than the Flash! Today, I’ll concentrate on the costume itself and the comfy helmet.Ĭheck out my other posts for how to make the Captain America shield and how to make superhero boots! Vintage Captain America costumeĮvery time I’ve made superhero costumes for my son, like the Batman costume I made him, I’ve always chosen to go the vintage route. When I finally realized that my son wasn’t going to wear a helmet anyway, I got an idea for the “helmet” that took me less than half an hour to make. I even tried making a helmet out of cardboard, another out of craft foam, and another by repurposing a store-bought helmet. I wasted time making things the wrong way and starting over. ![]() The costume took me a while to make, but that’s mostly because I didn’t have a set plan. I did manage to find a few things I could use, but since I didn’t like them, I ended up going the DIY route. Of course, finding a Spider-Man or Superman costume is “super” easy (and yet I still made my own Superman and Batman costumes), but finding something for Captain America is a bit more tricky. ![]() Little did I know that the next year I’d be stuck making a Thor costume!) I figured those costumes would be more complicated to make. ![]() (I was also relieved that he didn’t want to be Hulk or Iron Man. When it came time to dress him up for Carnaval at his school, I wasn’t surprised that he wanted to dress up as Captain America. When I made this costume, my son was obsessed with superheroes, especially Marvel’s avengers. ![]()
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