JensWare Fun2Wear Wonder Woman Costume

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Debut
JensWare 2009

The Fun2Wear Wonder Woman Swim Costume is an extremely complex and stunning re-creation in heavy weight swimwear fabric.  The costume includes a headband, bracelets, utility belt, cape, basque, and panties.  It was a labor of love, nine months in the making, and more hand work and challenges than I had originally anticipated.  My Fun2Wear Wonder Woman Swim Costume is beautiful and was definitely worth the effort. 

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Cape
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Cape:  The stunning fully lined patriotic red, white, and blue crepe back satin Wonder Woman Cape features over a gross of hand beaded and appliqued stars in three sizes and colors on twelve yards of fabric. WOW!

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Accessories
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Headband and Bracelets:  The beautiful golden leather look accessories are fit for a Superhero.  The headband and bracelets feature red beaded and appliqued stars.  The headband has a covered elastic band and the bracelets snap closed with two nickel-plated brass snaps.

Wonder Woman Swim Costume
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Costume:  The authentic looking Wonder Woman Costume is a two piece swimsuit and belt combination constructed from heavy weight swimwear fabric lined with power net.  This Fun2Wear costume keeps your assets supported and securely in place, while moving with you. 

It's a swimsuit! So, Get Wet!

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Golden Eagle
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Basque:  The red basque is to-die-for, showcasing an amazingly detailed hand-pieced leather look golden Eagle applique' with beaded eye.  It is lined, underlined, boned and has a built-in long line underwire bra with waist stay and two sets of bra hooks and eyes.  The center back zipper features a snapping zipper tab cover flap with a beaded star applique'.  The basque hooks to the panties and snaps to the belt.

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Utility Belt
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Utility Belt:  The golden leather look utility belt is adjustable and attaches to the golden leather look Eagle with a nickel-plated brass snap, hooks to the panties, and buckles in the back with two sets of hidden hooks and eyes.  It features a snap or magnetic closure for convenient lasso containment.

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Rear View
JensWare 2009

Wonder Woman Panties:  The fully lined blue panties have a center back seam, wide waistband, high cut legs, and offer moderate coverage while featuring more than thirty white beaded appliqued stars.  The basque and the utility belt both hook to the panties.

Wonder Woman Swim Costume Final Fitting
JensWare 2009

BEWARE:  This swimsuit is complex in construction and it takes 2 people to put it on and take it off.  I overcame many challenges while working on this costume and it turned out beautifully. 

Jennifer Moriarty
Custom Quilts, Costumes, and Instructional Materials
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WARNING, Prepare for Sticker Shock:  The Fun2Wear Wonder Woman Swim Costume is expensive to reproduce.  It is labor intensive, complex and the material costs are great.  Tempt Me.

If you would like to explore my Wonder Woman costume in greater detail, be sure to visit my other sites and postings by clicking on the following links:
JensWare.net Fun2Wear Costumes
JensWare Shutterfly
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Tempt Me

Tempt Me

It’s Halloween again and I’m beginning to receive emails requesting information on my “Wonder Woman Swim Costume”.  Here’s the scoop:  I’ve had many terrible experiences making swimwear for myself; I’ve made horrible mistakes related to my inability to understand the written instructions included with patterns; and I’ve sworn off making swimwear forever, before.  To better understand where I’m coming from read my related posts:  Lurking Beneath the UFOs and the Drawer.  After all the heartbreak and time spent trying to make the perfect bikini, I finally gave up, hid the bikini failure in the bottom drawer with the other UFOs, and promised myself I would just spend the money on best swimsuit for me.

I love making and wearing costumes.  I’ve sewn many throughout the years for myself and my children.  I’ve even earned a little cash to support my quilting habit by making Krewe costumes for sisters involved in the annual Gasparilla Pirate Invasion.  I’ve always wanted a Wonder Woman costume but I’ve never had an occasion or reason to spend the money on specialty costume fabric when there is so much cotton quilting fabric calling my name. 

Then it happened, a friend approached me with a problem.  Her friend, a model, actress, and producer had made arrangements with a local costumer/seamstress to meet but had been stood up at the fabric store.  She needed a custom Wonder Woman costume.  Did I know anyone who could help?  Ecstatic, I jumped at the opportunity, before taking a second to think about the repercussions of such a decision.  I was going to finally make a Wonder Woman costume and get paid for it!  How cool was that?  I thought it would be so easy.  It’s just a bustier and panties, right?  I’ve made bustier`s before, they’re pretty straightforward.  I boldly told my friend, I can make anything.  She agreed and I was given the phone number. 

The customer began to explain.  She owned several Ready-To-Wear Wonder Woman costumes.  Not one was just what she wanted, none fit right, and none lasted for any length of time.  You see, as an actress, model, and producer she had specific requirements in mind for the costume.  It was to be authentic, supportive, durable, easily removable, and made of heavy weight swim fabric.  Secretly, I was horrified.  I smiled and said sure, I can make that, I can make anything.  And with that one simple phone call, the bikini nightmare was back to haunt me.  

Hula Ka Boola TIKI Mug

Hula Ka Boola TIKI Mug, a photo by JensWare on Flickr.

Love it. Found it at the BigTop Flea Market in Temple Terrace, FL.

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BigTop Flea Market find. The blue one, Hula Ka Boola, is my favorite TIKI mug.

SCARY TOYS

SCARY TOYS, a set on Flickr.

Just in time for Halloween. Scary Toys from 1968 that you too can build. I've definitely gotten my $5 out of this yard sale pick. The articles are a riot to read.

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Scary Toys that you can build yourself using the 1968 POPULAR MECHANICS do-it-yourself ENCYCLOPEDIA.