Underworld Movie Costumes

With the third film being released in 2009 in theatres, Underworld movie costumes are even more popular choices for vampire or werewolf-themed costume parties. Whether you choose to buy a costume or try your hand at making your own, you are guaranteed to look intimidating.

For those not in the know, Underworld is about the centuries-long war between the vampires and the werewolves. Selene, a vampire “death dealer” played by Kate Beckinsale, is the main character in all three films and dresses like you’d expect a vampire warrior to outfit herself. She wears a shiny, long-sleeved black body suit with a leather corset, leather gauntlets and tall black boots with heavy buckles at the top. Because she is no mere mortal, she can wear high heels and still run for miles. She also wears a long black leather coat very like that made famous in The Matrix and carries two guns loaded with silver bullets.

Selene is by far the most popular Underworld movie costume to replicate, as women are always eager to present themselves as take-no-prisoners heroines at big events like Comic-Con and other Cosplay occasions. While characters like Viktor, one of the vampire elders, have an arresting look in black as well, they just don’t have the appeal of Selene.

The warrior costume for Selene has not yet been licensed for reproduction, possibly because the series is ongoing, although that hasn’t stopped Harry Potter costumes from hitting the stores. Any Underworld movie costume you see for sale is either for men or is a dress for a vampire ball. While this may suit your needs for a simple party, it’s not the same thing as really being Selene.

However, you can find a reasonable Selene Cosplay costume at Moon Costumes. The costume consists of a turtleneck body suit and corset waistcoat, armband and gun holder to wear on the thigh. You will of course want to add the boots and coat. The coat you can come by easily if you shop for a Matrix costume, as they are so similar that they pass without question.

For anyone who is serious about Cosplay, it’s much more involving to make your costume yourself, rather than hire someone to custom design one for you. The hardest part is the corset, so in this instance, you may want to have it made by someone with experience. You can contact the Cosplay Lab as there is someone there who has made a few exact replicas of the corset and so can probably do one for you as well. You can keep costs on the rest of the costume down by buying a plain body suit from a dance store and a thrift-store pair of goth boots. You don’t have to wear the coat – many Cosplayers don’t, and Selene doesn’t wear it all the time either. It will keep your costs down and, as a bonus, you won’t overheat.

Selene has blue eyes and fangs and carries shiny black guns. You don’t have to wear contact lenses, of course, but everything else is easily available from any costume supply store or online. If you want to do her black hair as well, you should look for a second-hand wig and cut it to the specifications using stills from the film as a guide. Many Cosplay forums will have people who are happy to advise you.

It’s not exactly an accessory, but if you want to do a couples costume, you can have someone dressed as a werewolf to accompany you.

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