My teenage daughter has taken an abrupt liking to the classic show, and decided she wanted a Burt Ward Robin costume for cons, etc! Needless to say, I whipped out Chuck and Lynne's patterns for the lion's share of the (ongoing) build, but had to deal with Robin's booties on my own.
What a pain in the butt! Such a weird shape. Not being a cobbler, crafting a custom pair of shoes from scratch was not an option, so I decided to build covers on top of shoes that fit her.
Honestly, it's one of the hardest costume crafts I've ever taken on!
I will spare you the boring details, and just share a few pix. I started by making prototypes from some cheap pink felt I had (holy contaminated cowl!) until I thought I had patterns that would work. The finished upper is made from faux suede fabric I inherited when a costume shop closed. The fins have a stiff leather core inside. Left is finished - now on to the right. Far from perfect, but hopefully will last through the rigors of a con or two. Cheers!
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