Costume Machine

Items needed to make your Joker Costume

Items Needed:
A brightly colored suit
A fake flower for the lapel
Safety pin
Green spray in hair color
Clown makeup kit with white, red and black paints
Black gloves

Step 1: Hit a resale shop to see if you can fine a loud, bright suit, such as a Zoot suit. Any bright color will do, although in the “The Dark Knight“ the Joker infamously wore purple. If you have trouble finding a matching suit, just opt for the jacket paired with a dark pair of pants.

Step 2: Attach to the lapel of your jacket, the fake flower you’ve snatched from an arrangement or purchased at a craft store. This will be your pretend poison–squirting flower; if you can find a real squirter at a practical joke shop, all the better!

Step 3: Thirty minutes before your dress up event, use a comb to make your hair ratty and spray with the green hair coloring in a well–ventilated area.

Step 4: Use the white chalk makeup from the clown kit to make your face eerily white. Study a picture of the Joker and use the other face paints to copy the makeup style of his other facial features. Thank goodness you didn’t fall into a vat of chemicals to achieve this hideous look.

After you’ve finished all your hair and makeup it’s time to suit up in your Joker outfit; add the gloves to cover your disfigured hands. Add any additional embellishments that reflect the personality of this not–so–funny villain such as a vest, cane, or practical joke props.