“Beautiful … in an old-fashioned kind of way.” I’m excited to finally announce the first of three Joker sewing patterns, the first of which is for his awesome trousers. Joker Trousers Sewing Pattern “Gentlemen, let’s broaden our minds!” Unable to find an ideal wool plaid fabric, I designed a Spoonflower print specifically for these trousers. I’ve made the design public …

Many years ago, I began learning how to sew on my own, through lots of trial-and-error (mostly error) and constantly looking up how to do this and that online. Aside from the fact that back then most Internet videos were only 360p, I bounced around a lot – inadvertently learning some advanced sewing techniques while remaining clueless about more basic …

New and improved Joker products! With a new secret ingredient: Spoonflower! I’ve sewn up a storm working on these ties and may have gotten a little carried away with my Joker costume project … Of course, my inability to resist temptation also makes you the direct beneficiary to my Joker costuming efforts! Not only did I make several extra ties …

“I’m of a mind to make some Mookie.” To get the ball rolling with this Joker costume project, I started with his colorful shirts. As you may recall, he mainly wore two in the movie: an orange one, and a green one. The Hunt Of course, there’s always the chance of a lucky find at a retail or thrift store …

I must have watched Tim Burton’s Batman dozens of times on VHS growing up. (In fact, probably the only movies I watched more than that one were Jumanji, which I watched until the VHS tape literally broke, and the Star Wars trilogy.) Danny Elfman’s kickass music, Michael Keaton’s troubled brooding, Tim Burton’s wacky filmmaking, Jack Nicholson’s hilariously psychotic villainy, the …

In the course of my costume research, I’ve gathered many dozens of visual references of the 1989 Joker’s costume.  These include auction photos of screen-used costumes and costume elements, as well as museum displays.  I included many of them in my updated Joker costume analysis, although they were often cropped to better see certain details.  For those of you interested …