Angler Fish Adult Fancy Dress Costume

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The black poly-spandex jumpsuit zips up the front and is printed with an all-over pattern of fish scales. It was a bit tricky to see for him, even with space between the eyes, so I wouldn’t do this costume for anyone super young (he’s almost 8). The attached gloves can flip back to free your human hands, and the attached shoe covers are decorated with flipper details. The dimensions of this bottom armature were taken from the actual size of the fish's head that was already built.

When was satisfied with the positioning of the body, the 2 pieces were glued together using spray foam adhesive. Our family did Things Found in the Sea for our annual family Halloween costume tradition, and this anglerfish costume was my handmade pride and joy. In the end of each tube will go an LED bulb whose light will bend through the cables and exit through the pores of the fish's skin. When the end of the bunch of cables is close enough to the skin so that it gets stiff, tap the end of the cables until they sit flush with the skin.

It even has a little light up doo-dad (we’re told the correct term for that thing is actually the esca or illicium).

The hood is shaped like an angler fish mouth and, of course, the head features a big dangly appendage on the front to attract your helpless prey. Note: The body would not slip off the polystyrene armature so Ihad to slice down the length of the back to get it off.

One way to check is to hold the head up to a light, or to put a flashlight on the inside and look for light spots. We decided to add some bioluminescence by hot gluing on some Christmas low voltage lights down the spine and rib areas. Why, we’re so fascinated by the creepy fish that we decided to make a costume based on the monstrous fish. I bought fabrics from Jo Ann Fabrics, got a "go through tunnel" expandable toy, modified it to form a body of fish, and covered it with fabric.