Catsuit
There are patterns out there for making bodysuits, but at the time when I was working on my Black Widow cosplay, I had sewn a grand total of two costume pieces using patterns. So instead I found a really good catsuit on Amazon from Leg Avenue which fit me surprisingly well considering it wasn't customized to my measurements or anything. The fabric is not so thin that you feel like everything's hanging out, though it is still on the thin side so it's not warm at all (I spent like five minutes outside wearing it on Halloween and I was shivering, but I also get cold easily).
If you are interested in making your own catsuit, McCall's patterns has some in their cosplay line.
Wig
I bought the Leslie 2002 from Amphigory in #130 and curled it. I've already posted a tutorial on the method I used for curling my wig.
Belts
I got my Black Widow emblem belt on Ebay. Unfortunately, it is no longer available, but there are lots of options on Etsy.
I got a second, plain black belt for holding my holsters at Value Village. People usually go with a utility belt for this one and I may upgrade at some point, but for now I got this. And on that subject...
Holsters
I got two matching holsters, one for each leg, on Amazon. As far as I know, you can only buy them separately, which is a bit of a pain, but they're the real deal so they're good quality.
Little side note, given the slippery nature of the catsuit fabric, I found the thigh straps of my holsters kept sliding down whenever I walked. I haven't actually gotten it and tried it out yet, but I'm going to be experimenting with garment tape, the stuff you use to keep dance costumes and strapless gowns up (colloquially known as boob tape), to get them to stay in place.
Gloves
I have really (and I mean really) tiny hands, so finding fingerless leather gloves was a challenge. I finally found these gloves by Warmen on Amazon. If you don't have tiny child hands, I'm sure you will have a much easier time finding ones that actually fit without opening up twelve different tabs of Amazon results.
Widow Bites
Here's where things got a little more hands on. Black Widow's Widow Bites (or bullet bracelets/cuffs) are not something you can just find on Amazon. That being said, I bought this costume bullet belt on Amazon and used this excellent tutorial I found on Pinterest to make mine.
Guns
I got a pair of prop guns from a local costume store and spray painted them black, making sure to keep the orange safety caps unpainted so they'd be convention safe. If there isn't a year-round costume store near you, I highly suggest scoping out Halloween stores when October rolls around, even if you're not starting a cosplay for a while. If there's something you know you'll need that will be hard to find any other time, hit up Spirit Halloween and stock up on those props.
Boots
There are so many possible ways you can do shoes for Black Widow. Lots of people do boot covers to make them screen accurate. You can wear combat boots (which was my original plan). The shoes I'm wearing, however, are from Sorel because we sell them at the store I work at and I got a good discount. The wedge heel makes me a little taller (which helps with the intimidation factor, especially when you're only 5'2") and also puts a little strut in my walk, a necessity for being Natasha Romanoff. Of course, Sorels are expensive, so you by no means have to follow my lead. I just happened to get some really good boots that double as a cosplay piece.
And there you have it! Black Widow is a cosplay that calls for lots and lots of separate pieces, which can add up (especially when you're buying everything instead of making it yourself), so you'll want to make sure you budget accordingly. You'll also want to make a checklist of all the items so you don't get to comicon and discover you're missing something. And now for some final result pictures, all the more necessary because I put no progress pictures in the rest of this post (note: I'm not wearing my wig in the following pictures because I had my hair red at the time and hadn't yet curled the wig).
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