Rumi from KPop Demon Hunters

A DIY Rumi costume comes from a black jacket, a white crop top and black shorts, with a long purple braid on top. Add a few layered necklaces, a spiky shoulder piece made from card and some pink marks drawn on your skin, and you have the purple-haired fighter from KPop Demon Hunters. About $22, with no sewing.

TIME

60 min

COST

about $22

SKILL

Some cutting

What you need

• A black biker-style or cropped jacket
• A white mock-neck or high-neck crop top
• High-waisted black shorts
• Purple braiding hair or a purple wig, plus a gold ribbon or scarf strip
• Black card, silver paint pen and tape for the shoulder spikes
• Two or three layered silver or gold necklaces
• Pink eyeliner or face paint pencil for the marks
• Black boots or trainers

How to make it

1. 1

   Put on the white crop top, then the high-waisted shorts and the black jacket over the top.

2. 2

   Make the shoulder piece: cut a curved strip of black card long enough to sit across your left shoulder, then cut four or five small triangles along the top edge for spikes.

3. 3

   Colour the edges of the spikes with a silver pen. Tape the strip inside the jacket shoulder, or fix it with safety pins from the inside.

4. 4

   For the hair, clip a purple braid to a high ponytail, or wear a purple wig. If you are using braiding hair, plait it as long as you like, even down to your calves.

5. 5

   Tie the gold ribbon round the top of the braid and finish it with a neat bow.

6. 6

   Layer the necklaces over the top and draw a few thin pink swirls with the pencil on your forearm or collarbone. Keep them loose, not copied exactly.

7. 7

   Finish with black boots and a confident stance.

Make it better

• Use purple braiding hair from a beauty shop. It is cheaper than a wig and you can clip it on or off.
• Test the pink pencil on your arm first so you know it washes off.
• If you only have a plain black jacket, draw a simple silver design on the back with a paint pen.

Questions

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