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Fifth Element Diva Plavalaguna Costume

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Fifth Element Diva Plavalaguna Costume

Diva Plavalaguna (from the Fifth Element)

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Costume type:  Costumes for Women
Categories:Halloween Costumes, Movie and TV Show Costumes

This homemade costume for women entered our 2013 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Taryn, the 'Diva Plavalaguna' costume creator:

I have always loved the movie The Fifth Element, especially the costumes. So after doing a costume of Leeloo a few years back, I decided to go for a more challenging costume: The Diva Plavalaguna.

This costume is 100% handmade and I am very proud of it. The headpiece was made using fosshape (a wonderful felt-like material that hardens when you heat it). It also is porous so my head didn't get too hot. The head tentacles were made by stuffing tubes of fabric with polyfill. The dress was created using a dress sewing pattern and some improvised techniques for the detailing. The back spine was made with gardening knee pads and the neck piece from leather with detailing in leather pieces pasted on. Unfortunately the wiggle in the base of the dress (made by feeding wire through the skirt's trim) got mooshed while on the Comic Con floor but it did once have the wave in it like she had in the movie. To "remove" my eyebrows, I simply wiped on several layers of washable glue stick and then painted over them with my face paint.

COOL NOTE: When I was wearing this at Comic Con, an older woman came up to me to compliment me on the costume saying her friend had created the makeup for the Fifth Element. She took a picture with me to show her friend. I didn't realize at the time that it was Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: TNG! Now there's high praise from an uber geek celebrity!

Rating: 3.5 of 5. Votes: 43

43 votes

Comments

#1 comment by Jessica October 17, 2013

Can I buy this from you

#2 comment by Tee Love October 23, 2013

Hmmmmm I do really love this costume.....how much are you offering?

#3 comment by Wendy February 20, 2015

Hi Taryn.... definately a WOW....Clap clap clap ... Well done lady.... Did your costume win that day??? You have inspired me.... Can I ask you a couple of questions??What dress material is that ??? Also what did you use for face paint...??? Thinking of trying my hand at something like this... It's awesome...

#4 comment by Patricia Rodgers July 13, 2016

Great costume...how can I make it starting today! We're having a party real soon and I'd like to get a start on making it or getting it made...haven't sewn in years so I"ll more then likely will have to get it made.

#5 comment by Maksa January 25, 2017

Hi, do you still have that costume? Do you sell it? ��

#6 comment by Christopher Vazquez March 15, 2017

I would like to buy a costume like this. Is it up for sale where can I get one.

#7 comment by TexasTulip May 30, 2018

Very cool! I'm about to attempt to this costume for Roswell in July. This has been incredibly helpful! Thanks!

#8 comment by Natasha Green August 21, 2019

Hello. Where can I find this costume Aunt. I want to buy this costume but I don't know where to buy it from. Please help me.

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