Dark Night for a Dark Knight

At last, the finished outfit! We did a trial run Friday night by dropping into the Seattle Eagle as the caped crusaders. The next day, I made some tweaks to the costume before the Saturday night Halloween parties. The plastic chest was a separate item not included in commercial Batman costumes, so I had to spray paint it black. I was flattered when a couple of friends, quite independently, told me that I didn't need it. They said that instead I should simply have painted my own chest with black latex. Actually I seriously considered that option, but I felt this version paired better with my partner's Robin outfit. (He took this photo. See other posts for a look at him.)

Caped Crusaders on the Prowl

My boyfriend and I decided that Batman and Robin costumes would be a good way to take advantage of our height and age differences. He's an avid shutterbug and took all the photos of us in costume.

Dynamic Duo Do Seattle

Caped crusaders patrol the streets of Seattle's Capitol Hill the weekend before Halloween. Photo by my boyfriend Max (not his real name).