A truly awesome halloween costume to make is an Eric Draven costume from The Crow. This is not only a great halloween costume but a great fancy dress costume. It is also great for anyone wanting to copy the style of Eric Draven.
Eric Draven Costume – The Crow
The Crow costume is quite easy to make yourself and looks awesome. You will be dressed completely in black and will use face paint to complete your Eric Draven costume. Here is a complete list of everything you will need to make your own Eric Draven costume from The Crow.
Eric Draven Jacket
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The first item, and possibly the most essential, of clothing you will need for your Eric Draven costume is a black leather jacket.
This jacket should have a gothic look to it with a large collar. It should hang quite low and should be worn open at the front. |
Eric Draven Pants
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You will need a pair of black leather pants when putting together your Eric Draven costume.
These could be leather fashion pants or a simple pair of black leather motorcycle pants. |
Eric Draven Top
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A simple black top will be needed to make your own Eric Draven costume.
This could be a long sleeved black t-shirt which would work well. You can also, if you wish, make a few cuts in the shirt to replicate the look of the character in The Crow. |
Eric Draven Boots
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The boots that you will need for your Eric Draven costume should be black. These boots could be military style combat boots.
For The Crow costume we would advise attempting to have the tongue of the boots hanging just like the character in the movie. |
Eric Draven Duct Tape
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Fans of the movie will certainly be aware that they will need a form of tape when making their Eric Draven costume.
You should use duct tape to replicate this feature. The duct tape should be wrapped around your torso and forearms with tape also been hooked around your fingers. |
Eric Draven White Face Paint
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White face paint will be needed for your Eric Draven costume.
For The Crow costume you should use white face paint to make your face completely white just like the character in the movie. |
Eric Draven Black Face Paint
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You will also need black makeup when making your own homemade Eric Draven cosplay.
This could be lipstick, eyeliner, or face paint.
You will need to make your lips black and you will need to black around your eyes with lines travelling from the top and bottom of each eye. |
Eric Draven Hair – Eric Draven Wig
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The hairstyle of Eric Draven is easily replciated for your Eric Draven fancy dress.
While few people will have hair that can easily be put into this style it works just as well if you buy and wear a black haired wig. |
Eric Draven The Crow
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The final item you will need for your Eric Draven fancy dress is optional. However, with that said it is a really nice finishing touch to The Crow costume.
If you decide this should be part of your costume you will need an artificial or toy crow. |
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