If you are a fan of The Umbrella Academy making your own Diego Hargreeves costume is undoubtedly an excellent idea. This costume will work well as a fancy dress costume, a halloween costume, or a simple cosplay.
Diego Hargreeves Costume – The Umbrella Academy
Making your own Diego Hargreeves costume is quite a simple task. You will mainly need a few items of black clothing and a couple of props. This makes this an excellent last minute costume idea. It also makes it relatively cheap to create. Here is a list of everything that you need to make your own Diego Hargreeves costume from The Umbrella Academy.
Diego Hargreeves Compression Shirt
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The first item of clothing you will need when making your Diego Hargreeves costume is a long sleeved shirt.
You will need a tight fitting, long sleeve, black shirt. For this we would recommend you buy and wear a black compression shirt like the character wears in The Umbrella Academy. |
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Diego Hargreeves Pants
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You will also need a pair of black pants when making a Diego Hargreeves costume.
The pants that Diego Hargreeves wears in The Umbrella Academy appear to be a slim fit design. We would recommend a pair of black jeans which are relatively tight fitting. |
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Diego Hargreeves Boots
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Diego Hargreeves wears his boots with his pants tucked inside them.
The boots you should wear for your Diego Hargreeves costume should be black and should be lace-up boots. We would suggest that you buy and wear a pair of black tactical boots to replicate the characters style. |
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Diego Hargreeves Tactical Harness
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One of the most distinctive items you will need when making your own Diego Hargreeves costume is tactical body harness.
The tactical harness worn by the character in The Umbrella Academy is made from black leather. You can easily find such harnesses to buy cheaply online. |
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Diego Hargreeves Gloves
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For your hands you will need a pair of gloves as part of your Diego Hargreeves costume.
The gloves that you will need should be black. You could probably wear a pair of motorcycle gloves, should you own a pair, but ideally we would recommend a pair of black tactical gloves for this part of the costume. |
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Diego Hargreeves Arm Guard
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Fans of The Umbrella Academy will undoubtedly noticed that Diego Hargreeves wears an arm guard on his left forearm.
Black armguards, like the ones worn by Diego Hargreeves can easily be found and bought quite cheaply. They are sold in pairs but you will only need one for your left arm. |
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Diego Hargreeves Gun Holster
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You will need a drop-leg gun holster as part of your Diego Hargreeves costume.
These type of gun holsters are very easy to find online and in a wide variety of shops. The only thing you need to be sure of is that the gun holster you choose is black. |
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Diego Hargreeves Knife
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The final item you will need when making your own Diego Hargreeves fancy dress is a small knife.
However, we would never recommend that you use a real knife as part of any costume. We would recommend that you buy and use a toy knife or a rubber training knife instead. These can be bought quite cheaply and are much safer than the real thing. |
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See more The Umbrella Academy costumes here.
