When Tyler Durden was portrayed by Brad Pitt in the movie Fight Club it made him one one of the coolest characters in movie history. It is hardly any wonder that a Tyler Durden costume has become a number one costume idea for halloween and fancy dress. Not only that men all over the world want to dress like Tyler Durden. This is a great costume idea for couples if you have a partner who will dress as Marla Singer.
Tyler Durden Costume
To make your own Tyler Durden costume it is as simple as copying the characters style. To do this you will need a few items of clothing one of which is the iconic red Tyler Durden leather jacket. Here is a complete list of what you will need to make your own Tyler Durden costume.
Tyler Durden Jacket
The main part of making your own Tyler Durden costume or even just to dress like Tyler Durden is his the Tyler Durden jacket.
The jacket that Tyler Durden wears is a red leather jacket with a big collar. It has a very 70’s style to it and is about waist length. Since Tyler Durden’s jacket is one of the most important parts of copying his style we would recommend buying one of the many replica Tyler Durden jackets that are for sale. |
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Tyler Durden Shirt
Like his jacket, Tyler Durden appears to love to wear 70’s style Hawaiian shirts with huge collars.
Tyler Durden wears them with the neck of the shirt spread wide across his chest. To dress like Tyler Durden make sure you choose a similar style Hawaiian shirt with a big collar. |
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Tyler Durden Pants
during Fight Club we see Tyler Durden wear several different pants.
The most notable pants that Tyler Duren wears appear to be either dark blue or black with stripes running down the outside of the legs. When making your Tyler Durden costume we would recommend you try to copy Tyler Durden’s style by wearing a par of pants that have stripes down the outside of the legs. |
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Tyler Durden Shoes
Tyler Durden appears to wear two different style of shoes in the movie Fight Club.
It is down to personal choice as to which you go for. First there are the pair of slip on leather loafers that he is seen wearing. We would however recommend that for your Tyler Durden costume you choose to wear a pair of high top sneakers similar to the ones that he wears with his pants that have the strips down the outside of the legs. |
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Tyler Durden Sunglasses
Yet another iconic look of Tyler Durden is his large red lens sunglasses that he is seen wearing.
For your Tyler Durden costume we would recommend that you buy and wear a pair similar in style. The most important part of the sunglasses is that they have red lens. |
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Tyler Durden Fight Club Soap
Anyone who has seen Fight Club knows that as part of the movies plot Tyler Durden makes soap.
Therefore as a final finishing touch to your Tyler Durden costume we would recommend that you add a bar of soap. Yes, any bar of soap would work with this costume although since you can buy Fight Club replica soap quite cheaply we would advise that this is what you use. |
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Tyler Durden Costume
Tyler Durden is a fictional character and the narrator’s alter ego in the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, published in 1996. He is portrayed by Brad Pitt in the 1999 film adaptation directed by David Fincher.
Tyler is the mysterious, charismatic, and violent leader of a secret society of men called “Fight Club”, where men gather to engage in bare-knuckle fighting as a form of catharsis. As the story progresses, it is revealed that Tyler is a figment of the narrator’s imagination, and that the narrator has dissociative identity disorder.
Throughout the story, Tyler serves as a symbol of rebellion and freedom from the constraints of society. He is also a representation of the narrator’s own repressed desires and frustrations.
Tyler’s character is marked by his charismatic, anarchic and violent personality, which he uses to attract men to join the fight club. He is also shown as a man who doesn’t conform to the societal norms and is always on the brink of chaos and destruction.
The character of Tyler Durden has become iconic in popular culture, and the phrase “The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club” has become a popular catchphrase. The novel and the film adaptation of Fight Club have been widely praised for their commentary on masculinity, consumerism, and mental health.
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