I also already had the sword from a previous costume (Kyo from Black Bird) The only thing I actually bought was the white half mask, the red sash, and gold metallic paint for the flowers. I pinned it in on the bottom to create a cropped effect. Such as a white tank/top, tight black jeans/pants and a black bomber style jacket. I made this costume mostly with clothes I already had. This is my take on Katana from Suicide Squad. Anyways, enough about her back story, let’s take a look at my costume. Katana has worked with Batman, Birds of Prey and for the movie Suicide Squad she was Rick Flag’s body guard. After she lost her husband and kids, Katana became a force for good, using her magic sword (who still possesses her husband’s soul) to fight evil as a means to cope with her tragic loss. There was a dual between the brothers and Katana’s husband was killed by his evil brother, and the children died in the resulting fire. They both sought her out, and in the end, she chose the more honest man to marry and have kids with…leaving the rejected brother to be jealous and turn even more evil. The back story on Katana is is that she was originally the daughter of a great samurai, who while being trained in the skills of fighting, also won the hearts of two brothers. Suicide Squad looked great visually, and the costumes had a street vibe interpretation! Karen fukuhara, an new unknown actress took over the role well. I am not really into super heroes that much…but the year before I did a simple Tomie costume, a character from a manga series by Junji Ito…so I couldn’t resist making another Japanese inspired costume when I found out there was a Japanese hero in Suicide Squad: Katana! Forget Harley Quin, one of the most done of female costumes of this year, but the character of Katana a deadly and strong willed woman of honor who has superior samurai skills was the way to go for me. The premise of the film was super villains joining forces to complete a mission that could save the world…sounds more pulled together than the film’s execution of the story…but visually it was still a treat. This summer when Suicide Squad came out, it crossed over into the Batman universe with characters like Harley Quin and the Joker.
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