An assassin costume is the object of dreams of any teenage gamer or cosplayer. But let's take it in order: who are the assassins? Initially, historically, assassins were called eastern warriors who honed their killing skills from childhood.
They did not belong to the army and were mercenaries of the highest class, whom not every ruler could afford to hire.
Assassin's clothes consisted of a long, but fixed on different parts of the body spacious hoodie. This allowed them to move stealthily, silently and quickly, without constraining their movements. But the assassin costume became much more popular after the release of the game Assassins Creed with its legendary characters: Altair, Ezio and Connor. Each of them had its own, individual style, based on which, one can identify the main criteria. Altair costume - oriental note, lightness; Ezio Auditore - the pomp and pretentiousness characteristic of that era; Connor - maximum practicality as well as efficiency.
Costume Elements
But there are also common features in which the assassin costume from each part is somewhat reminiscent of its predecessor.
- Loose hoodie with a long sleeve. It’s also a peculiar murder tool: it hides the face, and knives and other weapons are easily hidden in the sleeves.
- Lightweight harem pants and brass belt. In all parts of the game, the costume belt was very wide and, starting from the pelvis, reached the navel.
- Armbands and greaves. Armored decorative elements of clothing, consisting of light metal and having intricate patterns.
- Hidden blade. The killer’s dagger, thanks to a subtle mechanism, is fixed on the hand and pops up with a certain movement of the palm.
- Saber sword. Weapons of open battle are chosen to taste, it is best to make from a piece of integral metal.
That's all the elements of clothing that need to be made in order to get a realistic assassin costume. Do not forget about the little things! After all, it is they who give along such a charm and attractiveness.
Purchase
Whatever you say, it's much easier to buy an assassin costume than to make it yourself. Firstly, tailoring ateliers specialize in this and have the right equipment. Secondly, you will spend much more time and labor, but if you do not have experience, then the quality of the costume will leave much to be desired. And, finally, thirdly, carnival dresses of this type are not so expensive, and if you look, you can quite find what you need, literally within five thousand rubles. Agree that, given the quality (yes, Chinese manufacturers know how to do it qualitatively) and the performance of all mechanisms, it's worth it.
Conclusion
Whether you want to do cosplay or just want to become the owner of a costume of your favorite character - it is not so important how important are the impressions that you will get in excess by making or buying the desired costume and trying it on for the first time. It’s hard to imagine and even harder to convey all the emotions that seem to take you for a moment into a game where the main character is not Ezio and not Altair, but you!