Designing MLK's costume... and the unfortunate lab rat

After the few months of planning, we came up with the ideals, aims, alternative history and the outlook of the newly improved version of Martin Luther King. Before this, MLK the superhero was only a fictional character in our minds and we are now officially bringing it to life.

Behold, MLK's costume! This was designed by Bryan, who is an expert in drawing abs.

Bryan, being the only guy in our group, was forced to dress up as MLK for the photo session. Our lecturer will be handling the camera and equipment.

We bought supplies and materials for the making of the costume. Some accessories were pretty challenging to obtain because they are not ready made. We did not go to the tailors to get the costume done because we thought it would be much more meaningful if we do it ourselves with our own abilities.

We make mistakes and along the way, we learn from it. That is the most important part of all. "It is not the destination, but the journey that matters most". 

TADA! Fake abs! We got this fake ab idea from a shop selling horror merchandises, which sold an almost similar product at the price of 100+. To cut costs, we made a handmade one out of newspapers and cellophane tape. 

Bryan inserted the fake abs, feeling as if it was his own for the very first time.

Yazmin helping Bryan to trace his 'muscles'.

Chilling time! Sandwich for breakfast!

Yellow gloves, a button flashlight, fabric paint, an old belt and a snorkeling suit for miscellaneous accessories.

Drawing the chest muscles to bring out the muscular look.

Painting the rest of costume. This was actually a plain, red long sleeve shirt.

Modifying the button flashlight for MLK's logo.

I will post the final outlook of the costume after the photo shoot session. Till then!