Things You'll Need:
- Satin or polyester patches in purple, white or green
- T-shirt
- Velvet dressy trousers, black leggings or striped stockings
- Velvet coat
- Tie
- Black boots or shoes
- Purple gloves
- Needle
- Thread
- Wig
- Green dye
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Step 1
Look at reference material. You will notice that the Joker, in both the classic and contemporary versions, dresses snappily, in tailored pieces. Matching pieces are not as important as a good fit.
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Step 2
Begin with the basic outfit. You can use a T-shirt and then sew on hexagon-shaped fabric or patches in green, purple or white to make Joker's signature hexagon shirt. The size of the patches should be large, at least 4 inches square. The pants can be plain black leggings, velvet dressy trousers or striped stockings for the optical illusion effect of the 1970 television show's Joker.
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Step 3
Add the top layer. A fitted purple velvet coat with tails adds the ideal Joker panache. Look for a tie in bright purple, pea green or a bold, graphic print. Thrift stores are the ideal spots to locate these items.
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Step 4
Accessorize the look with black boots, hopefully with pointy toes. However, a pair of black leather, lace-up shoes will also suffice. Long purple gloves are classic.
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Step 5
Attend to your hair, as this is the make-or-break element of being identified as the Joker. You can either tease your hair, spray in green dye and spray it in place, or you can go with a wig. Your choice is to buy a costume shop wig, typically at a high price, or to purchase a blond or white hair wig that you spray green.
