Costume for my Hybrid.

When it came to designing my costume, I wanted to find a material that suited my creature the best. I took a trip to fabric land to see if I could find anything suitable for a reptilian hybrid. There were many printed pieces of material, but I came across this material below. I much preferred this to the printed fabrics, as this contained a lot more texture than plain fabrics. There are scales punched into this fabric, which is a leathery texture. I really liked this choice of material, so I bought a meter and a half, to make sure that I had enough to create my costume. 

When I was designing my creature's costume, I did not want the clothing to take away from the look, I didn't want it being finely tailored to the model. Instead, I wanted a more organic feel to the costume, so I thought about just manipulating the shape of the material to create a loose covering of the body. In my head, I wanted the material to all gather in the back, and loosely falling down the back of my model, resembling the spines on the back of the Regal Horned Lizard. I think that this would be an effective way of making the body resemble that of a lizard's too. Below are the rough designs for my lizard woman. All are very organic shapes, and the material will not be cut to suit the model, as in the New World which is full of desert, I do not think that my creature would be making clothes but more trying to survive. I think that she would want to cover up her body to an extent, but needs something that would allow her to move quickly as she finds her prey. 

My favourite design out of all three is the top design. I think this is how my hybrid would create the clothing she would be wearing, and it looks very natural. Using the scaly material supports the idea that she is a lizard. I am pleased with my designs, and think that I have chosen the right one for my hybrid. I have thought about the Brave New World that my hybrid is going to be living in, and tailored my clothing to that. My hybrid would be able to move freely in the costume, it would not restrict her actions at all.