HUGE feathers for costumes

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hello everyone,
I love making intricate costumes for Halloween, and this year I’m contemplating a winged costume. I’m hoping to do large articulated wings, but I have no idea where I would find large enough feathers. They’d probably need to be 2+ ft long. Does anyone have ideas on how I could make/buy these? I’m thinking this size.

 

[Duckpip]

Hello everyone,
I love making intricate costumes for Halloween, and this year I’m contemplating a winged costume. I’m hoping to do large articulated wings, but I have no idea where I would find large enough feathers. They’d probably need to be 2+ ft long. Does anyone have ideas on how I could make/buy these? I’m thinking this size. View attachment 3231964

Maybe you can use fake peacock feathers, if you're okay with their coloring? Although you would probably need a lot, and I'm not sure if they'd be large enough.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Could you use cardstock or poster board and cut them out?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Pretty sure those feathers are fake. Wing feathers would be the right shape for what your picture shows, but they're not that large

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Maybe you can use fake peacock feathers, if you're okay with their coloring? Although you would probably need a lot, and I'm not sure if they'd be large enough.

I was going for a black/grey look, so probably not. Thank you for the input though!

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Could you use cardstock or poster board and cut them out?

That could work! I’ll have to consider it.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Could you use cardstock or poster board and cut them out?

Maybe foam? I don’t know… personally I think that some craft material is going to be cheaper than actual feathers. But I honestly have no idea.

 

[Duckpip]

I was going for a black/grey look, so probably not. Thank you for the input though!

How about fake ostrich feathers?

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Pretty sure those feathers are fake. Wing feathers would be the right shape for what your picture shows, but they're not that large

Yeah, I just wasn’t sure what material. I’ll probably need to find one and cut them myself.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Maybe something like this? https://www.amazon.com/40-45cm-Natu...1187790&sprefix=huge+feathers,aps,176&sr=8-18