Costume Pics: Harvey Dent/Two-Face

Two-Face isn't exactly an insignificant character in the Batman mythos.  He's been around since the early 1940s, and is probably second only to the Joker in terms of popularity among diehard fans (ironic, considering Two-Face's obsession with the number two).  So, we knew from the beginning that he would play a prominent role in our reception.  The choice of my friend Tommo to play Two-Face was an obvious one for me, since he somewhat resembles Harvey Dent in both personality (pre-disfigurement) and appearance (post-disfigurement--just joking, T). 

There are, oddly enough, two components necessary for a successful Two-Face costume.

The first is convincing make-up for the scarred half of Harvey's face.  For this element, we went to Tommy Pietch--a special effects make-up artist formerly of Columbus, Ohio who is a contender in the third season of SyFy's hit reality series "Face-Off" (the third season begins August 21, 2012).  Both Tommy Pietch and Emily Holt (of www.emilyholtproductions.com) have worked extensively on the prosthetic that Tommo will wear on September 15, and the hard work definitely shows in a spectacular comic-accurate sculpt. 

The second component necessary for a successful Two-Face costume is the suit.  The suit has to carry on the theme of "duality", and so we decided to go with the classic black-and-white suit from "Batman: The Animated Series".  For this element, we went to Miko and Emma of Gold Star Tailoring in Westlake, Ohio--two people who did an incredible job of creating the ensemble from several elements that we brought into their shop.  The suit and shirt have been combined seamlessly and, frankly, look as though they were purchased that way. 

Kate and I couldn't possibly be happier with how these two elements turned out.

 

 

Tommy Pietch and his girlfriend Rachel working on Tommo in late April, 2012.  Tommo's head was encased in plaster for forty minutes.

 

 Miko working on the jacket, shirt, and pants.

 

Really awesome lighting shot from the July 15th meeting, showing off the great workmanship on the suit.

   

  Tommy Pietch and Emily Holt doing a rough application to make sure the prosthetic fits.

    

The prosthetic in natural lighting.