Latex Blowup Suit
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Lianne of Slincwear Costumes based out of Calgary Canada needed to create a latex blowup suit for a Willy Wonka theater production where the character Violet would expand to phenomenal proportions after eating forbidden grape candy.
She reached out to us to try and figure out how to design the garment so the actor could get in and out of the outfit, and also how to ensure that air didn’t escape.
While her final design wasn’t the most elegant, we applaud Lianne for coming up a working solution on a short timeline. Her design incorporated a rubber coated zipper for access in and out of the outfit, along with lots of duct tape to keep the air inside the pants.
Another option would have been to create a double walled pant to keep the air in – but hey – duct tape seems to have gotten the job done, and it was probably much faster!
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VIolet from the original Willy Wonka movie.
Showing the duct tape portions of the costume.
Getting ready for the show
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