timetravelcostumes

This is the third in our "romantic sci fi couples" costume series (Previously: Beauty & The Beast, Mr. & Mrs Jellyfish). Anyone who has watched Futurama knows that Fry & Leela always end up together, no matter what universe, alternate time line, or wierd dimension they find themselves in.

We can still wear these costumes in fifty years:

This project was super fun, but ended up taking way more time than I expected, because there were so many accessories. Shoes are expensive...

How I Made It:

purchased items (Leela):

• "Planet Express" patch
• 2 white tank tops (Target)
• black jeans (Black House | White Market)
• grey motorcycle boots (Nine West)
• cyclops sunglasses
• plush toy Nibbler

DIY items (Leela):

• arm band communicator (grey felt)
• I spent three years growing my hair out, dying it purple the entire time
• special delivery package (cardboard box + laminated Planet Express logo)
• silver blaster (toy gun + coke bottle + silver spray paint)
• clear plastic tote to carry Nibbler in so he can be seen for pictures

purchased items (Fry):

• retro style Adidas
• a can of Surge looks very much like "Slurm"
• late 90's jeans (this was easy, since my husband graduated high school in 1999 all we had to do was look in his mom's basement for his old pants, haha)
• white undershirt (yes really, that's what Fry wears under the red jacket)

DIY items (Fry):

• red shirt (I made it from very lightweight quilting cotton so it's not too warm - a red jacket was simply out of the question for August in Atlanta)