Printed blood splatter gives this women's Victorian dress its direction for Lizzie Borden cosplay. The character is the title figure of Netflix's Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: a repressed young woman in a cruel Victorian household in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her axe-murder trial made her notorious, providing the background for this specific character costume.
The Victorian Dress and Its Printed Blood Splatter
The Dress selection contains a polyester dress. Its blood splatter is printed into the fabric, so no fake blood is needed for the costume's existing effect. Choose your Lizzie Borden dress from five labels: S, M, L, XL or XXL. A wig, axe or other props, makeup and shoes are not included. Build your Lizzie styling around the dress, then choose which of those separate additions you want to use for a Halloween appearance or character photograph.
Front Views and Details of the Victorian Dress
The gallery gives the dress several front views, plus a front-angle image and a full-length photograph. Dedicated details focus on the collar and on the waist and sleeves. Use the full-length reference to consider the dress as a whole, then turn to the close-ups for those particular areas. If the collar will feature in your Lizzie portraits, its detail image is a useful place to start. The waist-and-sleeve photograph offers a different focus for a dress study, while the front-angle view gives you another reference for composing a photograph around the Victorian garment.
An Updo and Pale Makeup for Lizzie
An updo and pale makeup are suggested additions for this Lizzie Borden costume. You can use your own hair for the updo or select a separate wig. Try arranging the hairstyle to keep the Victorian dress collar visible as you develop your own interpretation of Lizzie. Pale makeup can accompany the updo while the dress supplies the printed blood splatter. For footwear, you might choose a Victorian-inspired direction to echo the dress's stated style. The hairstyle, makeup and shoes are choices you make around the included garment.
Adding an Optional Axe to Lizzie's Portrait
A prop axe is another styling suggestion for Lizzie. You could hold it beside the dress for a full-length portrait that includes both the prop and the Victorian garment. For a separate composition, try a closer crop that keeps the axe and some of the dress together in the frame. For another pose, hold the axe across your body and compare that image with the portrait where it sits beside the dress. A photograph without the axe can give the printed dress its own moment before you bring the prop into the next image.
A Paired Costume with Bridget "Maggie" Sullivan
A friend dressed as Bridget "Maggie" Sullivan is the suggested pairing for this Lizzie Borden costume. For a shared portrait, you might place Lizzie and Bridget side by side, keeping the Victorian dress visible within the composition. Make the paired image different from your solo axe portrait by concentrating on the characters together. You can also use the gallery's front-angle view as a starting point for positioning Lizzie in the frame, with your friend beside her. If you choose an updo and pale makeup, carry those choices into the paired photographs so your version of Lizzie stays consistent across the set.
Victorian and Halloween Pairings for Lizzie Borden
These costumes connect with Lizzie's dress through Victorian styling or a shared Halloween blood theme.
- For a Victorian costume pairing, consider the Halloween Victorian Medieval Dress Colonial Style Cosplay Costume alongside Lizzie Borden's dress.
- Steppe Colonial Style Victorian Medieval Dress Cosplay Costume shares the Victorian dress theme, making it another option for a coordinated group.
- Add a burgundy option to a Victorian costume group with the Victorian Renaissance Burgundy Dress Halloween Cosplay Costume.
- For a shared Halloween blood theme, pair Lizzie's dress with the Halloween White Vampire Ghost Bride Blood Cosplay Costume.