Gargoyle Costumes
Gargoyle costumes in many styles, plus the gloves that finish them. Every piece is printed like carved stone: chisel marks, weathering, the grain that runs across a cathedral ledge. Every one is fitted to your measurements, free, in our Santa Monica studio.
People will ask how long the body paint took. Ships in 1–2 weeks.
How to pick a gargoyle, and how the custom fit works
Why a printed gargoyle beats a latex one
Most gargoyle costumes are a foam chest piece and a mask. They photograph badly, they're hot within an hour, and you can't move in them. These are full-body suits in double-woven poly spandex tricot: stretchy, breathable, moisture-wicking, and close enough to the body that the stone reads as skin rather than as a garment. You can dance in one. People will ask how long the body paint took.
The artwork is dye-sublimated, so the color goes into the fiber instead of sitting on top of it. It won't crack, peel or flake the way screen print and heat transfer do, and it stays matte under stage light. That's what keeps it looking like stone instead of like fabric.
Many stones to choose from
Our men's gargoyles run from weathered grey granite to blue stone. Our women's gargoyles come in several different carvings, each with its own grain and its own musculature mapped to the body. They aren't recolors of one print. Pick the one whose weathering you like; they all belong to the same creature.
Don't forget the hands
Bare hands are what break a full-body costume. They're the one part of you a costume can't disguise, and they're at eye level in every photograph. The gargoyle gloves use the same print as the suits, so the stone carries unbroken from the shoulder to the fingertip, and the thumb and index fingertips are open so your phone still works.
Gargoyles as a couples costume
Two matched stone figures is one of the few couples costumes that needs no punchline. You don't have to explain it and you don't have to coordinate a joke. You just have to hold still at the right moment. A men's and a women's gargoyle read as a pair on sight, and they photograph well in low light, which most couples costumes do not.
Free custom fit on everything here
Nothing on this page is pulled off a shelf. Every suit is made when you order, to your body. Send your height, weight and measurements and we fit it to them at no extra charge.
Here's what that actually means. Your measurements are fitted on the computer before anything is printed. The pattern is adjusted to your height, weight and dimensions by hand, by eye, from eleven years of doing it. Only then is your fabric printed, and only then is it cut and sewn. So the stone is mapped to your proportions rather than draped over them, and the grain lands where it should on your body instead of on a generic block.
Use the free Custom Fit form or add your numbers to the Notes section when you check out. For gloves, send your height, weight and a photo of your hand traced onto a full sheet of 8.5" × 11" paper.
Ships in 1–2 weeks · Designed, fitted, cut and sewn by hand in Santa Monica, California
Common questions
Will people think I'm body painted?
Usually, yes. The print is matte and the fabric sits close to the body, so at conversational distance a gargoyle suit reads as painted skin rather than as a costume. Most of our customers get asked how long the paint took.
How does the free custom fit actually work?
You send your height, weight and measurements. We adjust the pattern to your body on the computer before your fabric is printed, so the artwork is sized to your proportions. Then it's printed, cut and sewn. There's no charge and no separate custom listing to buy.
What's the difference between the women's gargoyle styles?
Each is a separate carving with its own stone grain and its own body mapping, not a recolor of the same print. Pick by which weathering you like the look of.
Do gargoyle costumes work for couples?
They're one of the best options. Two matched stone figures read as a pair instantly, need no explanation, and photograph well in low light.
Will it fit if I'm big and tall?
Yes. Custom fit is free on every order here. Send your measurements and we fit the pattern to them, and tell us what you need.
Can I wear it for performance, not just Halloween?
Yes. These are built on athletic fabric with double-interlocked stitching that stretches in every direction. They're worn for dance, circus, stunt work, stage, film and conventions as well as Halloween.
How long does a gargoyle costume take to make?
1–2 weeks. Each one is fitted, printed, cut and sewn after you order. Need it by a specific date? Add a note about this in the Notes section when you check out.
