Sam Winchester Costume Build
Because the Winchesters of Supernatural live in the modern day, finding clothes to match is as easy as walking into a thrift store. Unlike a movie or superhero comic, characters of a TV series generally do not have a single outfit that defines them. But they do have a general style or look, which can be emulated by picking clothes similar to pieces seen on screen. Working on a costume like this can be difficult because finding the pieces is easy, the hard part is making it look like cosplay. These are normal clothes, so to make it something more it's about the little details, context, and attitude. Details are in the choices and accessories. Context is teaming up with a Dean Winchester, Castiel, etc. And of course attitude will turn a costume into a character.
Reference Images
1. Shirt
Although what the characters wear in Supernatural changes over the seasons, Sam seems to settle into a trend of long-sleeved plaid shirts. Sometimes this is paired with a solid colored T-shirt underneath, but I decided to cut out the extra layer. Although there's a range of color, I chose a plaid that was a more subdued blue pattern, similar to the reference images above. I found this shirt in a thrift store for $5.
2. Jacket
Dean might have his classic leather jacket, but Sam doesn't quite have an equivalent . But in many episodes he's seen wearing a variety of brown fabric jackets. This one is a bit short in the sleeves and length, but it was very similar to the last of the reference images. I also found this in a thrift store for about $4.
3. Jeans
If there's any piece of clothing that has Winchester written all over it, it's a good pair of blue jeans. Outside of their FBI suits, undercover, and trickster encounters, this is what they tend stick to. These bootcut jeans I already had in my closet.
4. Shoes
Again, the shoes vary through the series. In the earlier seasons Sam seems to wear a lot of sneakers, but over time it switches more towards work boots. I found these sort of leather boots in a thrift store for the slashed price of $2.50. They're technically a men's shoe, but the size is small enough for me to wear them. It's certainly not an identical match to the ones on screen, but they're well-used but decent leather look I think works pretty well.
Optional props
As long as you have cosplay Dean with you, these are pretty much optional. But if you wanted a prop to really seal the deal here are a few suggestions.
5. Sam's standard pistol
Obviously you would want to create a prop equivalent, but Sam's standard pistol is a Taurus PT92 9mm 17-round with mother of pearl inlaid grips. This might a little difficult to find a plastic base toy (generally it's police revolver pop-cap guns or ridiculously giant nerf guns), but I suppose you can look up whatever props people use for spy/James Bond Halloween costumes.
6. The Colt
This is an iconic weapon used by both Sam and Dean across the series. Although they don't always have it around, it stands pretty high on the chart of demon-slaying semi-magical Maguffins.
7. Ruby's knife
Another famed weapon in the series, this tends to already be more of Sam's weapon, and is also effective in the demon-killing routine. The image below is a prop replica that sold long ago, but provides a good facsimile of the one on screen.
8. EMF reader
If there's something ghost-related, this jury-rigged EMF reader in the episode. I don't think you can buy this one ready-made, but I stumbled across several how-to projects on this, including this one. Neat little prop, especially if you could get the lights and sound to work.
Anyway here are some extra random shots.
Reference Images
1. Shirt
Although what the characters wear in Supernatural changes over the seasons, Sam seems to settle into a trend of long-sleeved plaid shirts. Sometimes this is paired with a solid colored T-shirt underneath, but I decided to cut out the extra layer. Although there's a range of color, I chose a plaid that was a more subdued blue pattern, similar to the reference images above. I found this shirt in a thrift store for $5.
2. Jacket
Dean might have his classic leather jacket, but Sam doesn't quite have an equivalent . But in many episodes he's seen wearing a variety of brown fabric jackets. This one is a bit short in the sleeves and length, but it was very similar to the last of the reference images. I also found this in a thrift store for about $4.
3. Jeans
If there's any piece of clothing that has Winchester written all over it, it's a good pair of blue jeans. Outside of their FBI suits, undercover, and trickster encounters, this is what they tend stick to. These bootcut jeans I already had in my closet.
4. Shoes
Again, the shoes vary through the series. In the earlier seasons Sam seems to wear a lot of sneakers, but over time it switches more towards work boots. I found these sort of leather boots in a thrift store for the slashed price of $2.50. They're technically a men's shoe, but the size is small enough for me to wear them. It's certainly not an identical match to the ones on screen, but they're well-used but decent leather look I think works pretty well.
Optional props
As long as you have cosplay Dean with you, these are pretty much optional. But if you wanted a prop to really seal the deal here are a few suggestions.
5. Sam's standard pistol
Obviously you would want to create a prop equivalent, but Sam's standard pistol is a Taurus PT92 9mm 17-round with mother of pearl inlaid grips. This might a little difficult to find a plastic base toy (generally it's police revolver pop-cap guns or ridiculously giant nerf guns), but I suppose you can look up whatever props people use for spy/James Bond Halloween costumes.
6. The Colt
This is an iconic weapon used by both Sam and Dean across the series. Although they don't always have it around, it stands pretty high on the chart of demon-slaying semi-magical Maguffins.
7. Ruby's knife
Another famed weapon in the series, this tends to already be more of Sam's weapon, and is also effective in the demon-killing routine. The image below is a prop replica that sold long ago, but provides a good facsimile of the one on screen.
8. EMF reader
If there's something ghost-related, this jury-rigged EMF reader in the episode. I don't think you can buy this one ready-made, but I stumbled across several how-to projects on this, including this one. Neat little prop, especially if you could get the lights and sound to work.
Anyway here are some extra random shots.
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| I lost my shoe... |
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| Exorcising demons and whatnot |
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