Looking at the reference images and the various interpretations of Sif by different artists, I ended up grabbing my favorite aspects and combining them into this costume. It's what I do for all of my costumes actually :p. With San Diego's sweltering heat in mind, I used a mix of materials for the costume. The cape is the hottest piece, made of suede—not lined on purpose due to the heat, but serged and topstitched—and jumbo fur. I tried to keep the rest of the outfit as light as possible, but still wanted the pieces to have shape, so I covered Wonderflex in leather and metallic 4-way stretch spandex. The corset is steel-boned and lined as usual. I drafted patterns for all the pieces and made everything within about 3-4 days. It was fun to make arm and leg armor pieces, and I also enjoyed beading the wig and making the leather/wood beaded adornments on the hips. Wanted to add that I liked Sif's ensemble in 2 reference shots, but based my headpiece off of the cover art in the picture. I liked the larger, more Nordic warrior-esque headpiece. The sword is wood, painted and wrapped in the same material as my arm/leg armor.