California Costumes Mens Adult-Hercules Costume

I purchased this for my teenaged sons. They are 5'10" or so and 180-ish. The Adult medium size fit them just fine. The fake leather part of the costume (brown) was, of course, all wrinkled when it arrived squished in the package. I was able to smooth it out by ironing on a low setting from the backside with a damp cloth. I think if you used a high heat the "fabric" would melt. So, be very careful! The white undergarment is very thin. You will need to wear shorts under it. The red cape is awesome. And, all the accessories that come with the costume are adjustable - the arm bands, the headband, the leg things...great stuff! The wrist covers are a little big but not overly so. The little kids at VBS this summer were very impressed with the "Roman soldiers" that came to see them. Read more

got this for my husband, he loved it. it didnt look cheesy at all. the leg straps allowed for many sizes. we ended up cutting off some extra (each strip around the leg) so if you have leg muscles of any size (seriously like a track guy to a football guy) they leg straps have a big range of sizes. loved all of the details all over the entire piece. my husband ended up wearing shorts under it, i would recommend any guy to follow that example. great quality, loved it for halloween. keeping it for the future. Read more

I wear an XL and bought the XL. I felt it was a little large for me. I'm 6 foot tall and about 190. Total Dad Bod, I have skinny arms though, so the cuffs were oversized, and the arm bands just made my arms look smaller. The leg wraps stayed pretty well and didn't try to work around my leg too much as I had feared they would. I know that sounds like a lot of negative, but that is about it. After that I would say that this was a very successful Halloween costume. I looked pretty good in it, and looked like I spent more than I actually did on it. At least when comparing to what my friends spent on their costumes, this was a great buy and well worth the money. Make sure you get some brown sandals though, it does look pretty odd if you don't have the footwear to match. If you can find some like the model has you'll be set. Read more

I thought I was going to have to embellish this costume or buy a breastplate to make it look good, but it actually was not bad at all. I did dye the tunic as it is pretty see thru, but I didn't have to do anything else. Now you can tell it is not real leather from the material, but for the price you pay, you get a lot and it looks good for what it is!!!! My son thought his dad looked pretty cool in it!!! Read more

My ended up not wearing the costume because the texture was more like plastic than fabric. It is very cheaply made. It's fine for the price, and can look good from a distance. However, the feel and the look from up close was disappointing. All pieces were present and in new condition, which was good. The colors and size were accurate to the product's description. Read more

This is actually a cool costume and if you have a sword, makes a convincing gladiator. The brown part of it, is only a front, that you wear over a white sort of dress. But with the cape hanging over, it looks really nice. For the shoes, you will need to wear sandals with the fake shin shields. The wrist bands are a bit flimsy, but they still work for a costume party. You might have to iron the cape and skirt, be careful not to melt it... Read more

Great Costume! I purchased the Hercules costume for Halloween 2011. The costume looks just like it does in the picture and the material is durable enough to survive a few parties. I am 6'1, 200lbs, 36 inch waist, and with the "L (42-44)" costume everything fit well. Not to be overlooked is how comfortable and easy costumes like this are compared to anything involving masks/sharp edges/etc. Plus it has a cape. I liked it and (more importantly) my girlfriend loved it. It's a steal at <$40. The only negative: I ordered 2-day shipping and it took 3 (ordered Tuesday - delivered Friday), still in time for Halloween though. Read more

So, this costume comes with the brown "armor" with the attached red cape, a white tunic for underneath which is kind of like a satin/silky sleep shirt for girls, two bicep circlets, two forearm bands, a headband, and 2 shin covers. For reference: I am 5'9 and 170 lbs with an average-athletic build. I am not a muscle-bound gym rat, nor am I overweight. I have a solid frame with decent muscle mass. i bought the Medium and the fit of the tunic and armor pieces is just right. Issues: The image makes it look like the front of the brown armor is a solid piece. It isn't. It's more like a set of ribbons that hang down so when you move they swing and the white tunic underneath shows through. Also, the armor is only for the front. The only thing covering your back end is the tunic and the cape. The tunic ties in the back with a strip of fabric which seems like it will work well enough. The bicep circlets are velcro fastened, so you have to awkwardly set them over your biceps. They then either slip down because you flexed when you attached them or they constrict your arm when you do end up flexing. There is no elastic to allow these to flex over your biceps as you move, it seems like i will not be able to use these as they will not stay in place. The bands for the forearms ARE elastic and can be pulled to stay in place, but for my arms the taper is off and when the front part (towards the hand) is snug and in place, the back part (towards the elbow) is loose (oh well, it'll do). The headband looks ok, but i never intended to wear it. The leg pieces are also velcro fastened in 4 bands around the calf. i tried them on and it looks like they will stay in place. I have an average calf size but the bands are cut funny so that some are left with too much excess hanging off when fastened tightly, I will probably just use clear tape to keep them pinned down. All in all, it'll work, but wasn't exactly what i was hoping for, but i wasn't going to spend $150 on something more elaborate . . . Read more