Of course, Klaus Hargreeves would end up a cult leader! It makes perfect sense! His cult leader outfit was an instant hit for people who want to cosplay as Klaus. We can already imagine the convention halls (post-pandemic of course) filled with Klaus cosplays! We have broken down how you can cosplay Klaus Hargreeves’ cult leader out from Umbrella Academy.
General Spoiler Warnings Applies – Spoilers Ahead
At the season one cliffhanger for Season one of Umbrella Academy Five uses his powers to help his family and himself escape from Vanya’s 2019 apocalypse. In an effort to go back in time and fix the apocalypse. The time jump scatters the siblings in time in Dallas, Texas. The siblings are left on their own, except for Klaus who is still able to connect to Ben’s ghost. In the first episode of the second season, we find out that Klaus has been using his powers to trick people into believing he is a prophet and starts a cult. Which is why we find him in this very interesting outfit. His cult believes he is some sort of enlightened guru and they follow him around hanging on his every word.
Photos of the Klaus Hargreeve’s Cult Leader Outfit from Season 2
Sunglasses
Klaus’ sunglasses may or may not be vintage. But they are definitely vintage-inspired. We found two possible options for Klaus’s sunglasses. It’s hard to tell from the production photos what the side of Klaus’s sunglasses looks like. But there does seem to be a dark-color towards the back. The Modern Oversize Semi-Rimless Gradient Color Flat Lens Square Sunglasses 69mm – Gold / Orange Yellow – CH183NH2XTE by voguessglasses.com and the Square Sunglasses UV Protection Metal Frame Unisex Eyewear Square Lenses Ultra Lightweight Metal Glasses for Driving from newegg.com , House of vixen and Leslie Amour seems to be a close match.
Search terms to try are
- Vintage oversized sunglasses
- Vintage gradient oversized color sunglasses
- Vintage gradient sunglasses
- Gold and Red gradient oversized sunglasses
Necklace, Dog Tags & Tattoos
Star Fish Beaded Necklace
Well cosplayers, this is where you have to get creative. You are going to need find a large gold starfish that necklace. You’ll need to add white, brown and blue beads to it. And if your starfish necklace is not gold, you may need to paint/coat it.
You can try these search terms:
- Large starfish necklace
- Vintage starfish necklace
- oversized starfish necklace
- Large Starfish pendant
Tattoos
According to the artist who help redesign the Klaus Hello & Goodbye hand tattoos; along with every other tattoo found on Klaus post Vietnam. The Sky Soldiers shoulder tat, the back tiger tat, and the Thai temple abdomen tat were all original sketches by @thebrownartist. The temple tattoo reads UA – Klaus loves Dave. You can find most of Klaus’s tattoos on Etsy. But the stomach tattoo isnt readily available at this time. You can try your hand at drawing it based on the images below. Or you can try using printing the image on to temporary tattoo paper.
TURNS OUT the tattoo klaus had on his abdomen after he got back from the war is a thai temple that says “UA – klaus loves dave” and i’m crying all over again
thanks @//thebrownartist on instagram! pic.twitter.com/8oOmTA7WU8— alex the fool 🇵🇸 (@klauskIout) March 18, 2019
Dog Tags
Klaus wears Dave’s (his love intrest from season one) identification tags around his neck. He says it’s all he had left of Dave. In 1906 United States government decided upon aluminum disc to be worn as an identification tag, and by 1913 the identification discs were required for all military service members. You can get your own custom set of Dog Tags by ordering them online. There are plenty of retailers available for this or you could try DogTags.com.
Pants
The search for Klaus’ pants will result in a lot of close enoughs. And that is totally ok. If you are handy with sewing, we’ve provided some photos patterns that maybe helpful. If you are looking to purchase something, try using the following search terms:
- Palazzo split pants
- Palazzo pants
- Tulip Wrap pants/trousers
- Vintage Split pants
- Culotte split pants
- Culotte open front trousers
- Open front trousers
- Grey and beige stripped Culotte
- Grey and Baige spilt trousers
- Casual Split Flowly layered pants
You can also try this tutorial above.
Boots
These ‘Duke’ Bike Toe Zipper Boots from the Flosheim Shoe Company are a close match to what Klaus is seen wearing in episode one of season two “Right Back Where We Started”. They even have similar stitching and bottoms. The heel in the production photos looks shorter and possibly a darker color.
Search terms to try:
- Men’s Short White Boots
- Men’s White Dress Boot
- Short Western Boot
- Vintage Dress Boot
The Coat
This coat is the pièce de résistance and will probably be the hardest to come by. It is a creme colored jacket with a decorative teal/blueish trim, flower appliques, and intricate beading on the cuff and collar. It won’t be something you’ll be able to find online for a few months. Hopefully, after the popularity of season two hits, there will be plenty of cosplay sites that will feature this outfit. In the meantime, I have some search terms for you to try:
- Mandarian Collar open front coat
- Vintage Madarin Collar jacket
- Embroidered Manderin Collar coat
- Nehru Jacket
- Vintage Nehru Jacket
- Jodhpuri Jacket open front
You can also try these patterns.
Vintage 1960’s Sewing Pattern: Men’s Nehru Jacket
Butterick Easy Sewing Pattern B6602
For more check out:
Allison Hargreeves Outfits from Umbrella Academy Season Two
How to Cosplay Allison (The Rumor- #3) from The Umbrella Academy
How to Cosplay MJ from Spider-Man: Far From Home
How To Cosplay Grunge & Air Force Captain Marvel
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Hold up! I think I found Klaus’ boots! I’ve got to pull up the episode we really get to see them, but I think these are it! Straight to Hell Apparel, Richards! In cream! Also, can’t wait to see the break down of season three. I’m so glad two of his shirts are off the rack because I’d cry having to make anything else to get it screen accurate.