Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange) Costume

"Then I looked at its top sheet, and there was the name - A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and I said: 'That's a fair gloopy title. Who ever heard of a clockwork orange?'"

Alex: A Clockwork Orange

• Black Bowler / Derby hat
• False eyelashes on right eye only
• White suspenders
• White collarless shirt (with bloodied eyeballs attached to the cuffs!)
• White pants
• Black "Dr Marten" style boots
• White codpiece (an athletic support cup will do)
• Cane sword (or plain black cane)

Putting together this costume is very straightforward and you may well already possess some of the items required e.g. boots or a shirt. Even if you have to buy anything you don't have, all the items can be obtained online from sites such as Amazon.com (with examples shown below) and are pretty inexpensive.

If you don't want to go to the bother of buying or making individual items, or you're short on time, it is possible to buy "complete" Alex DeLarge costumes which consist of various costume components such as a hat, all in one jumpsuit, codpiece etc, but judging from the photographs of the ones I've come across online, some of them don't seem to look all that great (in my opinion). My advice is to do your research if you decide to go down the pre-assembled costume route. Have a look at photographs of the costume in large resolution if available, check exactly what you'll get for your money and read reviews from people who have already purchased the costume.

So, for those who want to organise a costume from scratch, let's start from the top and work downwards, with a step by step head to toe list of how to put together an awesome and authentic looking Clockwork Orange costume:

First you'll need a black Bowler or Derby hat for your costume...

False eyelashes will give you a really authentic Alex from A Clockwork Orange look!

If the thought of applying false eyelashes doesn't appeal to you though, you can outline your eye with black eyeliner pencil and use black mascara to make your own eyelashes stand out to give yourself a similar appearance.

The set of eyelashes shown below comes complete with eyelash glue supplied in the pack.

If you need any tips or advice on how to apply false eyelashes here's a link to a very useful step-by-step video guide on You Tube: How To Apply False Eyelashes

Alex and his gang of Droogs wore white collarless shirts similar to the one shown below. A white T-shirt with long sleeves would be an acceptable alternative, or, if you want to keep the cost down, you could wear an ordinary long sleeved plain white dress shirt with a collar if you don't mind not looking 100% "right"!.

Alex wore bloody eyeballs attached to his shirt cuffs. For those looking for a totally authentic look, (combined with maximum shock value!), in the movie Mr DeLarge wore a brown eyeball on his left cuff and a blue one on his right! 

These realistic looking latex eyeball costume accessories are certain to get you noticed - ewwwwwww!!

If you don't have a pair of white pants or jeans, baseball or utility pants are a good alternative.

These Inexpensive white elasticized suspenders simply clip on to your pants for an instant Clockwork Orange look!

An athletic cup and supporter/groin protector will achieve a similar effect!

The item shown below is available in a range of sizes.

Alex DeLarge used his black DM's to commit "ultraviolence"!

Any military/combat/jungle style black boots will do - you will need to tuck your pants into your boots.