I’ve come to think of Halloween as a series of near disasters. This is largely due to the fact that I’m forty now and, for the first time in lord knows how long, I’m going to be wearing a costume. The costume is not the same costume I intended to be wearing as of last night. I wasn’t able to find the ultra-col looking jacket to turn me into this:
Surprisingly enough, I’d made or knew how to create every other element of that look. I wasn’t about to resort to tight pants (read: 40 yr old man), but the rest was set up fairly authentically. I even bought the super cool mask from a designer who frequents comic conventions.
Once the jacket was decidedly impossible, I changed gears and decided to build something around another purchase from a comic book convention:
I purchased a bunch of ultra sabers for myself and the franchise boys (none of which are the one in this ‘appropriated’ image). My frost blue saber is both very cool and lends itself well to a jedi costume. So, thats the new plan: Make a jedi/sith costume.
This whole plan boils down to the robe. Amazon offers nice one’s, but none can get here in time. I’m forced to take my chances and one of these temporary ‘Spirit’ Halloween stores, which advertise having every imaginable costume accessory–so long as you have the cash.
I don’t, but I did do quite a bit of the groundwork for the costume at goodwill and savers. I knew I could make it because I am making two Sith uniforms for two of my three boys, the third preferring to wear a bright blue bodysuit and nothing else.
I’ll keep the blog updated on how things go, but I am feeling good about this change of look. The Red Hood will happen, but not right now.