My sartorial goal was "lady pirate", so I went to the closet and pulled out a rose-coloured flared skirt. The plan was to pin it up on one side to reveal a second (linen) skirt underneath. I pulled some lace out of the sewing stash and tacked it to the bottom of the linen skirt to give it that petticoatish air (no time to tea-dye the lace, I'm afraid):
A trip to the thrift shop yielded a black belt with ornate buckle, and a plaid cotton skirt I could cut up and use as a sash/baldric for my deadly cardboard blade:
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| Every pirate needs an aluminum foil dagger |
I even made a nifty little rosette (which naturally included a bit of crochet) which I tacked to the top of the side-bustle on the skirt. (I was not born with the embellishing gene so this rosette was a real stretch for me).
Add a gauzy white blouse (also from the thrift shop), a few pairs of earrings, and some black boots from the closet, and there you have it.
Did I say lady pirate? Looks more like Rob Roy disguised as a schoolmarm. But that's okay. A good time was had by all.
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You make a lovely lady pirate. :) Home crafted costumes are the best!
ReplyDeleteReady to hit the high seas, Nar!
ReplyDeleteToo pretty an outfit to be a pirate! I go for Rob Roy's lady friend.
ReplyDeletePomona x
That dagger is awesome!
ReplyDeleteExcellent costume!!! I'd say it was really cute, but that doesn't really seem to work with a pirate...so I'll go with Arrgghh, that's a fine costume Mrs. M!! :)
ReplyDeleteMore creative than me! I stuck cobwebs all over my bike, my desk plants, my computer, my hair and my water bottle, and I wore spiders. My bike wore spiders. Alas, some character from Glee won...
ReplyDeleteI like your pirate outfit!