Costumes at Christmas
When I tell people I am a Costumier, they smile and seem to come over all strange and peculiar. I know what they’re thinking at that moment – they’re usually thinking any of the following: 1) Oh, I’d love to be someone who makes clothes all day. That sounds like remarkably good fun or 2) Oh, to do a job that’s a laugh and not hard work at all. I am jealous. Or 3) All those colours, can you even really call that a job?
Well, here are my answers to all three: 1) would you? Would you really? Hmm. 2) it IS hard work I’ll have you know! 3) Yes, yes you can. Now be quiet, that’s quiet enough from you!
…one way to do this is to grab an old coat hanger and fashion it into a body…
Sorry, got a bit stressed then, but am all calm again now.
And with that we begin today’s hints and tips: how to make Christmas costume presents…
A) you don’t need to have my Costume-making skills, really you don’t! There are loads of tutorials on Youtube now so just about anyone with a brain and hands can make custom clothes. How very cool.
B) Fancy dress parties are a big part of Christmas so who knows…you may have to dress up as executive office furniture or something bizarre like that. Anyway, the point is that you should feel free to incorporate anything you like into costumes. Lady Gaga does it with meat and stuff, so why shouldn’t you do it with whatever you please as well? For example, I know someone who went to a fancy dress party as a pair of wardrobe doors. She actually managed to look quite sexy as well…not the easiest thing to achieve!
C) Make mini costumed people for the Christmas tree! This is something fun that anyone can do. For example, one way to do this is to grab an old coat hanger and fashion it into a body, and then take a door-knob off a door or a cupboard and use that as the head. And hey presto, you have your doll which can be hung from the tree!
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