Where do you live? And what size is your daughter? Sharon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zelda crusher Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 11:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [h-cost] play costume 1888
Hi all, My 15 year old is in summer school for a production of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical" (which concept, btw, makes my skin crawl). The performance dates are Aug. 2 &3. Surprise, surprise, parents are responsible for providing the costumes, but the only guidelines are very skimpy. For example, low class "street women" are to wear button-up shirts, long full skirts, long sweaters, hats, vests and fingerless gloves in tan, brown, grey and black. "Upper class" women can wear dark primary colors and the only thing different on the list is that their gloves are not fingerless! With this description we were supposed to *deliver* costumes last Thursday (after 5 days notice) for approval. The only thing we were able to come up with at second hand stores was a straw(ish) hat with flowers that looked, from a distance, sorta like a bonnet (I argued that a poor person was more likely to wear something old fashioned). This item did not get approved. Oh, and did I mention that the person in charge of costumes is one of the (high school) students? Sigh. This is absolutely not my period, and my mind skims along with notions of Civil War and gay nineties images with a hint of "My Fair Lady" and Dickens butting in every so often. At any rate, my questions are these; Is it acceptable to make something fairly period looking if the rest of the cast is wearing ankle length gauze skirts from the 1960's and the "costumer" seems to be offering nothing more than veto? Are there any Commercial (read: likely to be had for $1.99 at Jo Ann's) patterns available that can be made by a 15 year old in 2 weeks with only advice and fitting help from Mom? If not, are there some "iconic" images that we can use to alter some existing pattern? Are my daughter and I crazy to be offering to make these costumes (yes, she needs 3) without far more detailed expectaions up front? Thanks in advance for any help. Laurie _________________________________________________________________ Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL _Refresh_messenger_video_072008 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.134 / Virus Database: 270.4.4/1532 - Release Date: 7/3/2008 8:32 AM _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
