[h-cost] Costume Con
I will be there as well - I'll get a red H stamped on my badge if one is available! Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] How do I make a removable leg cast?
Once again I need expert advice for a theatrical production. For Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (circa 1954), I need to make a removable old-style plaster leg cast (knee to toes) that our actor can wear for about 15 performances. I've got a couple of ideas, but would like to hear from you guys before I proceed...things always seem to go better after they've been tweaked and advised by the members of this list! Tia, Allison P ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Tear-away briefs
Thanks, Andy - I will see the actor tomorrow and offer him your suggestion. I think it may be the perfect solution, since we are down to the wire with production. This actor is also a costumer, and he recently worked The Full Monty. He told me their tear-away trousers used lightweight velcro with whopper poppers at the stress points. I also think trying to make a regulation pair of tight-whiteys stable enough to tear away for more than one performance is a much more tedious job than it's worth. Thanks, y'all! Allison P. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] how to make tear-away briefs?
Hello, all - I've got an interesting theatrical costume project. Am helping with a production of The Rocky Horror Show, and one character wants tear-away briefs for underneath his very short kilt. Any advice from you smart people? I've been told by someone who worked on The Full Monty crew to cut the side seams apart all the way, then re- attach with lightweight velcro. TIA, Allison P. n. b. - He IS wearing a dance belt underneath his briefs. :-) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] need suggestions for campy 18th century costumes
Greetings, all. I am helping with a fundraiser for the March of Dimes. It's a silent auction/live auction/dancing/socializing event, and the theme is Let Them Eat Cake, in the style of Marie Antoinette. Instead of catered dinner, the food will be desserts. So we are trying to play up the frothy, festive, over-the-top attitude. I need to dress about 6 actors in the style, but I want to make the costumes less cumbersome, and hopefully easier to do than real 18C. Please and thank you: I need ideas from all you guys - any suggestions are welcome! Anyhoo - I'm thinking of having my women wear fishnets and dance trunks, and constructing some sort of pannier/skirt to tie around the waist. What movie am I thinking of (or play?) that had panniers made of some king of sparkly tubing, worn without an overskirt? Aaaargh. And how can I make some easy corsets in the same style? I've got $5 long blonde wigs from WalMart which i can build into the extreme style I want, using tulle to add volume. But please put on your thinking caps for the rest of the garb. (I need suggestions for men's garb as well.) TIA from a grateful fellow garbwhore. Allison P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
