dandy pan

Yesterday saved the Halloween spirit. Until the early hours of Saturday morning, I had no notable interest in Halloween this year. I don’t much care for the loss of interest in the holidays; in the past, it has never marked enjoyable things…

Fortunately, I whipped out something nice. I pulled out the best propr/headdress I have made to date and went from there. The frame was in excellent condition, but the dressing was ratty, so I stripped it down and redressed it…

And I should say that I forgot to put my mask back on for the photos. It is a basic synthetic masquerade mask that I covered with leather and studded. It has served me well over the years.

The cloak was made yesterday. I had some problems, starting with not enough lining fabric. It is very unfinished in my eyes, but it served its purpose well enough. I also have this bothersome drive to make over-sized cloaks… It was fun and served an effect, but it was massive and unfinished enough that it had no clasp or pin… Still I had fun with my friends.

And, yes, I used the line…

*cue Carol Burnett voice*

“I saw it in the window and just had to have it…!

Of course, then there was everybody else; the people at the party that I didn’t know…

“Who are you supposed to be…?” “Who…?” “Who’s that…? Never heard of him.”

“What?” “I don’t get it…”

And, well, I would rather not get into the costume elaborations of the folks asking such questions.

Really, I should issue an annual apology each Halloween for not dressing up as a celebrity or popular movie/TV/fictional character. It confuses so many people. It also drives me to want to build a Masquerade Ball, which encourages fanciful gowns and outfits and masques… Then I realize how many zombies would show up…