This is the first year that we both wanted to be something just as much as the other, yay! For his costume I did some tailoring off a vintage corduroy suit. I also made a couple tails for us, which aren’t pictured. My dress came from a XL vintage long-sleeved dress which I was able to restyle into the shape I wanted. All to avoid hems and closures. I was on a time crunch! I was able to make the mock-turtle neck, belt, pockets and cuffs with the leftover fabric. I then made a stencil for the apples and drew the stems by hand. The masks are probably my favorite part of this costume. I used the long-pile white for his mask and a shorter length for my mask. The rust colored fabric was the same. I drew the eyes on white fabric and made eye holes on the upper-corner for our real eyes. The black was done with wool roving. The base of the masks are plastic. I used broomstick hairs for our whiskers. Of course we had a plan beforehand, but I only had one day to work with the materials. I was happily surprised with the results!
crepe, corduroy, cotton, wool roving, faux fur, glue, markers
Intermediate
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Nov 6, 2012, 06.12 PMby picklelilly
Oh my god, these are the best costumes I’ve ever seen – I’m in love!
Nov 6, 2012, 11.23 AMby alekat
oh my goodness! how fantastic! I love it and the masks look just like Mr and Mrs Fox. What a great effort for one days work
Nov 5, 2012, 01.10 PMby ADR
Good job! I love Fantastic Mr. and Mrs. Fox! : )
Nov 5, 2012, 10.21 AMby Mary Athey
Fab outfits. you did.a.smashing job on this. the masks.are.so.well.done.xx