Ray and Lisa before the costume contest. Faux suede and leather fabric, vinyl hand cut iron-on for appliques, and metal studs for the skirt detail. She's 6'1 and he's 6"8. The fittings were too funny since I am 5" if I wear heals.
My friends wanted to be Xena the warrior Princess and Hurcules this year. The were fans of the Xena show. Lisa brought me a pattern she bought 21 years ago and asked me to make it happen. We went to Joann’s to get the fabric and notions. I did my best and they came in second place to a costumes bought at a pop up Halloween shop. I didn’t think that was a fair contest.
Ray and Lisa before the costume contest. Faux suede and leather fabric, vinyl hand cut iron-on for appliques, and metal studs for the skirt detail. She's 6'1 and he's 6"8. The fittings were too funny since I am 5" if I wear heals.
Lisa after the final fitting. Pattern size 16 is 38-30-40 and BWL 16.5" and LIsa is 51-38-50 with BWL 22" . The darts were a challenge. I redrafted the pattern in sewed it up using ugly .50/yd cotton fabric on clearance.. No wonder no one bought it.
Close up of Lisa that shows the hand cut vinyl iron-on appliques.
Pattern from 1997 that was used and adapted to fit them.
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