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Something old, Something new ....

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:13 pm
by redrunner
Some of you will be familiar with the saying "Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue". Remember that a while ago I told you that I was working on several costumes for use this year. Well, the first one to be completed has been given a 'trial run' at a few of the sites - including Damsels in Peril.

Referring to the saying
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The something old is the 1960's styling of the costume, which includes a genuine period cap.

The something new is the skirt, shirt and tie - all brand new items.

The something borrowed is the handbag and shoes which came from existing stock.

The something blue is - The girl in Blue - a Policewoman !

I hope you like the uniform. A lot of effort went into acquiring just the right (genuine) items to complete it. By sheer chance and good luck the uniform proved to be ideally sized for the model on the day (Hannah Zebedee). Personally, I'm over the moon as I think she really looks the part - I couldn't have hoped to get a better model for the first try-out.

I would really appreciate any feedback on this uniform, as always constructive criticism and suggestions for improvements are very welcome.

Cheers

Redrunner



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Re: Something old, Something new ....

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:57 am
by johnboy12
It would be good to get some feedback from others regards this uniform :-)

I think it's a cracking start to a series of possible projects

Re: Something old, Something new ....

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 8:31 am
by Volpone
This looks amazing! Really like the idea of more vintage uniforms in the future. Is the underwear vintage too? ;)

Re: Something old, Something new ....

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:53 pm
by redrunner
Hi Volpone,

Glad to here that you like the vintage look of the uniform. There is potentially one other to roll out which is about half completed at the moment and the possibility of obtaining further vintage bits to create others.

I'm not sure whether vintage underwear used in this set, but I can tell you that the uniform shown has a couple of variations to it so may have a slightly different look next time it's used.