Any advice for a Maid Marian custom?

[bobws]

Go with Dorothy with darker rerooted hair and i like the idea of gown with hidden merry men atire under it. nothing like making it harder to make.

[PNGwynne]

I think Dorothy would work well. If you choose a DeHavillland wimple & headress, you won't have to fuss with the hair.

You might even be able to sculpt the wimple onto a resin Dorothy copy, with the veil/headress as separate fabric pieces.

And of course she would wear a gown. You are right, though--in the original tales, she is often in male garb.

[JediJaida]

Now the hard part: How the heck do I make a wimple that small?

I want it removable so it can't be sculpted on.

Maybe some buckram, cut to fit, with a veil?

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Originally Posted by JediJaida

Now the hard part: How the heck do I make a wimple that small?

I want it removable so it can't be sculpted on.

Maybe some buckram, cut to fit, with a veil?

stretch fabric cotton/spandex, and run the seem in the back of the head,
Or white vinyl tool handel dip , this in the vinyl that helps you to recover damage of missing tool grips
it will require a a faceless model for dipping.
the everyday gown and half tunic was very simple ,great example is the Mother superior on the flying Nun.

[bobws]

Hey there we go, why hasn't anyone made a Flying Nun set of Mego's?

[JediJaida]

With those humongous hats they wore?

THAT would be a challenge, wouldn't it?

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Originally Posted by JediJaida

With those humongous hats they wore?

THAT would be a challenge, wouldn't it?

NOOOO not that glider on there heads, I'm taking about the dresses they wore, thats the style , they wore in medevil times.

[JediJaida]

Oh....okay.

I'll have to get some pictures of that habit.

Habits are basically long, plain dresses without darts or ornamentation, right?

I put a sleeveless surcoat on top of that and bingo! I have a medieval dress.

Or, get some pics of DeHavilland in the Maid Marian outfit and go from there.

[thunderbolt]

if you have the dvd, there is a bit on costuming and screen tests that have some of Marian's costumes.

[JediJaida]

D'oh! Why didn't I think of that?

I do have the DVD, thanks for the heads up.