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An (admittedly not exhaustive) reread of various of Tamora Pierce's books not having come up with anyone in "contemporary" Tortall that I have both a vague physical resemblance to and any particular interest in dressing up as, my current plan is to come up with a Beka costume, and to see if I can reinvent* my Sandry costume from Hallowe'en . . . good grief, it must be something like six years ago.
(I've not read Bloodhound yet, fyi. So the following discussion is based on notes I took on Terrier a few months ago.) Beka's uniform doesn't sound too complicated: tunic, breeches, boots. For the tunic, I'm thinking something like this, sans pockets, in black, probably with white ribbon or something sewn around the hems for the trimming. I have black pants (I'd probably use Ace's, at this point, although I suppose it's conceivable I'll come up with better ones before ConBust next), and I have black boots (again, Ace's--well, they're my regular shoes. But still).
As far as accessories go, I've a bit more hunting to do. My notes don't indicate whether Beka's arm guards and gorget are leather or metal or a combination. Whichever way it is, I'm thinking something like this is probably the way to go to make such things (in addition to it being ENTIRELY AWESOME, in general). I do have a medieval-ish leather belt, but since it's brown rather than black I should probably try to get another one. And appropriate pockets and things to go on it.
My partial Sandry costume is circa the beginning of Magic Steps--I'm not even sure at this point whether that outfit has a better description than the others, or was just more like things I would wear. And I've (oddly) put a lot less thought into it than Beka's. However, things that I would need to make/find are blouse, sleeveless tunic, and veil. Also possibly gloves.
Additionally, it's probably the sort of outfit that would look far better with a corset underneath. So this is incentive to actually make a corset this summer (it's on my to-do list. Really).
*I think I can still use the pants. And the boots. But since I never actually managed to make the tunic, and the shirt I used is approaching the stage of falling apart . . .
(I've not read Bloodhound yet, fyi. So the following discussion is based on notes I took on Terrier a few months ago.) Beka's uniform doesn't sound too complicated: tunic, breeches, boots. For the tunic, I'm thinking something like this, sans pockets, in black, probably with white ribbon or something sewn around the hems for the trimming. I have black pants (I'd probably use Ace's, at this point, although I suppose it's conceivable I'll come up with better ones before ConBust next), and I have black boots (again, Ace's--well, they're my regular shoes. But still).
As far as accessories go, I've a bit more hunting to do. My notes don't indicate whether Beka's arm guards and gorget are leather or metal or a combination. Whichever way it is, I'm thinking something like this is probably the way to go to make such things (in addition to it being ENTIRELY AWESOME, in general). I do have a medieval-ish leather belt, but since it's brown rather than black I should probably try to get another one. And appropriate pockets and things to go on it.
My partial Sandry costume is circa the beginning of Magic Steps--I'm not even sure at this point whether that outfit has a better description than the others, or was just more like things I would wear. And I've (oddly) put a lot less thought into it than Beka's. However, things that I would need to make/find are blouse, sleeveless tunic, and veil. Also possibly gloves.
Additionally, it's probably the sort of outfit that would look far better with a corset underneath. So this is incentive to actually make a corset this summer (it's on my to-do list. Really).
*I think I can still use the pants. And the boots. But since I never actually managed to make the tunic, and the shirt I used is approaching the stage of falling apart . . .
