Sadly, the upper teeth can’t be seen at this angle, but that’s what we’ve been slaving over. I might add one or two more touches; on the other hand, I’ll have a lot to focus on in the coming two nights, as I have another half of a costume to create.
I don’t even know how many repairs it will need when it gets back from school! Our costumes qualify as prototypes and don’t tend to travel terribly well. Never a dull moment!
Okay guys, Jon’s headed off to school, so I think it’s time for the initial reveal…there’ll be more to see come Sunday night!
This year Jon chose to go back to nature/found inspiration in his middle name/went prosaic—I don’t know how he comes up with his ideas!
Jon even picked a particular species, so we’ll use the rest of the costume to flesh out that choice.
Oops, it’s all out of focus—silly me!
Now they’re coming thick and fast.
Another thing to note is that Jon’s costumes have to be at least partially done prior to Halloween night, since he has to wear it at school. (Sunny View had Halloween parades; at his current school he’s having a party.) In the past it usually meant that we had to drive the costume in since it was always too big for the bus. This year it means that we won’t have a big whack of it done by Friday!
Aaand here’s our model, wearing the very latest in Halloween couture… incorrectly, may I add, but that only adds to our mystery!
One of our challenges in making a costume for Jon has always been that he hates having stuff over his face, or getting his face painted. That precludes having a costume with a mask, or having a coloured face, so we have to get creative with hats and head coverings to get the full, immersive look. (Jon also hates hats as a general rule, but he puts up with them on Halloween.)
Hmm, sorry—this shot isn’t much different than the last one. That will be rectified next post, when all will become obvious very quickly.
Things are definitely getting weirder…
Don’t worry, it’ll start getting more obvious when we actually show more of the costume.