![]() I opted for some knee-high black boots with a solid sole since I was going to be walking around all day. It depends on the individual person and their vision for the outfit. Fun fact: I did a photoshoot in costume and because it was a cold day, I decide black jeans underneath the skirt was the way to go – you can’t tell. I do usually wear tights or pants underneath. It is a cheap skirt but I love the colours so much that I don’t mind if in some lights you can tell it’s a “costume skirt”. I have seen many online stores sell skirts and I have seen patterns as well as hacks. I adore my skirt, it is a value village buy during their Halloween season a few years back. I say bottoms because you can wear whatever you want. The instructions for this jacket are pretty good, definitely read them a few times and try using sewing clips to test it out so you can be sure (I nearly sewed the cuffs backward, don’t be me). The trim I was using wasn’t very wide which did make it a little trickier. I will say that the edging trim on the cuffs was by far the most annoying to get right as part of it must be hand stitched with a lot of layers. ![]() As such I switch to a regular brown thread and everything was great. I did try using a heavier thread but my machine and the leather did not approve of the idea. When I hit a point that I had to do the leather, I switched needles and rethreaded. I used an older model Kenmore sewing machine, which handled everything quite well. I took pictures after every “work day”, apologies for not many in-progress photos. I started with the wool and started building the bodice and skirt. Back on track, with the fabric cut out, I started putting it together. I tried looking online but nothing felt quiet right or what I did like was out of my price range or not in my size. ![]() If you don’t want to spend a lot for this kind of thing then I recommend another fabric choice or style or even shop around for pre-made jackets. I will state this – the fabric I chose was not cheap. Once I figured out the sizing correctly, I cut all the pieces out. Best choice I made with this project! The mock up worked but with the layering, I would have been too snug to be able to maneuver a lot comfortably (I plan on walking around all day with this costume). I made a mock up of the jacket just to see how it would all go together and how the fit was. While I adore McCall’s patterns, jackets aren’t something I usually do. I highly recommend doing a test run if you aren’t very familiar with this type of jacket or pattern. I bought leather and wool for this project as well has some cotton to do a test run. It was done using the McCall’s M7641 with the longer option. I did originally plan to add gold filigree to the mask, however that didn’t work out for this iteration – perhaps next year. With the mask being black and a lot of the rest of my upper body being black, there is a lot of blending on everything in the photos. I recommend a balaclava, which basically looks like a ninja mask from the movies, it covers up hair and neck nicely giving everything a very seamless transition the set I bought came with one. This was doe not help shape and stretch it out. I slathered leather oil on it to soften it up and stuffed some packing foam sheets in the beak as well as a tennis ball, then strapped it to a soccer ball. I had an awful time finding some good leather in my area so I settled with a bought mask. I did look into making one, the main place that I really liked in my research was Dieselpunk.Ro as he has templates and very nice videos about how to put everything together. ![]() I did buy my mask as part of a kit online from Amazon to which the link is above.
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