LOTR Halloween

[Stormcrow]

Is anyone going as their favourite LOTR character for Halloween? I know I am gonna go as Gandalf! The costume can be hired at a shop near my house, so it ain't that hard. I cannot wait.

What say you?

[Isilme_cu]

I made an elf gown and a cloak and bought a wig especially for the occassion, and of course the pointy ear tips. I was just a regular elf - although I used features from Arwen's blood red gown, the armholes from the green coronation gown and a kind of cowel-ish drapping around the neckline like the cranberry gown. lol. Hmm, maybe I was from Rivendell.

[Peppyy]

Storm, lucky you! I don't have any chance for finding a LoTR costume in Cro. We don't mask ourselves for Halloween, we do it in February or march, so I maybe do have a chance of making my own costume! I hope I will :)

[Stormcrow]

I hope you do too! :grin:

What are you going to dress as? An elf? That would be cool.

[Peppyy]

I was hoping to make a ringwraith cloak.... that way no one could recognise me! lol Just kidding... but I would really like to make one of those cloaks, they look great!
And I would like to make one of these (http://www.scendan.com/frodochainmail.html).

[Stormcrow]

You want to make Orc armour? I would love a Nazgul cloak as well! Thanks for that tip! I know what I am going as next year! lol

[Peppyy]

lol Cool! If you browse trough that site, you'll see there a page with tips for fake leather armour, which goes above the chainmail.

So, are you going as an Orc or as a Ringwraith?

[Stormcrow]

Ringwraith of coarse...:)

I hate Orcs, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing an Orc costume. lol

[Peppyy]

Neither would I. But I would wear chainmail under the ringwraith costume ;)

[Stormcrow]

Oh, I understand now. lol

[Elfdaughter]

I was hoping to make a ringwraith cloak.... that way no one could recognise me! lol Just kidding... but I would really like to make one of those cloaks, they look great!
And I would like to make one of these (http://www.scendan.com/frodochainmail.html).

Ah, you see? SCA sites can be useful for more people than just SCAdians! :p lol!

[Iradil]

if your gonna make chain mail this website might help you abit

www.theringlord.com

they sell everything you will need tools, instructions to different types of methods and you can also buy premade rings of diferent types of metals. i recommend it to all interested in the art to at least have a look.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Nice site, iradil! Thanks for posting it!

[Tari Silmarwen]

I wanted to, but I didn't have quite enough time. I went as Galdriel last year though. That was fun!

[Stormcrow]

That would have looked awesome, Tari. ;)

[Tari Silmarwen]

:elfqueen: Thanks!

It wasn't really fancy. I started with a Greek goddess white dress that Mom and I had made for my English class's Dionysian festival, then threw the extra fabric over my shoulders and pinned it behind my back for sleeves. I completed the costume with pale make-up, white sandles, a crystal necklace, and a green-stoned ring that could pass for Nenya. Oh, and I cut open a small bottle of water and put glowing blue fake ice cubes in it for a Phial of Earendil prop. It worked pretty well, but sometimes the ices cubes got knocked about and turned off.

All in all, not a bad costume.:elfqueen:

[Stormcrow]

Wow! It sounds wonderful! And you made it all, yourself? That's wonderful. I'm sure you would have looked brilliant in it. ;)

[Tari Silmarwen]

Again, hannon le.

I'll post a picture sometime if I can find one.