Angelphie

Costume :	Elizabeth Swann
Variant :	Pirate Disguise
Source :	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Progress :	Complete
Worn At :	None

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Costume Photos

Front and Back

Reference

Pirates!

On Stage

Compass

Costume Information

General
Cost :	£40
Awards :	Entertainment Category Prize - London Expo May 2007 (Sunday)
Time Taken :	10 hours

Description
This costume is entirely Odangochan's fault XP. She suggested it to me before I'd even seen the film, and I eventually decided to make it to go with her Jack costume. Group costuming can be powerful persuasion, and I was also roped into my first ever skit along the way. I was happy to make it when it's a simple enough outfit, and was able to buy and adapt some existing items, plus use my own hair, so overall it wasn't too much work and was cheap too! I bought a pair of trousers in a charity shop, and added buttons to the fly. I already had a suitable pair of boots, so I just bought some suedette to create the tops. I couldn't get any fabric which was an exact match, which was a bit annoying. I used an existing shirt, replacing the cuffs with gathered ones and adding cord to those as well as at the collar. I bought the hat on ebay, but I'm not too happy with it. I was able to use my own hair, leaving it in braids beforehand to get it slightly wavy (this is one of the few occasions I resented having naturally straight hair!) The main thing I had to make was the waistcoat. I was concerned about the stripes on the back, assuming I'd have to sew lines, draw or paint them, none of those options really appealing to me. Luckily I found a hideous garment in Primark which was made from maroon striped fabric. Not quite exact, but good enough and definitely an easier way to go about the stripes. So I bought it in the largest size, disassembled it and had enough fabric it to make the back section. I then bought fabric to make the front (good thing the colours aren't meant to match up!). The buttons were made using a covering kit, and I'm now addicted to covering buttons and making everything match... I hated making all the buttonholes though. The baldric is leatherette (I bought a whole load of it when it was on sale for my Karin bootcovers, so I was able to use some for this costume too). I found the belt didn't like to stay in place, so it velcros to my shoulder, and I relied on a few safety pins too. The buckle came from a cheap Primark belt, and I bought a cheap plastic sword to complete it. The baldric was one aspect where I went overboard with accuracy trying to get it all exact, and mostly succeeded. I found copying a movie costume drove me slightly insane. Little aspects like getting the cuffs of the shirt precise were preying on my mind, but in the end I just went an sewed something which resembled it, which is all that really matters.

Description

This costume is entirely Odangochan's fault XP. She suggested it to me before I'd even seen the film, and I eventually decided to make it to go with her Jack costume. Group costuming can be powerful persuasion, and I was also roped into my first ever skit along the way. I was happy to make it when it's a simple enough outfit, and was able to buy and adapt some existing items, plus use my own hair, so overall it wasn't too much work and was cheap too!

I bought a pair of trousers in a charity shop, and added buttons to the fly. I already had a suitable pair of boots, so I just bought some suedette to create the tops. I couldn't get any fabric which was an exact match, which was a bit annoying. I used an existing shirt, replacing the cuffs with gathered ones and adding cord to those as well as at the collar. I bought the hat on ebay, but I'm not too happy with it. I was able to use my own hair, leaving it in braids beforehand to get it slightly wavy (this is one of the few occasions I resented having naturally straight hair!)

The main thing I had to make was the waistcoat. I was concerned about the stripes on the back, assuming I'd have to sew lines, draw or paint them, none of those options really appealing to me. Luckily I found a hideous garment in Primark which was made from maroon striped fabric. Not quite exact, but good enough and definitely an easier way to go about the stripes. So I bought it in the largest size, disassembled it and had enough fabric it to make the back section. I then bought fabric to make the front (good thing the colours aren't meant to match up!). The buttons were made using a covering kit, and I'm now addicted to covering buttons and making everything match... I hated making all the buttonholes though.

The baldric is leatherette (I bought a whole load of it when it was on sale for my Karin bootcovers, so I was able to use some for this costume too). I found the belt didn't like to stay in place, so it velcros to my shoulder, and I relied on a few safety pins too. The buckle came from a cheap Primark belt, and I bought a cheap plastic sword to complete it. The baldric was one aspect where I went overboard with accuracy trying to get it all exact, and mostly succeeded. I found copying a movie costume drove me slightly insane. Little aspects like getting the cuffs of the shirt precise were preying on my mind, but in the end I just went an sewed something which resembled it, which is all that really matters.