Halloween for Bear

Koda Bear wanted to be Doctor Strange for Halloween.  The Tall Short Person looked at buying him a costume but they were pricey.  Most, could not even be made or delivered before Hallows.

What did I do?  I spent a lot of time researching Doctor Strange.  I am going to have to get the movie from the library again just because I researched it so much.  I really enjoyed it.

This is the under layer I created.  Doctor Strange wears a very martial arts looking outfit under his cape.  But it is blue.  Really an indigo blue.  It is a very Japanese color if you ever look at the indigo dyed there.  And yes, I have.  My hands are blue today because I did put them in my indigo pot.

I had a blue corduroy dress that had a small hole in it and two pairs of jeans with holes in them.  I made this vest.  The jeans were stretch jeans and these bindings were not fun to work with.  The denim did not wish to stay straight.  It wanted to twist even though I had cut everything as close to straight on the grain as I could.  But it turned out well.  It is shorter then what the movie character wore but Koda Bear was very happy with it.  

I also made a sash out of jean for him to wear.  Again,  denim with spandex wants to twist if is coming from a pair of preworn jeans but  I made it work.  I am a bit stubborn.  He wore this all afternoon yesterday.

The jeans I keep mending for him needed more length.  I added that length and now they look very much like the pants that Doctor Strange wore.  The character had bindings on both his forearms and calves.  This helps with the legs to look closer to what the character wore.  And I do not have to figure out how to get Koda Bear to stand still!

Not bad for an old dress and two pairs of jeans.  

There is a cape but I will not share that until after Halloween.  I am going traveling.  The timing could not be better because my Mom is under the weather.  We just have to figure out how ill she really is and what path forward she will wish to take.  All prayers and healing energy for her are gratefully accepted.