OZ: The Scarecrow

Image: Kori Savoie

The fun loving, bumbling scarecrow was a joy to create. His costume was a lot easier to curate/style than Glinda's. I repurposed and reused elements and incorporated some new pieces into the look as well.

Costume:

I used a costume shirt that was once used for a jester. Removed the ruff/neck and the rick rack from the cuffs.

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 I hot glued straw/dried leaves from the corn stock's I purchased from Jack Creek Farm's for the set and the bail of straw I borrowed from Pets and More in Cambria. I trimmed out the cuffs and cut a hole in the front of the shirt and glued it.

For the scarecrows hood I purchased an empty sandbag from the local hardware store for .99 and cut the face hole out of it.

The overalls I used were acquired second hand and damaged and over sized for my step-son which was perfect for the look. They were a neutral plaid wool. I loved the play on textured wool, the sheen of the green top and the textured burlap sandbag. I used a raffia strand to create a collar.

The black felt hat came from an inexpensive Scarecrow kit along with the strands of raffia. His gloves are basic gardening gloves in a neutral tone. The crow props I grabbed out of a Halloween decor display in October. I found some rope in a second hand bin and used it for the belt and to tie the cuffs as well.

Makeup:

The makeup for the scarecrow was a simple mix of neutral face paints, shadows and lip color.

Lip: MAC "Myth"

Makeup Time-Lapse

Mime Your Own Business

As a stylist, clothing and accessories inspire me. To me they are stand alone story tellers. When I came across this gown from the 55,000 Dress Collection I immediately started dreaming. I dreampt of Vintage Paris and Mime's. The Mime; a person who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech. In earlier times, in English, such a performer would typically be referred to as a mummer. Miming is to be distinguished from silent comedy, in which the artist is a seamless character in a film or sketch.

Mime artists Jean Soubeyran and Brigitte Soubeyran in 1950

The performance of mime originates at its earliest in Ancient Greece; the name is taken from a single masked dancer called Pantomimus, although performances were not necessarily silent. In Medieval Europe, early forms of mime such as mummer plays and later dumbshows evolved. In early nineteenth century Paris, Jean-Gaspard Deburau solidified the many attributes that have come to be known in modern times—the silent figure in whiteface." - Wiki 

I have a son who is "non-verbal" and other forms of communication fascinate me. I also love how powerful and underrated silence is. I loved the idea of a glamorous Mime, not just as a Halloween costume but beyond that. I took a series of images to tell a story through the eyes of a millennial mime in an extreme fashion setting. As always I mixed Vintage with contemporary pieces, high and low price points. 

Vintage ruffle gown (SHOP)

Red "Gelsey" Flat in Poison (Available in Black HERE & White HERE)

Vintage Gold Pyramid Necklace with Tassels (Evolution Vintage)

Vintage Men's Satin Bow Tie (Evolution Vintage)

*Available for sale upon request*

Vintage Red Tribal Bracelet (SHOP)

Vintage Black & White Gown (55,000 Dresses)

Vintage Tiger Ring (SHOP)

Vintage Earrings (Evolution Vintage)

Vintage Black Strapless Shaper (Evolution Vintage)

Top Hat (Stylist Prop - NFS)

Red Lace Robe (55,000 Dresses)

*Available for sale upon request*

 Vintage Bowler Hat (Evolution Vintage)

Vintage 80's Fingerless Gloves (Evolution Vintage)

Vintage Black Satin Skirt (55,000 Dresses)

Vintage Sequin Tube Top (Evolution Vintage)

*All items available for sale upon request*

Blue Satin Shoes - SJP Collection (Lousie Sandal)

Imagination is your only limit to your own creativity and style, the rest is up to you. As for everyone else, the critics, haters and everyone in between, they can mime their own business! 

Lisa

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