Okay, what you've all been waiting for. Finally got around to writing all of this. I can definitely say it turned out way better than I thought it would. Sure its missing a few things but the great part is I can continue to work on it. Don't know how it happened but pulled this together in less than 8 days! Still room for improvement but very happy with how it turned out. Where do I start?
Leather Fringe Jacket
Okay, this ones the biggie. Was afraid the jacket wasn't going to arrive on time. Well, it did but I just couldn't use it. One it was way too big being a Large & the color was way off. I didn't panic, simply just knew I had to return it and find another one. I'd say their were about 3 days left till the 31st at this point. It was a stroke of luck I found this. On eBay for $80 this medium sized jacket a way more accurate color.
Black Stetson Hat
As much as I wanted the hat above it was $120 and my funds were dwindling. I found the near perfect shaped stetson for $50. Only probably is it was an auburn color of a sort. It was a beautiful hat at that made out of Beaver felt.
I bought it anyways but what was I going to do. Well, I attempted wrapping black fabric around the hat, no luck!
This left me with only one option left. Now, all of you are probably going to kill me on here for ruining such a great hat but alas I decided to spray paint it black. It gives it sort of a rustic look if you ask me.
Green Shirt
For the green shirt I went to a local JC Penney. Yes the buttons are black not white, no I did not get to applying the horse shoes or stars on the shoulders but that was going to be covered anyways by the jacket. I did manage to iron on two stars onto the collar. A little big but worked good. If your wondering, its a Van Heusen No-Iron Poplin Fitted Dress Shirt.
Cow Pattern Briefcase
How could we forget the iconic cow briefcase when Joe Buck walks out of his apartment. This had to be a part of my costume to really make it worth it.
eBay really just has everything. Found this old, beat up metal briefcase from the 1930's I presume.
Now, where on earth was I going to get cow pattern. Well I tried ordering it online. Big mistake. When it came in the mail it was no where near the size of a real cow. Their was only one day left So I decided to check out my local Joanne Fabrics. To my surprise they had just what I was looking for. Perfect Timing!
I worked tirelessly into the night to try to get this briefcase done. I'd say this was probably the most work out of the whole costume. I finished at around 5am October 31st.
Finally after 8 days all the hard worked payed off! Again, still room for improvement but I think this was really something for the deadline I had. Glad I could finally share this with you. Oh and don't mind the sad look in the photos. Just acting ;)
Things I Can Improve On
- Get a cowboy belt with buckle
- Finish designs on shoulders
- Find Tighter Cowboy Pants
- Get an actual Black Stetson Hat
- Add musical note to one of the cow patterns on briefcase
- Find a blonde wig that fits
