Pictures courtesy of Arlie Reed 2006.
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| This gypsy outfit was used as garb at a Rennaisance faire. Aside from the bodice, the construction is pretty easy. One really great thing about Gypsies is that things don't have to matcha nd the more color you have, the better. That said, the first things you need are a shirt (mine was purchased at a Hippie store and has same color embrodery on it) and a long, ankle length skirt. The skirt HAS TO BE long.The reason is because in the Gypsy culture, anything below the waist is unclean, so the legs have to be covered. If a man who is not a Gypsy Woman's husband touches her legs, they can be forced to marry. No joke. The shirt and skirt can be any color as far as I know, although i did find one web site saying that red was a color not to have... You may want to check on that before beginning work on your outfit. | ||||||||||||||||
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| This picture of both myself and my friend Arlie is to give you an idea of more color options available. Basicaly what I did was after putting on the skirt, I stuffed multicolored scarves and strips of cloth into the waistband. I then tide anrope aroun my waist eith my changepouch and my weapons attached to it (DISCLAIMER: the weapons are for props only and were peace-tied [tied shut] I do not advocate the use of weapons, nor do I advocate giving real weapons to children). You can make your own pouch using this pattern. The bodice (brown thing over the shirt) was made from a Simplicity Pattern purchased at Wal-Mart. There are many patters for bodices from various vendors. Some of these are McCalls, Simplicity, and Buttericks. You can also make your own customized pattern out of Duct Tape.this link can be found here. Bodices will give more support if they have boning on the inside. that can be purchased here. Lacing for your bodice can either be rope or shoe strings depending on your budget. Top off your ensamble by wraping a scarf aroung your head and putting on an abundance of colorful, shiny, big jewelry. For shoes, i wors simple sandels. Happy Wandering! | ||||||||||||||||
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| The end. Pictures courtesy of Arlie Reed 2006. |
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