Statue of Liberty Costume Made From Mom and Dad’s Clothes
by Lena Sekine, 11/03/10
Entering the Inhabitots Green Halloween Contest has become somewhat of a tradition for Lena’s family, and in her family’s 3rd(!) year entering, she created this incredible Statue of Liberty costume for her 5-year old Maya.
Dress: The dress has been made using naturally hand-dyed fabrics: Daddy’s old T-shirt, Mommy’s skirt and blouse. The base of the gown is a T-shirt Lena gathered at the sleeves to the shoulder – tying them with the ties originally taken from the skirt – and the ends of the sleeves have been adorned with frills from her blouse for added detail. Everything was hand-sewn, and the the draping was achieved by wrapping the skirt around the entire dress. The lining of the skirt is sewn at the bottom of the T-shirt for added length and detail.
Crown: The base of the crown is Maya’s old plastic headband, and foam was detailed with grey marker by Maya.
Torch: A flashlight serves as the base of the torch, and foam was once again applied with added detail done by grey marker. The flames have been created with cut-outs from Kings’ Hawaiian sweet bread packaging. The torch lights up by simply turning on the flashlight!
No book for our dear “Statue of Liberty” for Maya wanted a free hand for her treat bag!
Total spent on costume: $ 1.20 for foam.
You get my vote for creatively making a costume from next to nothing that does not look lesser because of the recycle factor! Maya is Liberty herself!
This is the third year Maya has entered our Halloween contest, and it is so great to watch her grow through various Halloween get-ups! I particularly love the costume this year. So smart, simple and classy!
Thank you Anonymous and Jill for the super kind comments!