DIY Costume - Half Man Half Woman part 1

It's that time of year again for me to put together a costume for the murder mystery party. Usually I have something started by now, but this year I've had to do some research online to get some ideas. My character for our Carnivale Mystique murder mystery game is a half man half woman. So, I did what most of us do in the nowadays and I Googled images of half man half woman costumes. I figured since I own a sewing machine and I can sew a straight stitch, how hard could this be - right?

Here's what I found. I think this looks pretty great.

Here's another example I found. Now, I'm pumping myself up - If they can do it so can I. I hope...

After finding these examples, I was excited to get started. So, last week a hit no less that five thrift shops looking for the perfect dress and men's suit to piece together. This proved more difficult than I thought. Probably because 1. I've never done this before and 2. I've never done this before. Now, I'm starting to second guess myself.

But then, Flo and I were out on a mission to get something... anything that will work so that I can at least have something to post about today. Here's what we found.

The dress!

The shirt and pants!

Right now they're sloshing around in my washing machine. The upcoming posts with show my attempts to put this costume together. This will be a shining moment for me or an epic failure. Stay tuned and wish me luck!