Coolest Homemade Mermaid Optical Illusion Costume 20
by Andrea M.
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Homemade Mermaid Optical Illusion Costume
I first thought of this costume on 2nd November 2008. I wanted something that combined scary, sexy, big and original; mermaids and pirates immediately came to mind. I therefore created this homemade Mermaid Optical Illusion costume.
My upper body was that of a mermaid, and my lower half was that of a pirate. For the pirate body, I got a friend to put on an old shirt and made a duct-tape mould of his torso, which was then stuffed to give the pirate his shape. A dummy hand and a hook were used to make it look as if he was holding up the chest, which was made from a Styrofoam cooler, paper maché and paint. I cut a U-shaped hole, large enough for it to sit around my hips, and an old belt was used to keep it in place. An old backpack was used to keep “Jack the pirate” close to my back all night.
It actually took longer to find all the pieces needed to assemble the costume than to actually put it all together, which took approximately 12 hours over the course of a week.
This costume was a big hit at all of the parties I went to, and even won some prizes!
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