Big Butt Breeches

So Cody and I are dressing up as Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler for Oscar Night. And since I don't have a lot of magenta silk lying around to make her pretty bustle dress, I decided to recreate her look from the closing scenes where she wears a white shirt, a vest, and breeches (or are they knickers?)

So I bought some inexpensive suedecloth and cut out the pants from Simplicity's pirate costume pattern (because that way I can reuse them for a pirate costume of course.) I made them in no time at all, but there is a slight problem: they are HUGE--I guess pirates prefer baggy breeches. Abby looked a little doubtful when I put them on. I also tried on our go-to puffy shirt and a vest Cody wore on a pioneer trek. Everything was too big and baggy, and when I turned towards Abby and pulled a funny face, she laughed and said, "You look like a huge troll."

Troll? That wasn't exactly the look I was going for. So I put on a smaller white shirt and cinched up the waist--I even tried on my brown wig for effect. Abby still look worried. I said, "It's okay. Oscar Night costumes are supposed to be funny." At that point, she started to cry real tears and said, "I just don't want anyone to laugh at you."

Ah, daughters--always looking out for their moms.