
Dorothy Gale – The Wizard of Oz
Made for: Halloween 2006
Background: My family and friends wanted to do a Wizard of Oz group for Halloween since we have a cairn terrier like Toto.
Journal Entries: Read more at my Dorothy tag
Related Costumes: Ozma of Oz, Book Version of Glinda
- White Backdrop
- White Backdrop
- Halloween 2006
Patterns Used: Simplicity 7808
Dress:
This was a pretty quick costume. I used the Simplicity Wizard of Oz pattern for the dress and didn’t deviate from the pattern at all, very straight-forward. The fabric was all fairly cheap stuff from Hancock’s – blue and white checked cotton for the dress, white cotton for the top, with rick-rack around the neck and sleeves.
Shoes:
The shoes I bought, they’re just the commercially available costume shoes. I didn’t like how they were missing the sequins on the heels, so I added more to them.
Accessories:
I made the hair bow out of sequin dot fabric, and the basket (and fake Toto) I bought on ebay. When we shot this on the white backdrop a few years later, I braided my Belle wig and wore that instead. This was a whole lot easy than doing my own hair in either of the styles she wears in the movie.
History:
I didn’t wear this for yeaaars after I made it. It got put in a bin and kinda forgotten about. In 2017 I got it out, cleaned it up, braided the wig as I mentioned above and shot it on the white backdrop. I also wore it for Halloween that year, and I’ve had it out a few more times around Halloween since then – most recently I wore it to visit my grandma in her care home for Halloween and all the old folks loved it! That was so much! Also it was originally a little too big and baggy on me in 2006, and now it magically fits beautifully LOL



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