1950's Inventory

1950’s Inventory

Berets

1 white Bowling shirt ~ Med ~ Drum & Twirling Corp.on back

5 Cat eye glasses

1 Cardigan sweater- blue

1 Fur stole ~ medium brown

Lois Lane - grey pencil skirt and jacket- sz sm

Sheer scarves

5 Poodle skirts ~ Dark blue, black, peach, lt blue & dk green (different sizes)

4 Circle skirts – (no poodle) – brown, white plaid sz 10, black felt with white ric rac, purple satin & a black/white tweed

1 circle skirt with record appliqué- magenta

4 crinoline petticoats

White dresses with sheer overlay, sweetheart top

1 yellow 50’s style dress with yellow netting ~ sz 16-18

2 Black leather jackets (with the collar turned up) XL & L

1 tan Corduroy jacket – sz 39 chest

3 Eisenhower jackets – short Military jackets = 1 black short military jacket – 44R has 6 silver buttons,

1 olive green short military – sz 36 – zipper (Forest Service) & 1 white short military jacket – 44L, 6 buttons

1 Linen jacket – sz 34 chest

1 Superman tee shirt – sz L (wear under unbuttoned white shirt)

* Make your own *

Beatnik – dress all in black - beret, capris, turtle neck & flat shoes or loafers

Saddle Shoes – buy white flat canvas shoes and paint the middle section black

*Alma Janes antique shop has aprons, dresses, patterns & bowling shirts (next to KFC) for sale

Other ideas~

Pencil skirts, sweater tops, skinny ties

Watch 1950 movies for ideas ~ Danny Kaye, Elvis, Lucille Ball, Debbie Reynolds, Jimmie Dean, Red Skelton

Christmas Inventory

I have four complete Santa Outfits and one top. One suit is velvet. I have to charge extra for it to get it dry cleaned ($35), sometimes when little ones sit on Santa's lap they get excited and pee on him. If that does not occur then I won't need to clean the outfit. ($20)

The suits are large enough to fit over coats. One suit is large enough to put twins in to make a two headed Santa if you prefer. (It makes a fun Christmas card!) My nephews looked great.

Sets include:

beards & wigs

gloves - black or white

belts

bells

nice boot covers and

3 Santa bags s. Santa

I just got a nice Mrs. Santa cape with hood, lined with white trim. I have white peasant tops, red skirts, Christmas aprons, mop caps & a white wig to complete a Mrs. Santa outfit.

I have a Frosty the Snowman suit that would be fun to wear with hat and no button nose.

You could use the Santa tops & hat to make a Grinch outfit. I have some green fuzzy gloves. I suppose you could do green sweat pants for the legs. Maybe we could come up with something.

I have a nice black Victorian coat (XL) with small over cape & top hat that would work for Scrooge. I can do a tux shirt and vest underneath too.

I have lots of skirts and capes for female Victorian carolers.

You can get reindeer antlers & elf hats at the local dollar store.

I have three sets of long red underwear if you need them for a skit.

For Santa's elves, I have colorful pirate shirts we could use with a bright sash and I might have some elf hats, we can add bells. I have velvet jackets that would work for females.

I'll have to watch the Santa Claus again and see what I have that would work.

1970's inventory

Since I have had two requests for 1970's fashion, here is my inventory:

African caftans

hippie vest & beads (pictured)

Silver lame tops

Peasant shirt tops

leg warmers

Muumuus

Split skirt (pictured)

velvet jackets

white jackets & pants

polyester leisure suit (Doc Brown) (pictured)

FEATHERS

Do I have feathers?

yes I do!

I have ostrich feathers, parrot feathers, pheasant feathers, chicken feathers, feathers on masks, feathers on hats, boas, peacock feathers in a vase, feather dusters, feather fans & feather tiaras (1920 style).

I got some of mine at the Fly fishing store in Island city. They have a half off box that I used for the Hello Dolly hats.

I also get feathers at yard sales.

Feathers

by Karen Kevan

Feathers are fun.

Feathers don't weigh a ton.

Feathers? Yes I have some.

And I am not glum.

Phantom tickets

We got free tickets for Phantom of the Opera because they needed a couple of costume items.

Denise Wheeler called, they needed a white negligee and 8 dresses for the Don Juan rehearsal number. She also took a coat with cape for Hannibal to wear just before he is murdered. They put my name in the program! YES!

We loved the show, excellent costumes, fun scenery, and powerful voices!

There was a full house and a standing ovation.

Denise says the tickets are all sold out for the rest of the week.

My negligee made the front page of the Observer on Tuesday night. ta dah!

Here is an article from the EOU website.

http://www.eou.edu/ua/news/phantom.html

Couple Suggestions

Cat in the Hat & Thing 1

Pig & Big Bad Wolf

Doctor & patient

Cowboy and saloon girl

Miss Piggy & Kermit

Clowns

Spanish dancer & Zorro

Egyptians

Greek/ Roman

Knight & maid

Nun & Monk (Friar Tuck)

Robin Hood & Maid Marian

Pirates & Wenches

Gangstas & flappers

Super man shirt & Lois Lane

Red Riding hood & wolf

Peter Pan & Tinker bell

Frankenstein and bride

Vampires and friends

(yes these models had way too much fun!)

Photos by Jeri Mackley (scary Jeri)

Disney Costumes

I have some homemade Disney costumes:

Alice in Wonderland - child size medium - White Rabbit - sz XL adult

Cinderella - sz 14-16

Snow White - onsie

Cruella de Vil & child dalmatian- sz 12-24 months

Hercules - sz L/xL

Jasmine - onsie

Lilo - red/white muumuu

Pocahontas - Indian dress

Peter Pan - sx 1x & Wendy - long flannel nightgown – onsie & Tinker belle- XL

Capt Hook – sz L/XL

Pirates of the Caribbean- see photo above

Robin Hood – sz 1x- Maid Marion - Friar Tuck- onsie (one size fits all)

Flappers

You asked for a list of the flapper outfits and here it is:

3 red dresses

2 Hot pink flappers (see Aug. inventory for photo) sz XL & M

Green sparkle ~ XL

2 yellow with white polka dots (petal dress)

black with black fringe - sm

one red with red fringe top - XL

I have necklaces, hats, gloves & feather boas to match outfits.

1- 3 piece pinstriped suits sz 33 with spats and white tie

and one double breasted suit 36 with spats and tie

I have fedoras

4 red/white striped Barbershop vests

Animals in adult sizes

Baloo the Bear - XL

Cat in the Hat - XL

Big Bad Wolf - L/XL with hairy hand gloves (not shown)

Frog - see photo collage above (your choice of gloves)

Dragon - green, L/XL adjustable ~ gold horns with green ears, green gloves with claws, scales down the back, nice tail

Frog

Pink pig – XL

2 White rabbits - XL

Rooster

Headbands ~ Cat with tail, Donkey from Shrek & teeth

3 Pig hoods & noses

6 Rat hoods with tails

8 Monkey hoods with tails

NOSES ~ frog, 3 Mice, parrot, toucan, Pinocchio, 2 purple witch noses

I also have 9 fur coats which can be used for animals.

SUGGESTION: You can rent just the hoods & noses and dress in the color of the animal you want to portray ie. grey for marvelous mouse or the donkey from Shrek or pink for a pretty pig or brown for a playful monkey or nasty rat... whatever suits your personality...

Women in Business ad

This is the ad we will put in the paper this year for the business. What do you think? Does it make me look phat?

Women in Business

Karen Kevan 1511 W Ave. La Grande 541-962-7175

Karen’s Costume Collection features about 700 costumes for adults & 40 costumes for youth age 5 & up; prices range from $20 to $30 for adults and $10- $15 for youth. The small shop has the usual Halloween apparel, some vintage clothing and a few cultural clothing items as well. Customers can mix and match to create their own style.

Karen has made costumes for a couple of high School plays, the Elgin Opera House, and the Portland Opera when they come to town in the spring. Friends have donated unusual, one of a kind & fun clothing.

New this year is a blog site with photos of the costumes. Please look at the website so you know what kind of apparel is available. http://karenscostumes.blogspot.com/ You can also email for a photo. kevans@eoni.com The room in Karen’s basement is open year round. The hours are by appointment since it is in her home, so please call 541-962-7175 to reserve your costume today!

Golden Outfits

I have had a request for gold outfits to match a gold mask so here is my collection. The gold dancer is a peasant top with skirt with elastic waist and black coin vest.

This is a gold Egyptian dress, sz XL.

The golden pantsuit is very nice with black sequins down one side, padded shoulders and black pants.

The golden robe could be for a King or queen. We used it in Aladdin for the King, sz med, it looks like a design from India, it has side slits.

Please click on the photos for details.

White Knight

I finished the white Knight! ta da

It goes with the black knight,

(see costume collage photos above)

both are sz L/XL.

Look out Monty Python!

New This Year!

New this year to the basement shop are the following items, hot off the machine and yard sale Delights!

Woody(L/XL) and Jesse (M) from Toy Story

I have several Bo Peep outfits in different sizes.
Dorthy 16-18 and size 8, ruby high heel sequin slippers
John Wayne shirts- red sz 15 1/2, black, and black with pin

strips (my favorite)

White LOTR (Lord of the Rings) dress (onsie) or it could be used for the white queen in the new Alice in Wonderland movie

A couple of white dresses for witches or vampires and

a very nice purple dress from EOU for vampire or vamp...

Jailbird Orange

This is the Jailbird costume, a jumpsuit, a onesie (one size fits all) zipper is in front. It is sleeveless and I added an orange Beaver tee shirt under it, if you want that option. Your choice of handcuffs.

Fairies, Tutus and slips (oh my)

Fairies
Blue leotard – sz XL
Purple leotard – sz. 14
Olive green – (prom dress I tried dying for a Tinker Belle, so now it is a Gothic fairy…sigh) sz 11

Full slips (tutu look) - the slips with no size have elastic waists so they adjust to about any size
2 black
1 blue
1 pale blue – sz med (would make a good Alice costume)
1 purple – torn, so it looks gothic…
2 white

I have some wings.

I suggest going to the Faerie Beads store on 1102 Adams, (by Domino Pizza) they have fingerless gloves in different colors, Faerie crowns, pointed ears & Faerie wands. 541-786-1322