Thursday, November 1, 2012

I dreamed a dream of time gone by

jean valjean and fantine
jean valjean costume
fantine costume
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i dreamed a dream
to love another person
A&H halloween 2012
We dressed as the main characters of our favorite musical, Les Misérables, set in 19th-century France. It was more challenging and amusing than we had anticipated explaining to everyone who we were last night, especially because not many had seen the show onstage. People guessed that the husband was a hobo. Or a sack of potatoes. And I looked like I was wearing a nightgown. Good thing we were able to lay down for everyone the context of our costumes, and to encourage them to watch the film rendition releasing in December. I can't help but laugh when I see these pictures. I am abysmal at looking miserable per the musical's title. We kept cracking up because whensoever I tried to appear miserable, I looked angry instead. We had a ball attempting to impersonate the characters we love in Les Mis. The husband portrayed Jean Valjean, the escaped convict protagonist who was shown mercy by a priest despite being shunned by the rest of society; Valjean in turn extended grace to others because of the grace first demonstrated to him that changed his life. I made the Mister's costume out of burlap, as inspired by other representations of Jean Valjean's convict garb we've seen. I dressed as Fantine, the poor factory worker who sacrificed everything because of her great love for her daughter. I altered a vintage dress I nabbed a while ago for my costume, and attempted to recreate the empire waist and simple lines of early 19th-century proletariat gowns. We had simple costumes ready for a rollicking All Hallow's Eve. Hope you had a happy Halloween!

20 comments:

  1. I am obsessed with les miserables!! I have seen it In London, New York, and Dallas!!! I am also quite excited about the movie coming up! Love the costumes!

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  2. I am seriously obsessed with Les Mis! I even mentioned it as a favorite of mine on my blog today, too funny. These costumes are amazing, I knew JUST who you both were :) no explanation needed. Very cute!

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  3. omg soooooooo cute!!!!!! I have not seen it but I think I will have to now!

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  4. This is the best costume I have seen this year. I LOVE Les Miserables and this is just the smartest idea. =) You two are amazing together.
    xo,
    nancy

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  5. These might just be the best costumes of ALL time. I am soooo looking forward to the movie in December. yayyy!!!

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  6. oh my goodness, so fantastic!! I have not seen the movie,but I have read the book! (although it was years ago, and I would likely not have remembered it enough to guess your costumes.) You guys rocked it out though!! (And girl, STOP being so gorgeous!! Wowza, you pull off the miserable look quite wonderfully! Truly!! :)
    ps. what camera and lenses do you use? your pictures are always so phenomenal! If you don't want to share, that's fine! Wait, have I asked you this question before? Hmmm, now i'm not sure! If I have, disregard ;)
    xoxo

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  7. your hair! so pretty :)

    you two are so creative.

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  8. Prisoner 24601! Awesome!

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  9. Ahhhh, that is so freakin cool!!!:)) love it!!!
    Xoxo



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    Xoxo

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  10. I love when people come up with such creative ideas for costumes. You both are adorable! Can't wait to see the movie!!!
    xo TJ

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  11. Hello Dear! I like your blog so much! This is my first visit here but definitely not the last :) Would you like to follow each other? :)


    XOXO,
    Monika

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  12. This is the best couples costume I have seen thus far. You look stunning.

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  13. This is sooooooooooo adorable! Love the idea of dressing up as Les Mis characters.

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  14. Wow amazing costumes! Love them. I can't way to see the Les Miserable movie too! Eeek!

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  15. that's such a good idea, i love how they turned out! though i can see how it'd be hard for people to get right away...but ah, those are usually the best costumes, am i right?

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  16. Completely love this! Such a great and unique idea for a couples costume!

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  17. I love your outfits! So original

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  18. HAHA Love! Gotta show PJ. Your faces are priceless :)

    It was great seeing you last night and talking about our heartaches, BUT God is SO GOOD!

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