Thread: Edgar Allan Poe Costume Ideas..HELP

Ok so I plan to be Lenore from the Raven I need dress ideas I had all intentions of ordering a victrian style dress but have been sick and in the hospital so therefore have endured extra expenses so I am having to come up with something else
any ideas would be appreciated I have a wedding gown i dyed last yr that i can dye a different color and maybe work with somehow its starpless though and not very victorian also need ideas for my husband as a friend is already coming as edgar my husband is a plus sized man

Honestly you could probably turn the dress into a big more of a Victorian style nightgown, since the poem takes place at night (or most of it does, at least). Here are some really beautiful illustrations of The Raven by Gustave Dore that might help get you going - they're not in color, but they might provide some costume ideas. Just search around to see how others (particularly play houses and actors) have interpreted Lenore :-) Good luck!

http://www.artsycraftsy.com/dore_raven.html

Awesome thankyou so much i may just go see about an old night gown probaly be alot more comfy and warm as well and my hubbt could wear and dressing gown as well and be poe from the raven as my friend is coming as a different version of poe problem solved thanks