Thread: Jeeves the Headless Butler Costume

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Hi all... I just wanted to give a quick review of the "Jeeves the Headless Butler" costume by California Costume Collections.

This year I wanted to be the headless horseman, but I wanted to take a short cut instead of making my own. I saw the "Headless Horseman" costume by the same company, but I didn't think it looked very nice. Kinda cheap looking, so instead I ordered the "Jeeves" costume with plans to add to it to make it more sinister.

Firstly, I ordered the costume thru BuyCostumes.com and they were very quick, easy, and my order arrived correctly and with no problem.

Then I opened up the package....

The material is typical of Halloween costumes, that lightweight stretchy type... I expected that, so no complaint there. The pinstriping on the pants are wider and not as fine as in the pictures... so they look more like clown pants than fine formal wear. I'm gonna toss those out.

The inflatable shoulder pads that you use to give the illusion of being headless are horrible. You blow them up and they are connected with extremly lightweight pieces of elastic. My elastic broke minutes after trying it on. Also, I found it absolutely impossible to actually put the costume on over your head and down around the shoulder pads. I did seven different yoga moves trying to fit into the costume. No dice. I tossed those off to the side as well.

By the way, I ordered an XL size. I'm about 200lbs. and 5'9". I am happy with the fit. I definitely wouldn't have wanted anything smaller. The pants are baggy, but as I mentioned, I'm not using them.

Now here's what I really hate about this costume... The bloody neck piece is a mask with eyeholes that you wear on top of your head. It hurts your nose because your nose is squished up inside the neck. Then, with the neck mask on, you are supposed to look out the collar of the costume. Take a good look at the costume (you'll have to Google it, I don't have a picture to upload). I thought that you'd be looking out the big escot / dickey thing that hangs down the front of the shirt. No. You get about one inch of material at the very top of the shirt, the little white collar to look out of. And here's the real kicker... you can't see a damn thing out of it!!!! I was standing in a bright room only a few feet away from a full length mirror and I could barely see myself. The so-called "see-thru" material is terrible.

Anyway, just thought I'd let all of you know about this costume if you were eyeballing it. I'm not going to return it, because I actually like the jacket and buttons. I'm going to cut out the shirt behind the escot / dickey and totally cut out the dickey and replace it with other material that is see-thru.

Instead of using the blow up shoulder pads, I think I'll just stuff soft batting from JoAnne Fabrics into my shoulders. I'll have to hold them in place some how.

And as far as the neck stump goes... I'm not crazy about it either, so maybe I'll make a paper mache one.... with no damn eye holes.

Oh well... that's what I get for trying to take a short cut.

I got one last year from party city on clearance. $5

I couldnt use the costume as I am too fat for it and it looks really bad on me so I just used it with my leather jacket.

Thanks for the heads up!

This was the costume that my hubby wore last year and it was a HUGE hit! He said it was fine except that looking through the eyes in the collar is a little difficult. He played the part of the headless doorman that escorted groups through our haunt. He never said a word though, just used hand motions. People loved it!

i have the mask too but it was good for me so..