Scarecrow

First test run after putting it all together.

Some of us on the ship before going out.

It wasn’t just the tin man who was getting well oiled.

Why

I was going on a Wizard of Oz themed trip to Oslo and I thought the Scarecrow would be the best of a bad bunch to be.

Other characters on the Yellow Brick Road.

When

May 2005.

Elements

I wanted it to be more screen-accurate than off the peg versions of this costume so I made it myself and just used the straw ankle and sleeve parts from a fancy dress version.

Amount of Work

Not that much.

Level of use

Just the once.

Notes

For better authenticity, I put some electrical tape on my nose as the Wizard of Oz Scarecrow had a dark r black nose. I think I would’ve been the only person that knew or cared.

Future use

I can’t envisage a situation where this would be needed again, but it’s in my loft if I need it.

This weird thing made from an ex-girlfriends trousers was the basis for the hood thing. I had to determine where the hole was going to go by marking my eyes and mouth.
I like it though.

Following Wizards of Oslo, I came up with some more ideas for foreign trips. There weren’t any more trips though unfortunately.

Monsters to Münster (Germany)
Actors or Pigs to Hamm (Germany)
Hangmen to Neuss (Germany)
Lions to Lyon (France)
Porn stars to Brest (France)
Madmen to Angers (France)
Mary Poppins to (Super)Calais(fragilisticexpialidocious) (France)
Holiday reps to Tours (France)
Reservoir Dogs etc. to Taranto (Italy)

Farmers to Parma, Italy or Palma, Majorca
On Safari in Sassari (Italy)
Jimmies or Barbers to Seville (Spain)
Animals to Ferrol (Spain)
Assassins to León (Spain)
Golfers to Cádiz (Spain)
Lone Rangers to Toronto (Canada)
Yorkshiremen to Halifax (Canada)
Aussies to Sydney (Canada)
Monarchs to Regina (Canada)
Twins to Dublin (Ireland)
South Park to Kilkenny (Ireland)
Egyptians to Faro (Portugal)