As one who does more promotional type work in costume, I prefer Penny Rose's method of throwing the clothing items in question into a cement mixer with a few bricks for 10-15 minutes. This works very well especially if you have a full crew of extras and a one day/weekend event.
Psi Phi Creations is re-openned on eBay! I have ready to ship items as well as custom order pieces where ye can choose the size you need. New items to added weekly!
My daughter's in love with this one. I'm only listing it twice. Working on a more grown-up size in green and gold, but it might take over a month to finish. Got a few pirate vests, knee breeches, and a burgandy coat to finish up first.
I've been doing historical clothing reproductions for going past 20 years now. I HATE the word "costumes" since what I do IS clothing and made to last. I've done everything from medieval era to civil war outfits. I have to admit that pirates are my favorite so far.
They do look great.
I am tall and thin, but have big shoulders and a just measured out a 43" chest. Will you be making anything in that range? I would be very interested.
I should have at least one in blue ready for sale by the end of Feb. Working on a few Renaissance pieces right now.