eBay's great but ye do have ta know what words ta look under. They aren't always the ones ya think! Found the ribbon I was hunting fer by entering "braid"! Go figure.
Burgandy was very popular when I was making them (coats of course). Shipped several to New England as well as the Bay area in CA. But should the lapels be light or dark?
There are far more mysteries under the sea than shall ever be discovered in my lifetime I fear. Some creatures aren't likely to be found unless they want to be.
Are you doing fall-front breeches? I haven't seen this pattern yer using. I found one from Simplicity that turned out pretty good. I still like converting sailor's blue's when I can get them.
It started with the spiced rum... then came the pineapple rum, the coconut rum, mango rum, apple rum, orange rum, lime rum, dark ruummm, cllear ruem , am I drunked yet?
As one whose dayjob is at a thriftstore, I would say it'd be cheapest to buy ye sheets at me store and make the costume yerself. Sometimes ye can find halfway desent boots, but you just have ta keep an eye out and check back often.