We're headed to a masquerade ball over at THOIA today for our big "Halfway to Halloween" celebration. And for the many of you out there who are either Ben Cooper fans, Disney / Peter Pan fans, or more specifically, just totally into Tinkerbell and / or fairies, --I have the perfect costume for you too! It's Tink herself, in a rare, early linen mask variation (the rest of the costume is actually missing), and I hesitate to say that this is even the original, or correct, Tinkerbell box as well. I mean, maybe it is, but I'm not finding any info about it online otherwise. And okay, some of you will undoubtably call it "creepy", which will undoubtably make me *sigh* sleepy. I've also included a holiday themed Cracker Jacks ad, --even though I never could stand the taste of 'em! Have a great Walpurgisnacht, everyone-- we'll see you in May for lots more!
3 comments:
Never seen a mask like this before, if you ask me, it looks more like Pebbles than Tinkerbell!
"The more you eat, the more you want!" Yeah, that works for cocaine, too!
I won't call this mask creepy, it is more uncanny valley than creepy. It is the sort of mask that would be created by a manga artist trying to do their own take on Tinkerbell.
The slightly crumpled mouth gives her the appearance of her saying "Umm" or "Hmm" not knowing how to respond to a question asked of her.
I never knew that linen masks were made for Halloween costumes, this is a bit of All Hallows History.
As for the great Cracker Jack ad, the only thing I can say as a minor complaint is as follows-
"Get Back to the North Pole Santa! You aren't welcome until after Thanksgiving! Wait your turn, don't rush the holidays!"
Well if there is anything creepy about this, it's that it looks like Tinkerbell has been stuffed into a burlap sack. Make a great costume for the Silent Hill Nurse.
This is cool as hell. Count me among those who had no idea Ben Cooper produced linen masks. I assume the material is made rigid with some kind of glue and then pressed onto a mold. Basically the same process as vacuum forming, but without the need for heat. Come to think of it, that's pretty much how doctors used to make casts and mummies, too.
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