Olé ~ Halloween 2010

October 31, 2010- It was another fun year and cute costume for Halloween this year.  Pecos was a Matador with Brazos standing in as Ferdinand the Bull. 

This idea all started sometime this summer when Pecos got the Ferdinand children's book.  We read that book over and over at bedtime for many, many nights.  Which started a conversation about bull fighters and how the Matador was different from the bull fighters in the PBR and the rodeo.  And somehow that led to the idea that Pecos would be a Matador for Halloween and Brazos would be Ferdinand.

So the search began for a matador costume.  I found a vintage pattern on-line but I held off on buying it because I knew it would be so much work to make a 5-slim out of a size 10 pattern. Apparently PETA has pushed their agenda onto the Halloween scene and a Matador is neither popular nor available as a kid's costume.   So it was back to the internet to purchase the pattern I had seen previously; no such luck because of course it was already sold.

I did more searching, figured out ways to create one out of regular clothes and accessories, and then I hit the jackpot.  This costume was in an on-line estate sale listing complete with the shoes, hat and cape.  Who has this kind of thing in their estate? I guess we do now!  It was not in the best condition and needed quite a bit of alterations and repairs, but it was worth it because Pecos was the best little Matador with Brazos as a rather cute Ferdinand Harper has ever seen.

And of course he had to mimic the pose of a true Matador.

Brazos' costume was not easy to come by either.  When it comes to bovine costumes the only thing available is a Holstein cow.  And because it was a polyester blend I wasn't able to dye it.  So I spray painted it instead.  He wore it long enough to take the photo and make a public appearance at the Fall Festival but I didn't want to overdo it with the paint fumes or let his bare arms get too cold.  He switched to more comfortable attire for trick or treating.

We missed the official costume contest at the Harper Fall Festival but I think Pecos was the crowd favorite; he and Brazos were our favorites!