Wednesday, September 22, 2010

gorram ruttin' reavers

Last Halloween I was working the library's Halloween Party and I dressed up as a friendly witch and painted ghost and Frankenstein faces onto 7-year-olds.

So. This year I'm off on Halloween and I want to be as horrifying as possible. Scotty and Jewel are throwing a Whedonverse party and my costume choice was obvious. I'm going as a Reaver, AKA the brutal and animalistic space barbarians from Firefly.

That's hot. 

That picture is the most prevalent image of a Reaver on the Internet. It's like pulling teeth trying to find a good solid shot of one, let alone a female Reaver. So I'm gonna base my costume off of these two gems I found:

[Totally had to remove this one 'cause it came from a site that's infected with Malware apparently. Ugh.]

I like this one because a) it's an actual costume worn by a female Reaver in Serenity (to which the movie production geek in me says: OMGMGMGMGMG) and b) it's a great reference point as to the color scheme and aesthetic that I should aim for.


OK, first of all, that is one badass chick. Second of all, it's really impressive without being too elaborate. I feel like I could put together a costume like this without having to go to a Ren Faire, is what I'm saying.

My search starts this week and I'm little-kid giddy about it. I'll keep you guys updated as I find stuff!

3 comments:

  1. Oh, totally awesome Mel ^_^ I've never watched Firefly, but I still like your choice! Jen and I are SO SO excited for Halloween! We've already started planning too. ^_^

    Also, because you're about as geeky as we are, are you watching The Big Bang Theory tonight?

    Ta!!! And MISSED YOU!

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  2. Oh my god! I effing love Firefly. You have to post pictures of the finished costume.

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  3. I'm excited for Halloween too this year! Can't wait. I'm sure anything you put together will be better than my most elaborate costumes which tend to suck. :)

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