Well, most of it was custom made or modified by yours truly. The mask is a heavily-modified Sideshow Collectibles mask - much repainting necessary to make it match the opening scene outfit.
Sadly, the boots are no longer available. Those are Effingham Dress boots I bought years ago for my Imperial Officer uniform. Also modified - I had to have a cobbler remove the high cuffs to make them look more like German riding boots. Effingham went out of business back in 2003, as I understand it. The closest thing you can find now would be the officer boots sold by Lost Battalions (www.lostbattalions.com).
The uniform was from South Beach Leather (www.southbeachleather.com). Again, much modification was necessary - new buttons, insignia, and tailoring. Once South Beach figured out what I wanted it for, they started selling them on eBay - I see one posted every few weeks.
The hat is the real kicker - had to have it custom made to fit over both my head and the mask. HUGE size - 8 1/2 or so. Actually, the hat was the most expensive part of the costume.
Other than that, it was just a bit of patience and leatherworking talent. Those pictures were taken at DragonCon in Atlanta in 2005. It actually went over quite well. Very popular with the young gothic ladies!
Thanks for the kind words! Feel free to shoot me an email at andrew.jeffrey.camp at us.army.mil if you have any other questions - I'll do my best to answer them!
Sadly, the boots are no longer available. Those are Effingham Dress boots I bought years ago for my Imperial Officer uniform. Also modified - I had to have a cobbler remove the high cuffs to make them look more like German riding boots. Effingham went out of business back in 2003, as I understand it. The closest thing you can find now would be the officer boots sold by Lost Battalions (www.lostbattalions.com).
The uniform was from South Beach Leather (www.southbeachleather.com). Again, much modification was necessary - new buttons, insignia, and tailoring. Once South Beach figured out what I wanted it for, they started selling them on eBay - I see one posted every few weeks.
The hat is the real kicker - had to have it custom made to fit over both my head and the mask. HUGE size - 8 1/2 or so. Actually, the hat was the most expensive part of the costume.
Other than that, it was just a bit of patience and leatherworking talent. Those pictures were taken at DragonCon in Atlanta in 2005. It actually went over quite well. Very popular with the young gothic ladies!
Thanks for the kind words! Feel free to shoot me an email at andrew.jeffrey.camp at us.army.mil if you have any other questions - I'll do my best to answer them!
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