~107F outdoors and my big complaint of the day is still about freezing air conditioning.

[huinare]

And now for something totally unrelated to the subject line.

Have an amusing SGA clip that references the Return of the King film.  (Judging by the reaction around the conference table, these people are all way more into the Lord of the Rings films than a random selection of the general public.  They're all 'Ohh Lord of the Rings.  Dayum.  Hell yeah

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[engarian]

The coat is marvelous, isn't it? I keep wondering what fabric it is made from. I suppose I could ask on my LOTR Costume group, they usually are pretty up on these things. After that, any competent tailor should be able to fit a jacket to you with the fabric. I'd check out students at your school or people who are working costumes at your theatre. Not everyone wants to be on stage. I know I always worked things like lighting, sound, and costumes, preferring to be behind the scenes rather than acting which never did much for me at all.

If you can find an amateur to do the tailoring and sewing, you might be able to get into that jacket for $100 or so. Not bad.

- Erulisse (one L)

[huinare]

You make a good point that there are probably some very savvy people to be found in a costume department.
However, I could not excuse paying anything for a frivolous* coat right now, considering every dollar I spend is part of student debt.

*And sadly it would be frivolous, considering I already have not one but two perfectly serviceable and attractive coats (neither quite so interesting as Bilbo's, though one comes close).

[engarian]

The Hobbit will be popular for many years. This isn't something that you must have immediately, so it might be a future goal or gift for yourself. Certainly it might be worth discussing with someone who is into costumery. Who knows? They might be intrigued enough to want to make one as a project and might be willing to make it in your measurements.

When I went to college the girls living across the hall from me were Home-Ec majors and were all going into fabric and clothing design. They had to make things year-round and were always busy sewing and designing.

Anyway, if you really want it, you'll figure out a way to do it for the cheap :-) If I was at all close to you, I'd talk it over with you and maybe do it for you. But...we're just a bit apart from each other :-( Let me know if you want guidance on the fabric, though. The LOTR Costume group probably could give me guidance for that.

- Erulisse (one L)

[huinare]

I wouldn't necessarily want it to be recognized as "hey, that's the coat Bilbo Baggins wears" anyway so Hobbit popularity is not at issue, I just think it's cool. =D

Such an item would not actually be on my list of priorities (if I had ~$100 fall into my lap that I couldn't spend on paying off debt, I'd put it toward a tattoo or a tablet or a tolerable chair or one of a dozen other things..) If in the future I ever did such a project though, you'll be the first to know.

[bunn]

I love the clever tailoring to make him look short.

My husband has a near-identical jacket. It also makes him look short, but then, he is :-D

[huinare]

Your husband has good taste in coats then. =D