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The Emporia => The Show Must Go On => Topic started by: Lorenaserafina on February 02, 2019, 09:38:20 AM
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The troupe that I dance with host a show/party every year in October for other troupes and dancers, friends and family. The theme of this year's Halloween Hafla will be ' troupe name... goes to the Movies'.
So now is the time of year when my head goes into a spin with costume ideas. Two of the costumes will be Nagini (from Fantastic Beasts) and the Cheshire cat ( Alice in Wonderland).
My question is, when you think about a Cheshire cat costume, what colour scheme springs to mind?
I think the obvious is pink and purple stripes. But I like the blue and grey colour scheme too. Or shall I go mad and do a combination of the two?
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Surely for the Cheshire Cat all you need is a smile? 0_0
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Orange
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I would think Bagpuss if it was pink and purple, I think Greybird is right, orange and stripey.
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Ah see, Bagpuss is pink and white stripes.
The Cheshire cat in the Disney film is pink and purple stripes, but Tim Burton's cat has blue and black stripes.
And yes, I think of the Cheshire cat as orange but that would be the book, not the movie. ;)
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Well, the Cheshire cat in my head has mange.
I prefer the one from American McGee's Alice series or the one from the flash game Alice is Dead. Both are more horror-esque and not films.
Tenniel had an orange and black tabby in the books, and any of the silent films and ones in black and white would be a good basis for that color if you wanted to do it. The one from 1915 has a rather bobble headed version that's only creepy because it's so bad.
I have a tattoo that is only visible under black lighting...you guessed it, it's the Cheshire's cat smile (somewhat less friendly then the Disney version) and "it doesn't matter where you go".
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I took your advice and went with orange :-)