Now Playing: "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" - wanted to watch this MST3K again
Current Mood : wondering if belly-shirts for men are coming into vogue any time soon...
Well, there it is. Yikes. That V-neck didn't go near that low in the image photo ! He looks more like a syndicated Hercules doll than a Han Solo one. Oh, well, he can always wear it backwards ! I kind of figured the shirt would be in a knit fabric, the pants in a woven - closely examined, the ‘black' on each piece is slightly different in the source photo. And it mostly fits, so I can remake the shirt in a woven cotton. But first, I think I'll redo that neckline ! Not sure where I went off the rails, but I'm gonna try to stay on track better on the next one.
The pants fit pretty well, though. More peachskin - looks good on him ! If anything, they're a bit short. With boots on, it's not noticeable, but it is with sneakers. I'll probably add a half-inch to the pattern legs and that'll be that. Crotch is a bit low, but at least Han doesn't moon the rest of the shelf when he sits. Anymore. Those Ken pants just never fit him well. He's had to ‘make do' with a safety pin in the back and tolerance from the other shelf-dwellers.
And actually, the original pants may also have been short. The ones made for Han's original on-the-doll costume were about shin-length, because he had almost knee-high boots. Mine arrived in a white jumpsuit - like something a medical patient would wear in the future, with no zips, no fasteners, just wide open in the back - and nothing else, so I had to research on eBay. It could be I got the 275% increase wrong, but that darn jacket is certainly snug enough. Since the official Kenner belt seems difficult to come by, I'll probably make one from a small clip for a buckle and some ribbon. Or some of that leather I bought a few weeks ago !
And that's about all that got done today. Looked up the Kohl's ad, and a 50% off ornaments sale just expired. But there's another sale - 55% off, couldn't you scream ! - tomorrow. I just don't know if I'm ‘into' it enough to go. With Dearest Son having to go back to school after nearly a week off, I may have my day cut out for me already. That's a big adjustment for a kid who gets a lot of security out of routine.
