Hansel. So hot right now. Hansel.
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film petit
Today's post is a very special post! If you've heard of the "Film Petit" series hosted by Jessica of A Little Gray and Kristin of skirt as top, you know that it's an ongoing blog series where Kristin and Jess and another guest blogger make costumes for their children inspired by their favorite films.
Today, I'm the guest blogger, and just in case you haven't guessed it yet, the film is one of my favorites...ZOOLANDER! Yes. That Ben Stiller film from way back in 2001. Famous for great one-liners ("I feel like I'm taking CRAZY PILLS") and amazing costumes, especially on the men, which made it the perfect challenge for Film Petit.
Of course I thought Elliot would make the perfect Hansel, with his blond shaggy hair. In the movie, Hansel is played by Owen Wilson, and is an up-and-coming scooter-riding male model who wins the Male Model of the Year award instead of Derek Zoolander, the movie's main character, who has won three prior years in a row and considers himself a shoo-in. Their ensuing rivalry turns to friendship when they have to team up to prevent Mugatu (played by Will Ferrell) from killing the Malaysian prime minister.
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In the movie, Hansel wears an amazing blue suede fur-lined coat complete with gold trimmings to the Male Model Awards, and though it's only on screen for a few minutes, as soon as I saw it I knew I had to make one.
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When Hansel rides up on his scooter to the awards and jumps into the air, you can see that the lining is gold lame and he even has a gold vest on under there.
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Elliot's coat was made with fleece (which actually approximates the look of suede pretty well without the $$$ pricetag) and faux fur, and I did manage the gold lame lining and trim, along with a pair of semi-sparkly (though you can't quite see this as well as I'd hoped) gold linen pants to match. Along with a necklace and tattoo to match Hansel's, he really got into character, as you can see.
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Hansel has some pretty hilarious lines..."I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine."
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"Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that."
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And here's my little Hansel, riding his scooter to the award show:
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I had so much fun planning and making this costume, and Elliot LOVES it, though I have to admit he probably loves the crayola-marker tattoo even more. He really wanted to wear it to school to show his friends.
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I hope you enjoyed seeing my version of Hansel!! Now you definitely need to head over to skirt as top for some hilarious walk-off photos with Kristin's little Derek and Hansel, and then over to A Little Gray for the perfect Maury Ballstein and Hansel-inspired sweater dress. You can access links to ALL of the Film Petit posts from this post or visit the Film Petit flickr pool to see what everyone's been making!Thanks so much for having me Kristin and Jess!!