The witch costume, which was used only in the theater during the Soviet period, has recently been very popular at Halloween. According to the western interpretation of this image.
In order for the image of the dark heroine to be successful, black clothing is first of all necessary, which will be supplemented with accessories. You can take a dark purple, black or dark brown turtleneck and skirt, or you can dress of one or another length. A black cloak is thrown over them , which is simple enough to sew.
For a cape, we measure the girth of the body with our hands. You also need to determine the length of the cloak, plus the margin for the collar (if you plan to do it). To give the image of mystery and gloom, a witch costume must be made long. Cut off the required piece of material and process the edges with an overlock. Next, measure about 25 cm from the top, fold the fabric and make a line at a distance of 1.5-2 cm from the fold. In the resulting "pipe" we pass the tape, which will be tied around the neck. From this “indentation” a good collar is obtained.
A western witch costume also requires a pointed hat, which can be made of cardboard. The headdress consists of two parts - fields and a cap. Fields are executed in duplicate from a circle in the center of which a hole is cut for the size of the head. For the cap, a sector of the circle is taken, which is folded into a cone. After the cap is glued, it is connected to one of the details of the fields (dark side up). The parts of the cone protruding from below are cut, smeared with glue from the outside and turned away upwards. The second part of the hat field is glued from below with the dark side down.
Do-it-yourself witch costume is performed for a certain holiday. Therefore, the hat needs to be decorated with orange pumpkins or skulls cut out of paper. Quite often, strands of black (green, violet) thick threads that imitate evil spirits are glued to the inner side. The image is complemented by awesome makeup, “magic” wands, panicles. Sometimes a toy owl or a crow is planted on the shoulder, which can be bought at the Halloween accessories store .
According to Eastern tradition, the image of a witch is customarily interpreted in a slightly different way. Here it is believed that this word has the root “after all”, derived from the Sanskrit word “Veda” - sacred knowledge. Therefore, the dark heroine in the Russian understanding is an elderly woman, for example, Baba Yaga.
Almost no one will probably have a question about how to make a witch costume in this case. Any old things are suitable: sweaters, skirts, aprons, large size scarves. The image is complemented by a gray wig bought in a store or made independently. To do this, you need to cut gray or white threads of the required length and knit on the crown into a knot, then the “wig” is superimposed in a bundle on the crown, “strands” are straightened on the sides of the face. A scarf is fastened at the top , holding the hair of Baba Yaga, clothes are put on, and that’s all - the witch’s costume is ready.
For makeup in the style of the Old Russian witch, you can buy a large false nose, which, according to modern physiognomy, indicates both insidiousness and an extraordinary mind. Makeup is done in dark, brown, greenish tones, reminiscent of senile skin.