Fuck that. Dip her in food dye and make her go as Achilles. She can get her way later in life.
I just looked on Jbox, and while there are no suitable Miyazaki costumes, they do sell a Japanese magazine called "COS Cure" that might produce some leads.
It'd look perfect on her -- it was her idea, but she's got the right hair, and the right face shape. I don't know why they don't seem to be for sale -- every kid I know watches the darn movies.
Is she going as the one on the left, or on the right?
Is the movie good? The comics were quite good.
That would be a very cool costume.
I'm dejectedly assuming that this is not in fact an Odyssey anima, but the figure on the right makes a mean Alcinous.
Not ten minutes ago I thought, for the first time this year, about what, if anything, I wanted to do for Halloween. Strange timing.
Nah, it's post-apocalyptic fighting off giant insects.
"adult anime-fan sites"
If Dan Beste starts going on about the stripper who's really in love with him, just walk away...
Well, exactly. I'd like to get Sally the costume she wants, if possible, but clearly following some of the links I found to cosplay sites would leave me too creeped out to go forward with the project.
She is, indeed, the niftiest of all possible seven-year-old girls.
BTW -- I know in this case it is a pseud; but what is the name Sally usually short for? I've known women named Sally but never asked what was their full name. It's funny because with most nicknames I just know straight off what the name is an abbreviation of; but with Sally I'm coming up blank.
OT: The title of More Songs About Buildings and Food should be changed to More Songs That Increase Armsmasher's Productivity.
Just so it's clear, 2 was in reference to 1.
19: Oh. I never knew that.
A diminutive of Sarah, but also used as a name in its own right. I met someone this week who had never heard Pip for Philip - surprised me.
I think it must be the given name in the great majority of modern cases, and must be nearly extinct as a diminutive or nickname, at least on these shores.
She is, indeed, the niftiest of all possible seven-year-old girls.
Does she crap pot?
No suggestions, LB, but that's a great costume idea.
LB: Hit a ballet-supply store; buy a blue leotard and matching skirt, white tights. Look for metallic or white scrunchies for the armbands [or hit a fabric store, go with cording]. Blue knee-socks for the "boots". Helmet would be more complicated; if Sally has any talent with making things out of things, she ought to be able to take a blue baseball cap, trim off the bill and use paper/fabric to cover it and make the wings on the side.
I'll ask my mom. She would know.
max
['No, don't ask.']
There's also a Starfire costume at buycostumes.com that might sub in a pinch - to my eyes, it's ghastly, but has the same blue skirted/high boots look as the Nausicaa one. [The "bare" midriff is pink fabric.]
just remind her to wear panties, cuz nausicaa sure don't.
also, girl x was kiki from kiki's delivery service when she was 2. that was easy, though, because she's wearing a shapeless black dress (aka daddy's T-shirt).
28? In the picture, the legs and arms are distinctly different colors. She's not wearing white tights?
28,30:Real clothes always compromise "the vision"
I've been surrounded by home-drawn anime for about the last 10 years.
she's wearing tights in that picture, but in the movie when she flies around on her little scooter thing there is a distinctively anime lack of panties, without anything really being disclosed.
Mom says she's getting her sources together but that they mostly come from Hong Kong.
max
['So....who's Nausicaa? And why isn't she shown vomiting or something?']
Max-- If you come up with anything, I am in your and your mom's debt forever. You've got my email? LizardBreath at unfogged dot com.
's cool. Mom's a loon, so anything to advance the anime faith. She offered to make it if it was for one of my friends (I said she was a loon) - I told her it was one of my pretend Internet friends. She'll probably find something. Just remind me, in case I haven't got back to you in a coupla days.
max
['I have yours and mine works fine.']