Xena faces off against Callisto...behind the bar!

[august]

My two adorable young friends, Kaylin and Mo (for Maureen) dressed up for Halloween last night. Xena fandom is alive and well and flourishing, as Mo would have been perhaps three when XWP debuted,
and Kaylin (who made both costumes) would have been a newborn infant. :laugh:

[Boomstick]

Looks great! Did most of their customers know who they were dressed up as?

[august]

That's a good question - this was Saturday night, with people simultaneously celebrating Halloween and also watching football games on tv, so I couldn't really tell.

[august]

Absolutely worthy of a seasonal bump.....

[Michael]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone recall if the Xena costume is based on the original armor or the later armor?

[august]

When you say "original," how do you mean? The armor that was in Hercules? If so, then no - Kaylin had just finished binge-watching XWP, and so based the costumes on
1st-3rd season Xena, as seen in the photo of Lucy and Hudson.

[Michael]

Yeah, I meant the Hercules armor. I remember there was a time when old fan discussions distinguished between the armor styles for some reason.

[august]

Well, they were fairly different. For the series, she didn't have any flowing capes or anything - it was just a utilitarian mini-skirt, and the metal breastplate was more solid - I think
the Hercules armor had some pretty intricate metalwork, which was attractive, but probably could get snagged on lots of stuff in battle.

[august]

Absolutely worthy of another look....

[Boomstick]

Too late for Halloween, but agreed none the less! :bg: