Gene Wilder Willy Wonka Research Thread

Eradicator said:

The bow tie would actuly be easy to make! It looks like it is made out of tan silk. You might get good results using chiffon (think prom dress matrial).
I might have a tut on makeing bow ties some where...I'll check if you like.

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Chadrificus said:

I thought I would interject that His vest is made from a metallic floral Brocade, when I did this costume a while back I used a tiny floral broadcloth that I pinstriped with metallic gold thread that achieved the look almost perfectly. As far as the Hat goes, I wouldn't go with a wool top hat personally, just because all the ones on the market are those obnoxious coachmen hats that haven't got the correct brim. I suggest e-mailing the proprieter at www.tophatlady.com, as she provided mine and it was screen accurate to a T.

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The-Clayster said:

I clicked that link of yours Chadrificus, and it came up with a website suggestion page, rather than an actual website.

As for the vest, I'm googling "metallic floral brocade" as I type this.

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Shylaah said:

I found this review of the Wilder Wonka on blu-ray, it has a clip of the Welcome scene, a pretty good look at the costume and some close ups of the coat.

A good still from that same page, an overall look at how the costume, well, looks

Shylaah

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