Already planning your Halloween costume for next year? Here’s one you may not have thought of—with a hidden dividend. Why not be a barbarian?
Here is a practical reason why you might want to plan on being a barbarian for Halloween—or for Mardi Gras—and why you might want to start preparing your costume now: ComfySheep sheepskins rugs.
You see, the defining feature of most barbarian costumes is fur and leather. Leather is easy to find or fake, but fur? Not so much.
And fur is warm. It’s really nice during that Halloween norther and especially nice during Mardi Gras weather. So if you are not going to go out and buy a swathe of mink, what do you do?
Here’s my secret: Buy a nice sheepskin rug and wear it as part of your costume. Sheepskin rugs are divine on bare toes. Having one beside your bed to step out on in the morning is decadently delicious. It just feels wonderful.
And you can easily add a sheepskin rug to your costume without sewing or glue. Just tie it on with leather shoestrings, the kind used for work boots. You can get them at shoe shops and even at some grocery stores.
The rest of your barbarian costume is easy—a beat up leather vest and some old brown and gray raggy clothes from the thrift store. The more drab, nondescript and tattered the clothes are, the better.
The more leather bits you can add, the better. You could tie burlap bags or fake leather around your legs and feet and bind them with strips of fake leather—or more leather shoe laces. A few clunky chains here and there add to the look if they are dull black or gray.
For women the unisex barbarian warrior look is OK, or the warrior princess look. (Think big, clunky gold jewelry with rounded—not faceted—gems.) You can even wear layers of brown & gray tattered skirts—maybe with a tiny touch of red here or there.
But the point of this costume is partly to justify buying a lovely ComfySheep sheepskin that you can keep and use for years as a gorgeous rug. Besides sheepskin rugs, they also sell beautiful sheepskin seat covers for automobiles, animal beds, and other lovely sheepskin products.
And, then, too, in barbarian costume you can party like a barbarian and not have to worry about tears or stains—except for your lovely sheepskin, of course. You’ll want to be sure to keep that safe.
