Other Costumes
Other costume recreations from the show.
In my spare time I've collected some very interesting pieces of clothing that lend themselves well to costumes. As a result, I came up my own version of Meg's Final Lair scene outfit, as well as Raoul's evening dress and Monsieur André.
During the Final Lair scene in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, little Meg Giry disguises herself as a boy and follows the mob to the depths of the Opera. Her costume in this scene is very straightforward - button down shirt, waistcoat, knickerbockers or breeches, and ankle boots. Colors of these items vary pretty widely between productions, so I went with a tan striped shirt and brown waistcoat/knickerbockers. Both of those pieces are antiques from the Victorian era. That's definitely not my own hair, either, because I could never style it myself. That's a costume wig, with a half inch of my own hair laid over the front to create the natural looking hairline.
Raoul's Evening Dress
Doing the evening dress for the Vicomte de Chagny was no stretch for me. The tailcoat is the one featured in the Phantom costume, while the trousers and the cream colored waistcoat were extra pieces that came with the tailcoat when I purchased it last March. I grabbed the silly wig I had mistakenly purchased for the Phantom costume (and of course never use), and drew on a classic Addams Family-esque mustache to add to the effect. Oh baby. The mustache is certainly not a usual sight in the ALW stage show - the only use I know of thus far is in one of the Japanese productions, where one of the Raouls sported a fine mustache and earned himself immortality in the phan costuming community.
Monsieur André
The costume for André is simple like Raoul's - I had a beautiful pair of wool double striped evening trousers I acquired recently from eBay (they differ slightly from my double striped trousers I use for the Phantom costume). The challenge, though, was recreating the makeup and facial hair. I had to use some highlighting and shadowing techniques not only to age my face, but also to make it appear more masculine. Add the lace facial hair pieces and a really cheap wig, and there it is!
The costume for André is simple like Raoul's - I had a beautiful pair of wool double striped evening trousers I acquired recently from eBay (they differ slightly from my double striped trousers I use for the Phantom costume). The challenge, though, was recreating the makeup and facial hair. I had to use some highlighting and shadowing techniques not only to age my face, but also to make it appear more masculine. Add the lace facial hair pieces and a really cheap wig, and there it is!
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