I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, something.  I've been thinking about making a Pierrot costume for years, but the moment never came...until now!

So, sometime between the end of my wedding and Halloween, I need to acquire a bunch of white sateen or some such, and make a whole lot of black pom poms.  Here's the inspo...



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Via eBay
from Etsy, but no longer available - etsy seller IrishandMore
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Since we're going to a club, I think I'm going to make little shorts gathered at the legs, so they are puffy, then wear the pagliaccio shirt over them.
Traditional pagliaccio - via
I hope this is as easy as it seems.  Here's the pattern I plan to use:

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I'll just cut the pants off short and gather them on elastic.  The rest should be pretty straight-forward :-)
 
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