craftgrrl | Halloween Costume Sketch

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Here's a sketch of my Halloween costume: a phoenix! I pretty much know how I am going to construct everything, but I do have some room to improve on the wing construction. I don't plan on having very big wings, maybe 2 feet high or so. I thought making the fire part out of acetate in red, orange, and yellow might be easiest. But my husband, who knows better than I, worries that acetate won't be able to hold itself up under its own weight. So as it stands, I'm going to construct a wire frame around the edge and somehow attach the acetate. I am considering florist's wire. As far as how it's going to be attached, I'm not sure. Tape seems more sturdy than glue, but possibly messy looking on the transparent acetate.

Would it be better to construct some sort of elastic harness to wear them? Or sew them directly onto the dress?

Any thoughts? Thanks!