In the last scene of Merry Wives, Mistresses Page and Ford meet Falstaff in the woods an lead him on a little bit. After they hear a noise they flee, joining in with the "fairies" to taunt Falstaff.I've always loved how put together women were when they left the house in the mid-20th century - coat, hat, gloves, pocketbook. It was all very put together and quite glamorous (no one has glamor anymore do they - well not normal people). I would love to see the ladies enter in some lovely swing coats (they are so easy to find in vintage shops and most costume stocks) with hats and gloves - the full get up. Under the coats they would have their fairy costumes.
I was trying to think of what the adults would wear for their costumes...you have to have the boy in a white costume (Ghost?) and a boy in a green costume (Alien?) mistaken as Anne, Sir Hugh (I'm thinking vampire costume?), Anne (in something pretty with a mask and dark shawl or hooded cape?) and then the wives and their husbands. What I'm thinking for all of them is black body (dresses for the ladies and the dark suits of the men) with dark chiffon veils and flash lights underneath...could be fun...More tomorrow
Eric is totally right...this is getting faster.
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