Kid's Lincoln costume in Austin, TX.

October 25, 2009 4:35 PM

Where can I buy a little boy's size M or L Abraham Lincoln costume in Austin, TX for less than $35?

Looking for a little boy's M or L Lincoln costume last-minute, so I can't buy online. Looking for a place where I could find this in Austin. No luck at Goodwill or Target. Don't want to spend more than $35.

posted by anonymous to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (2 answers total)

You may want to try Lucy's in Disguise on South Congress or the Bazaar on I35 and Riverside.

If nothing there, I would hit up Saver's (there's one on North Lamar by North Loop and one on South Lamar by the south Central Market) and get black pants, a black suit jacket, black shoes, an oxford shirt and tie. All you need from there is the beard (which I am sure is easily found at Lucy's in Disguise) and hat (also likely at Lucy's or at the Bazaar). Worse comes to worse, use make-up for the beard and make a hat by
1. creating a cardboard tube (curve some cardstock or cardboard into the tube; fasten with duct tape)
2. duct tape the tube to a paper plate (with the center cut out) that is bigger than the tube 3. Get spray adhesive and cover the whole thing with black felt.
Seems time-consuming, but you can likely do the whole thing in about 15-20 minutes.
posted by cachondeo45 at 5:02 PM on October 25, 2009

I saw president/historical costumes at Walmart, around $20
posted by mikepop at 5:57 AM on October 26, 2009