Halloween

Hi Everyone!! I know it's December, but I did really want to put out a picture of my halloween costume.

This year I was Melian from Lord of the Rings (I'm a HUGE LotR nerd). She's one of the wisest Maiar, queen of Doriath, and the mother of Luthien, and known to have the most beautiful voice, even of all the Ainur. She's also an ancestor of Galadriel, Elrond, and Aragorn.

Melian is a queen of the forest, and it is said Galadriel learned a lot from her, so I decided to choose colors that the elves of Lothlorien would wear. Thus, I ended up picking greens and grays, and I decided that her cloak could be a sort of forerunner to the elven cloaks the Fellowship is given.

I also wanted to choose something with drapey sleeves (this seems to be a custom among queens and ladies in Middle Earth), and something that showed her love of nature and integration into elven culture, but also something befitting her title as Queen of Doriath.

Thus, I settled on this piece. A flowing green-and-gray dress has ivy leaves wrapped about it, ending at the neck, and long green and black sleeves add to a mystical look. The cloak is black with shimmery sequins.

Overall, I got a LOT of compliments on this, and I really loved it.

Do you have costume ideas for Halloween next year? Tell me in the comments!