Green Man Masquerade Part 2

Are you in need of a last minute Halloween costume? If you would like to portray yourself as the Green Man, here are a few sources of Green Man masks:
http://www.rainewalker.com/catalog3.htm

 

These are exquisite, one of a kind, leather masks.

Etsy.com has a variety of masks from various artists:
http://www.etsy.com/search?includes%5B%5D=tags&q=greenman+mask

 

Artist, Larry Wood has created the beautiful masks below:

http://fantasyguilde.com/masks/grn/greenie.html

Here is an article on how to make your own Green Man mask:

http://www.squidoo.com/Green_Man_Unmasked

 

 

 

 

 

Green Man Masquerade Part 1

Spooks, witches, black cats  and ghosts moaning "Oooooooooh!"  Soon cries of "Boo!" and "Trick or Treat" will reign the streets.  All Hallows eve is coming next week!  The hunt for an outstanding costume is reaching a fever pitch.  Here are a few Green Man related ideas.

Steve Silk put together this blog post in 2008 on natural fashion: http://clattervalleygardens.blogspot.com/2008/12/three-ways-to-wear-plants.html

He briefly discusses the Surma and Mursi tribespeople of Ethiopia and their wearing of plants.

 Hans Silvester's book Natural Fashion gives more information on Tribal decoration.(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500288054/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller)

 

Steve has a great photo of a Paris haute couture model wearing plants as a dress:

  a dress created by plantsman Patrick Blanc for Jean-Paul Gaultier.

 

 

Tantazlizing ideas for green wear and costumes!  More soon...