![]() The only thing left was to find the recognizable crown and necklace she wears. I found a white tank top, sewed some matching ribbon onto it, and turned it into a chemise fit for a princess. ![]() I cut off the bottom part of the dress to make the “cape” on her shoulders/sleeves, and put an under layer in the dress to match the one from the movie. We tightened the sleeves and created a lace up work under the wrist, cut the neck down and also created a lace up for the front, beaded the neckline, tapered the waist to be an empire waist and tacked on ribbon to match Buttercup’s. It was a lot cheaper too! I bought it, had my mom help me pin it while I wore it, and got to work cutting it up, piecing it together, and making some magic. Just as I had decided to buy fabric and completely make the dress from scratch, I found a moo-moo at a store that resembled the fabric I was looking at buying. I found fabric I liked, but there were really no patterns for her dress. My Princess Buttercup dress was the trickiest part. He dedicated 1.5 months to growing his beard out, and the night of, he spent 30 minutes shaving and shaping it up to be perfect! I’m even more comfortable than I already was with his ability to commit. ![]() We didn’t have to “make” any part of his costume from scratch, but we did have to go to nearly 10 different stores to track down all of the pieces! Westley’s black pants are actually from the women’s section at Good Will, and the black boots we found were actually Size 11 black boots from Wal-Mart! The only pair left! The real tricky part for my husband’s Westley costume was the mustache. After weeks of searching, we set our minds to creating our own costumes from our favorite movie of all time! We soon discovered that if you’re not willing to pay $1,000+ for a costume, there were no Princess Bride costumes to be found online. When Disney guests stop you to yell “as you wishhhhh” and get their picture with you, you know you nailed the costume! It was a lot of hard work to make the costume, but it was so worth it while we spent the majority of the night stopping to take pictures with people. Once you have it all on, you too will be prepared to fight for your one true love, Buttercup! Do be weary of Fire Swamp Rats though.My husband, Michael, and I just got married back in July, and we planned for part of our honeymoon to take place in October at Disney World for the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. The mask and headscarf add a touch of mystery, while the sash and gloves put the finishing touch on the look. The licensed Fancy Dress Costume faithfully recreates the look of the deadly Dread Pirate Roberts, so you can instantly transform into the legend upheld by the young Westley! The black shirt has a lace up front with a matching set of pants. ![]() We probably would have went with something a little more to the point, like, “I love you,” but we're not nearly as complex or charming as Westley! He journeyed forth to make his fortune for his bride to be, and now, it's time for you to do the same.You may find yourself in the middle of a quest for adventure, love and riches when you wear this Princess Bride Westley Fancy Dress Costume. Westley repeated those words to Buttercup until she finally took the hint that he loved her more than anyone else in the world. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īs you wish.Simple words from a surprisingly not-so-simple man. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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