Alright y'all, we're in October now and I LOVE Halloween. I ..
Added 2024-10-04 11:00:26 +0000 UTCAlright y'all, we're in October now and I LOVE Halloween. I love spooky season, I love costumes, I love lore of all things. I had the opportunity to pick an old costume shop and one of things I got was this bad boy:
It's a vintage Mardi Gras Krewe Costume - it would've been worn by someone who was in the desirable position of holding a court position. I can't figure out which Krewe it belonged to, but it's heavy velvet with a long train and with the clovers reminded me of something one might wear to the Renaissance Faire (hate all you want, I LOVE the Renaissance Faire!).
So, in lieu of the ACTUAL history of this cool cape, I'll tell you a little about Irish Queen Maeve.
If you've seen the show The Boys, Queen Maeve is depicted as a warrior-queen-superhero, but she's based on the real Celtic mythology of Queen Medb (anglicized as Maeve) who was known as a "strong-willed, cunning, promiscuous queen" and if that doesn't best describe these photos I made for you then I don't know what ☘️💋
