Old Costume bits

I found some of my old costume items, yay!

Laced black leather pouch - gifted to me by Otter. Black leather pouch and the carved leather belt - crafted for me by Daedalus Fortune (Leatherhead Regalia).



Detail on the laced pouch.



I did alter the laced leather pouch by adding these to it. Beads: comedy/tragedy; yin-yang, ankh, the rest are random beads, probably purchased at Friends in Louisville, Kentucky.



Soviet cloak pin, brass, purchased in the USA probably twenty years ago. Up until a few days ago, this was in two separate parts and one part was decorating a bag. I've found the second part and re-established the parts as one piece. I think it would do well on a hat.



I have misplaced the partner to this cloak pin along with the chain that once kept them together. Glass (plastic?) gems, copper metal. I probably picked this up in a thrift store.

costume, the clamshell purse

For my costuming, I always need a belt pouch, because pockets... just never seem to do... or the garment is one that does not lend itself to pockets larger than a £2 coin.

I have had this little leather clamshell purse for probably a decade now. I bought it when we were in Austria, either in Tyrol or Innsbruck. Can't remember how much I paid for it, but it was before the Euro currency launched.

Thankfully, I picked a teal green rather than black. Go me.

The pewter flower on the strap is an edelweiss.

The front:



The back:



Inner views and size reference:





I know these last two are somewhat blurry, but trying to get things in good light while holding it open just didn't go quite as well as I'd perceived. Still, they give one an idea of the size and how it looks inside.

It's pretty much just large enough to act as a coin purse, holding cash notes and perhaps a traditional house key. Car keys won't fit, neither will credit cards.