Sweeney Todd Costumes

For a distinctive costume this Halloween or any other themed event, why not go in a Mrs Lovett costume. This is a perfect companion costume to the Sweeney Todd costume and many couples will choose to go for these two costumes. Even though it is intimately linked to the Demon Barber of Fleet street costume, it can still stand as a costume in it’s own right. This is especially so of the Helena Bonham Carter version of Mrs Lovett which has the distinctively Gothic look that seems to fascinate Tim Burton so much. Why not go as a Gothic chic with a unhealthy interest in meat pies ?

Here are a couple of Mrs Lovett costumes to take a look at.

The officially licensed Sweeney Todd costume from the recent movie, this costume includes a Victorian era black dress featuring a fitted princess line bodice. It has a classic v neckline accented in tulle with attached red chemise, sheer three quarter sleeves with lace cuffs, and a pleated dress-apron skirt which falls just above the ankles.

To complement this outfit, you may need to get your own boots and gloves. You should also look to apply some makeup for that Gothic look too.

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The Tales of Old London Mrs. Lovett costume is a more demure look but just think what this wholesome looking outfit is hiding. The costume consists of a Victorian era styled top and light blue skirt. There is also a reversible apron and paniers (underskirt).

Adding a few props to the costume will really take the biscuit. Think about getting a Victorian style wig to look in context. You may also want to get a bonnet and napkin. Don’t forget the meat pie and bloody cleaver for that extra zing of the macabre.

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Background to Mrs Lovett

The Sweeney Todd story is generally regarded as a myth (some people claim it to be true though) so the character of Mrs Lovett has changed with various retellings of the grisly tale. In the recent movie musical version directed by Tim Burton, she used to be Sweeney Todd’s landlady before he was unjustly imprisoned. When Todd returns to wreak revenge on the magistrate that imprisoned him and then took his wife, Mrs Lovett is making a crust by..er..making a crust for her patented meat pies.

However the raw materials for her produce are hard to come by and this leads to a collaboration between the landlady and her former tenant. Sweeney Todd has a barber shop upstairs from the pie shop. He starts to kill his clients initially to get revenge on the people that did him wrong but in the process he becomes psychopathic and kills anyone. The bodies of the clients end up downstairs in Mrs Lovett’s meat pies. And so it goes until the denouement.

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