Costume stuff: Ties and Sweaters

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Bernadette M. Crumb" <kerelsen at q...> 
wrote:
> I'm drooling over the Hermione Granger outfit... Couldn't afford
> to bid on it unfortunately. *Sigh*
> 
> I'd give my eyeteeth to find out the source of that custom made
> tie, though...  I've repaired my husband's ties often enough to
> know that I don't particularly want to have to make one of my own
> from scratch even assuming I could find the right kind of
> fabric...
> 
> If any of you have a clue of where to find the plain gray Vneck
> sweaters and the ties, I'd sure appreciate hearing about it.  I
> live out in "boonieville" and finding them here is out of the
> question.
> 
> Bernadette/RowanRhys


Bernadette,

I got my tie from the mail order company Land's End.  It is in the 
kids section of dress up clothes.  The tie was 16.00, with shipping 
it came to 20.50, I think.  It was originally on backorder (i wonder 
why?  any ideas? ;)) but it was shipped on Oct. 14th and I got it on 
the 16th.  Look online on their website!  I got a somewhat -v-neck 
from my local thrift store. It was the closest I could find to Harry 
and company's and I'm thinking by the time I put the tie with it, it 
will look fine. No burgundy and gold trim around the neckline, but 
hey!  You can't have it all, can you?  Unless you get in the middle 
of all those e-bay bidders fighting it out for that outfit.  What's 
it up to now? 160.00?  yikes!

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