Upon the Vexed Question of Robes

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 27594

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dittany/Custodienne lake4fam at e... wrote:
> For those of you who wish to translate their vision of Hogwarts 
> Robes into reality, I offer Simplicity Pattern #3339 (also numbered 
> P254). In illustration for the children's sizes, all the kids are 
> standing around a cauldron, waving wands, and the boy is wearing 
> ROUND ;) glasses...Since I have been looking for HP Halloween stuff
> (for me, my sons are too old [or not old enough],) this is the best 
> that I have been able to find.  

You inspired me to go to www.simplicity.com and find 
http://www.simplicity.com/design.cfm?designId=4908&startrow=19&id=65&H
omeDec=0 pattern #9372 Girls' and Boy's Wizard Costume. The other boy 
(the one who has his hood up) doesn't have red hair, so isn't Ron. 
The pattern appears to offer one's choice of open robe or closed 
robe (the difference would be whether you sew up the front seam or 
edge/face/hem it).

They seem to offer quite a number of other witches and wizards 
(generally recognizable by their pointy hats) in adult sizes. It 
seems to me that their Wicked Witch of Oz, witch in a transparent 
long dress, witch in a miniskirt, witch in a fur bikini, and witch in 
a dress with a tightly corsetted bodice all fall into the closed robe 
category, while most of their wizards are wearing an open robe over a 
closed robe. 9887, 8311.