Mascot Costumes 1
Now the fun begins. The next 2-3 weeks will be devoted to everthing that relates to mascot costumes.
So wear do all these mascot costumes come from that you see at many sports events? BTW, the misspelling of ‘wear’ was on purpose. My mindless sense of humor, I guess.
Originally, these mascot heads were made from paper mache, followed by a number of plastic impregnated fabrics. Foam seemed to be a late bloomer (historically wise), but seems to be the choice of many mascot builders now. I preferred a product called Celastic because it held it shape better and was impervious to rain, sleet and snow. Foam heads have one serious drawback and that is the cleaning of them. Dry cleaning causes dry rot and washing, well actually the drying process, takes days.
And being a bit snobbish because I manufactured these for 50 years, there is a design flaw in this costume. Overall, it’s pretty good, though.
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