Oh, Minerva!

[gingerwitch.livejournal.com]

Here’s the reverse:



Photos from chaos_lego on IG.

Thought of milotzi the moment I saw her. I wasn’t sure we needed new robes, her last robes were lovely, but that thistle print on the back? Gorgeous! I’m a little unsure about the hair colour, it’s lighter than I would have expected (but then I always see Maggie Smith when I think of the character), but I really like that we finally have a variation without the hat. Nicely done lego! (Milotzi, if you’d care to weigh in on Minerva’s appearance from canon, I’d love to hear it.)

It’s likely it’s from the Professor McGonagall fig from the Hogsmeade trip. Here’s a shot of her outfit (it’s a little fuzzy because it’s taken from Harry’s POV as he hides under the Invisibility Cloak):



I’d say the clasp holding her robes together is different, but in light of the beautiful fig they designed, I frankly don’t care about inaccuracies.

Here’s a clearer shot of her robes (from the scene where she tells Harry he won’t be permitted to join the others in Hogsmeade without a permission slip). I’m not sure if they’re supposed to be the same outfit, however.




And here someone has put together a comparison of the last year’s Tom Riddle (from the book “Harry Potter Magical Treasury - A Visual Guide to the Wizarding World”), movie Tom and the new fig.



(Not sure where that originated, sorry.)

Comments

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting kind of horseshoe cloak clasp she has there! Secret horse fan? hmm

[erexen.livejournal.com]

Actually mywitch, what the artist gave Minerva is a Penannular Brooch. It's an ancient piece of Celtic jewelry for pinning clothing in place. I have a couple that were hand made by our real metal smithy, one made of bronze and one of sterling silver.

I used to perform at Renaissance Pleasure Faire for some years, I was a member of a Scots / Irish Clan, and actually hand sewed all of my clothing from natural period type cloth. We were only allowed to utilize the materials that were completely natural and available in that era in the Highlands and Lowlands. Lots of layers of heavy cotton linen and wool, Just 1 of my skirts was literally 7 yards. We women wore tunics (in Gaelic, a leine), which are a long, loose-fitting shirt that reaches down to about the ankle, with sleeves that hung to our knees. They were our "purse" so to speak. :-D The next layer was an underskirt in cotton (7 yards) and a wool bodice with leather lacing. Then our overskirt made of wool. A tartan earasaid, (shawl) usually pinned with a penannular brooch. And finally a 1 yard square of cotton linen folded into a head covering called a kerch, basically a Huge handkerchief. Getting dressed was no small feat.

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

Oh I remember seeing those at a museum in Dublin! I should have remembered.

I used to love going to the Renn Faires! The ones in AZ always seemed so weird, as they seemed to always be in a place that had no greenery, lol. I can't get over how much work you put in to the costumes! A+ for authenticity!

[erexen.livejournal.com]

All good, if I hadn't had my own, I wouldn't have remembered myself. :-D

Thanks! It's kinda why I'd Love to make us wizarding robes to wear, I love costuming. Not sure if I could manage the sewing all by hand now. 🤣 Have not been to the AZ one, but used to work at the original Renn Faires in No. & So. Cal. They Used to be held in forested/ large tree filled land on permanent sites, but those leases expired, Phyllis passed away in 2014 (original creator), and it was sold to commercial group... I left after that. Things lost the essence of theatricality of 'living history' and became all about the sales & money. Ugh. Think I still have some parts of my costuming... no clue where they are packed away though?

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

I used to go to the one in Riverside county. Some of my friends ran the poi fire-spinning booth. I remember an excellent after hours party once. All the women dressed like Catholic school girls and all the men wore military uniforms, lol. Hot stuff

[erexen.livejournal.com]

The after parties were when the Fun began, extremely Wild times... our men were in Kilts... commando... *smirk* good thing there weren't cell phones with cameras. *snickers*

[mywitch.livejournal.com]

I am always pleased when I think of how there were no cell phones to record every action back when I was a misbehaving youth! lol

[erexen.livejournal.com]

The Minerva details are wonderful, the penannular brooch is exquisite, though I don't remember her wearing one? The thistle pattern is lovely, as you & Mywitch pointed out, though I'd like to have seen it all around the bottom skirt piece.

I like the Riddle figures details as well, they really captured him carefully.

Colors work for me, better contrast in shading.