Making your own June Osborne costume or Handmaid’s Tale costume is quite a chilling fancy dress. It is a unique idea for a costume from the hugely popular and equally disturbing TV show, The Handmaid’s Tale.
June Osborne Costume – The Handmaid’s Tale
At first glance making your own June Osborne costume is looks a lot harder than it actually is. With all but a few select items of clothing you will be easily able to put this Handsmaid’s Tale costume together. The majority of this fancy dress will require you to dress completely in red. Here is everything you will need to make your own homemade June Osborne costume.
June Osborne Bonnet
The first item you will need to make your June Osborne costume is a bonnet.
The bonnet you will need is white and quite unique. Replicas of the bonnets worn in The Handmaid’s Tale can be bought quite cheaply. |
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June Osborne Cloak
Next you will need a cloak as part of your June Osborne costume.
This cloak should be long enough to touch your feet and should feature a hood. It should also be red in color. |
June Osborne Dress
Under the hooded cloak that you will be wearing you will need to wear a dress.
This dress, like the cloak, should be as long as possible and should be the same shade of red as the cloak. It should also be made from a similar type of material. |
June Osborne Gloves
In some scenes of the Handmaid’s Tale June is seen wearing a pair of fingerless gloves.
These gloves are optional to your June Osborne costume although they do make your costume look really good. You should choose a pair of red fingerless gloves which are made out of wool. Ideally, they should have mitten type finger covers which can be pulled over your fingers. |
June Osborne Scarf
There are many scenes in The Handmaid’s Tale where June is seen wearing a scarf around her neck.
If you choose to wear a scarf as part of your June Osborne fancy dress you should choose a red wool scarf. |
June Osborne Boots
The footwear that you choose to complete your June Osborne fancy dress should be boots if you wish to be screen accurate.
The boots that you will need for your The Handmaid’s Tale costume should be knee high boots. They should also be brown with a flat sole. |
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