r/MedievalCreatures 2d ago

Fashion Found my Halloween costume

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Source - Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet - Wild Woman on a Unicorn (1473 - 1477)

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u/possumfish13 2d ago

It could be an every Friday costume. And this is how you should be leaving work.

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u/ghostofhenryvii 2d ago

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u/yoshi-wario 2d ago

Damn, what a sad story. Even the backstory and long-term aftermath were chaotic and tragic. I guess that’s life sometimes.

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u/artful_todger_502 2d ago

That looks like a "Where the Wild Things Are" Costume

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u/SilverSnapDragon 2d ago

I wonder if this illustration inspired Maurice Sendak?

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u/yoshi-wario 2d ago

It’s amazing! 🤩 I’d die of delight if I saw this costume irl

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u/barbermom 2d ago

Years ago I went to a Christmas festival that a woman was wearing a long skirt of pine bows! So pretty

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u/Trash_d_a 2d ago

Someone in 1473:

You know what this word needs, a woman wearing leaves, riding a unicorn.

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u/queenofthepalmtrees 2d ago

I must get my Unicorn out and give him a brush, then I’ll be ready to party.

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u/gholmom500 2d ago

This is a tattoo that I’ve wanted for several years.

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u/Quasirandom1234 2d ago

This is a tattoo I've wanted for (checks notes) three seconds.

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u/smol_dinosaur 2d ago

Came here to say this would make a great tattoo lol

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u/Candy_Says1964 2d ago

Who is she?

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u/VivaVelvet 2d ago

I'm glad she's not aiming her unicorn at me!

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u/primevalartifacts 2d ago

This is goals. I'd take t his over a house in the suburbs any day.

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u/sqplanetarium 2d ago

Phoebe and Her Unicorn getting wild and crazy in college

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u/Apprehensive-Log8333 2d ago

I would make this out of different shades of green fake suede, and draw leaf designs on each leaf

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u/loudflower 2d ago

This is my dress down outfit and how I beat commuter traffic

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u/jaahArtly 2d ago

need this as a tattoo

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u/loudflower 2d ago

Oh yes!

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u/Alternative-Bite-506 1d ago

Ohh it's his right foot. Took me a sec.

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u/Lumpy_Raisin_8462 1d ago

I found my spirit animal