Barber Of Severe Costume Ideas

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About the Barber of Severe

One of the many epithets given to Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the Barber of Severe is a play on the operetta, "The Barber of Seville." Severe is a fitting term, however to gift Sweeney Todd with, however, considering how he ruthlessly slayed customers with the tools of his trade, handing them off to his friend/landlady {Mrs. Lovett} to make into meat pies in Victorian London. What started as revenge for the believed demise of his wife at the hands of the corrupt Judge Turpin ended up becoming a hobby. Although "Sweeney Todd" was a popular Broadway and London stage production, he is now a popular character thanks to Johnny Depp's portrayal of the cutthroat barber in the recent Tim Burton film.

Dressing up as the Barber of Severe

You, too, can have the charm and sophistication of Sweeney Todd's chairside manner with costumes and wigs to dress as this Barber of Severe. Put on a Sweeney Todd wig in a wild, synthetic black style with a shock of white hair throughout the front. Put on a Sweeney Todd costume complete with a Victorian-era shirt, gold brocade vest, pants, and a barber's apron to hold the tools of the trade. Sweeney Todd props, such as plastic razors are also available. Don't forget some fake blood to give the look of a VERY close shave!