Buster Keaton

[steve___]

Hello everyone! My son, who's 13, is a big Buster Keaton fan. He's went as Buster for the past three Halloweens, and enjoys rewatching Keaton's silent films. He's had quite the growth spurt over the last six months, and his costume no longer fits. He's now interested in putting together a more authentic outfit using vintage and/or custom-made pieces.

Before heading down that path, I thought I'd reach out to the collectors and aficionados here to see if this is a realistic project. The main pieces we're looking for are the winged detachable collar, shield tie, shirt, and vest -- I'm not 100% of the terminology.

Other than eBay, are there any places you'd recommend for finding these items? If you were tackling this project, how would you go about it? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Zombie_61]

Hello everyone! My son, who's 13, is a big Buster Keaton fan. He's went as Buster for the past three Halloweens, and enjoys rewatching Keaton's silent films. He's had quite the growth spurt over the last six months, and his costume no longer fits. He's now interested in putting together a more authentic outfit using vintage and/or custom-made pieces.

Before heading down that path, I thought I'd reach out to the collectors and aficionados here to see if this is a realistic project. The main pieces we're looking for are the winged detachable collar, shield tie, shirt, and vest -- I'm not 100% of the terminology.

Other than eBay, are there any places you'd recommend for finding these items? If you were tackling this project, how would you go about it? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I'm a big Buster Keaton fan, and if I decided to dress as Mr. Keaton for any reason, I'd start by looking for modern "close enough" items so that I wouldn't need to spend quite so much money. Remember, Mr. Keaton appeared in his first short in 1917--109 years ago. Most clothing items don't last nearly that long. Also--and I speak from experience--very few people other than your son will care about the authenticity. As long as he looks enough like Mr. Keaton so that people will recognize it, that should be good enough.