US2011800A - Costume - Google Patents

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Aug. 20, 1935.

C. M. G. DE DUBOIS COSTUME Filed Sept. 26, 1952 PatentedAug. .20, 1935 h cachet M invention -r'elates broadlyto'costumes,and more particularly 'to' a suit "adapted-to closely-fit 'tr e'tody, whether it be'huma'n or ariim =1 An obj'ect' of "meunvention is theprovision of means adapted to closely j'eiic'ase the head in such a-jman'ner as to'confor'm to the configurations f thy-f c 1 v .N 1 i Another object of the invention 'i sthe provision ofasuitable co'sturne'of the'class referred'to which readily adapts itffor various stage, effects; the" ducubn'or an entirescene in silhouette; "Th

time to this' maybe incertain-colors, as'si lvet; gela tiaek or variegated, ei 'e'eteraz' rne production of silhouettes both for motion 'pictures a'ridonthestagefrequires at the present time expertlightingd'ue to the fact that the actors must have specially prepared material, the ,face *cov- Y ered with suitablepaintgand "the like.- With my 7 inverition,'- however-, the:face" is* encased' with a glove-tight fitting fabric, as is likewise the body,

the eye of the observer. It is also within the pur- View of my invention to so arrange the glove fitting material that hair may be simulated in the,

material, or any other effect upon the Said material. Within the purview of my invention, any

'more perfect, or grotesque. o

that various configurations,

which will glow in the dark, and yet show the entire outline of the body of its. wearer.

Other objects of the invention, adaptations and uses thereof will readily suggest themselves to those skil1ed in the art, and with the specific objects of inexpensiveness of construction, attractiveness, ready adaptability'for use and service in view, the invention consists in the novel anduse- A ful provision, formation, construction, associamember-for the'head of a wearer incorporating 'tion and relative arrangement of parts, members and features, .all as shown in a certain embodiment in the accompanying drawing, described generally, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim. w

I In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the costume in ac-' tual use,

Figure 2 is a .side elevation of an encasing the invention,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, I r

gppnca ioalsepcember-2 i-jizezoei v Figure 4 is a tive v w swa W arid by dimmirig the-'lig hting,"all'figures appear insilhouette with resulting pleasing effect upon.

feature ofthe body may be accentuated, made 5 body of its wearer.

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'nlarged view, partly fragmenf ti famodificationpfthe m nam Figure 6 isa'front' elevation representing modifieatmnor the structure disclosed'iniFigures 'l i 3 and 4. f I 1 p e Referring now with" particularity to the draw 1' luding-"bodyQlegFand arm porticrisfwhich is a a'p ed to jc'losel-yf 'e'r'ic'a'se the sour?? its wearr. Th disjalso enease or covered bysuitable mater al theneck portion 'of sai'd h'ead ibeing separable 'in the"-presei-it "instance from thefbody' enc'a material Ll Referring tdFig'ures' 2' 'a'nd 3, th "fabric 'is glove -fitting upon .tlie'head and neck ri' such a'manner as to onform-tome gen er'al' outline of airprotuberances of the anatomy, such as menose, mouth, chin',Jforehead;-aiidthe like; mm-der to accomplish this-result; T have discovered I that the sea'm for the fabric "ShOultl -be placed substantially along a median line, as indicated by the dotted line of Figure l, at 3, this line separating the head or skull so'that the seam passes centrally of the bridge of the nose, jaw,

r aveprevided a costu e comprising as ra l e 10 chin and forehead. The seam is illustrated in the skull is adapted. to be overlapped, as shown'at.

snaps, hooks and eyes, or the like; -'Ihe fabric.

, Figure 3where it is shown that two portions of the fabric, are united. The fabric rearwardly of islikewise glove-fitting and the seam 3 acts to prevent stretch of the fabric in the zone of the seam. It might appear at first instance that theseam would not function in the manner specified but actual experience and tests show that the seam positioned as aforesaid actually causes the fabric: to glove-fit the face without any bulging between sides of the nose and the cheeks. It is,

of course, realized that the fabricmust be of glove-fitting character such as, for instancethe type of material used in the manufacture of fabric gloves which closely confo-rms'to the shape of the fingers and the hands. Thus, if the fabric is not stretchedtoo tightly,the seamsiwill permit the remaining portion of the fabric to closely conform to the face or for that matter to the vThe ears may be accom ,modatedi as indicatedin Figures 2 and 3. In

place of using the seam alone, a bendable material, such 'as a wire, maybe placed within the seam for the purpose of causing the fabric to more closely approximate the contour of the face or for producing various grotesque features; for

' preferably the latter. Also thebody portionof the material may have cut away portions, as in-j dicated at 6, 1 and 8 to accommodate the eyes,

instance, a deep bulge or convexity of the nose,

and the'foreheadshaped differently. Cardboard may be used, if the general character of the mask or encasement has been predetermined. How-. ever, it is apparent that with my invention, a predetermination of the exact configuration desired is not necessary if the wire is used, or the actual configuration may be followed by utilizingthe invention, as shown in the figures liiglire 5 is a view similar to Eigure-gfthe wire beingshown'in place at5'.

The body portion including the legs and arms may be seamed as desired',,the seams in all in stances being indicated by the dotted lines; Furthermore,the mask for the head will have. an extended neck portion adapted to feither overlie the body portion or be encased therebeneath',

nos r raad the m a As stated in the objects, hairrnaybepainted upon the head membergof the costume if desired;

or the hair portion maybe molded to formjn the fabric. ,Asfurther stated in the objects, the suit itself may be of difierent colored .materials, such assilver, gold, variegated, and the like. In act ual'operation, thedifierent actors are nca edi ma r al f th a rkstet i flesh color, the entire body appears in-the midej if black-,then the actors, taking a dancing sceneiorinstance, ;willz appear to be insilhouette; The-silhouette'appearance,;particularly if the actors are all women, be further enhanced as .to beauty by placing'overthe wearing apparel a sheer drapery or. gown so that thergeneral; bodyqfigure is rea ily seentherethrough, then by pro r light ing. from behind, all of the actorsappear dark.

This is particularlyuseful-in motion pictures when .it is desired to show scenes in silhouette. Apar- .ticular object isthe use -of. the;invention-for mothe discus thrower. j" the suit would be in pure white or in gold or sil- .:,ver; or any other color desired,- giving pleasing efiects for stage purposes, particularly while p s n U So far as the inventoris aware, and after'some jexperience intheartto which this invention appertains, there has been produced no t ype'of suit trally of the front thereof. i a CQNCHI-TA MARINA GUIROLADE DUBOIS.

tion picture purposes, and particularly cartoons, 9, large .number of which appear in silhouette. Therefore, it is possible to use human actors with suits incorporation my invention representative of various characters. Usually the characters are drawn by skilled painters or draftsmen at great expense to a producing'company; however, with my invention, the "same effects are accomplished with human actorsat reduced expense;

. {Figure 4,51 have illustrated the use of my invention upon the body of a wear'enindicating Thus, with my invention,

which is so constructed as to be glove-fitting over the head and insucha manner as to* readily conformto the features, of the head and face. The inventoris aware that tights have been used upon the body but the general combination of abody and head encasing material for thepurpose V intended by this invention'has, so far as the inventor is aware, never been practiced in a; satis-' factory mannen V Such material as glove silk and material of the 'charactensuch as employed for the making of tights maygbe readily employed in the practicing of, my, invention, although I do notspecifically confinemy invention As a new articleof manufacture, a flexible fabric mask forthe headlconstructed and arranged to. completely enclose the head and glove fit the head of the wearenand a bendable wire within the mask extending lengthwise andcenin use to such materials. I

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