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Saddam Hussein Costume

• I need a Saddam Hussein costume for an event upcoming in the next three weeks. So the question is where can a find a seller of a costume who can deliver to the United States within the next three weeks? The costume cannot simply be a mask; it must include some form of Saddam's military jacket/uniform and some facial dressing (mask or mustache/make-up kit). Ordering different pieces of the overall costume from different sellers is acceptable, so long as the complete costume can be obtained within three weeks of the posting of this question (5/4/03).

• Answer:

  Greeting x15, I had searched on the Internet and found no seller of a ready-made Saddam Hussein costume, or any tips for making such a costume. That means you may have to make do with pieced-together articles. One way I thought of is that you can get a mask of Saddam, which is available on the Internet, then put it together with a military uniform like what he wears(likely to be khaki or tan in color). Mask: Saddam mask at Halloween Costumes 4u site $11.00. Ships from NJ. Orderable online. Can ship within a week. http://www.halloweencostumes4u.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?store_code=hal&screen=PROD&product_code=rub3301 Saddam mask at Silly Jokes Shop UK – 16.95 pounds Promises to deliver outside Europe for 4 days Pay actual cost of shipping outside UK http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/dress-up/masks/char/saddam-hussein.html If the costume wearer does not want to wear plastic masks, he may wear a fake thick mustache and black beret, and thickened eyebrows, to simulate the features of Saddam. Uniform: I was unable to find an online source of Iraqi uniforms. Such uniforms might even be banned at this time with the war having just ended, though uniforms of a similar but not exact make may not be banned. One suggestion is for you to find a khaki or similar dress uniform from a surplus military store or costume supplier, and try to fix it up to look like the uniform that Saddam was shown wearing. He doesn't carry much insignia, just the shoulder insignia and web belt might do. You could have one such uniform made by a dressmaker. Fatigue boots with the pants’ hems tucked in will be accurate. For ideas, here are pictures of Saddam from the Google Image search, which show him in various military uniforms. Just click on the page buttons at the bottom to see more pictures: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=saddam+hussein Information on Iraqi uniforms at 1uptravel.com http://www.1uptravel.com/country-guide-study/iraq/iraq90.html Library of Congress Country Studies - information on Iraqi uniforms http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+iq0094) Fuzzy picture of Saddam in uniform - CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/04/iraq_saddam030404 You may also take ideas from the action figure uniforms from Herobuilders. Herobuilders – Iraqi action figures http://herobuilders.com/vilacfig1.html Googe Search terms: saddam mask iraqi military uniform sales foreign military uniforms middle east military uniforms modern iraqi uniforms Google Image search: Saddam hussein I hope this has helped you find the costume you need. If you have any problem with this answer, feel free to post a request for clarification, and I will respond. Thank you.