PIRATESPICE . . .

im • merse (verb) 1. involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest.

        cos • play (noun) 1. the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book,
or video game.

 

I've mentioned before how WesternSpice loves to immerse

herself in cosplay/roleplay. Always thinking of new ideas to

add to her costumes. Once again, she had a special request

for Mr. Legendary Leather. For the Pirate Invasion event

held last month, she wanted some type of small belt pouch

to hold her phone and "pirate treasures"

 

 

 

The collaboration between Mr. Legendary Leather and "PirateSpice" was a

unique one. As usual, WesternSpice explains her design and then Mr. Legendary

Leather begins production. The removable leg strap is what sets this pouch

apart from others made by Mr. Legendary Leather.

 

 

The removable leg strap allows for costume adjustments and preferences.

For the Pirate Invasion event, WesternSpice chose to remove the leg strap.

 

 

She was very happy with the end result for her "Mary Read" costume.

Shown here with "Anne Bonny" (right), the backstory for the two

is an interesting one and makes for perfect cosplay costumes.



ARTISAN MEETS ARTIST . . .

As you know, Mr. Legendary Leather and Westernspice like to seize

any opportunity to play "dress-up". When at an event, each usually goes

their separate ways to explore their own tastes. While attending WonderCon

this past spring, Mr. Legendary Leather came upon an artist's booth that he

recognized from his "Dia de los Muertos" board on Pinterest. The artist was

out of the booth at the time, however his wife recognized Mr. Legendary

Leather's outfit as one from SASS. Knowing that her husband was

interested, she insisted on Mr. Legendary Leather coming back to

the booth a little later to meet her husband . . . and that's how the

mutual admiration society of Mr. Legendary Leather and David

Lozeau began. Artisan and artist.

 

 This print titled "The Cattle Raid" was pinned by Mr. Legendary

Leather a year ago. He never imagined that he would end up

meeting the artist . . .

 

 

. . . nor could he have imagined that David Lozeau would request a

set of custom holsters from Mr. Legendary Leather. The two agreed

upon a design that would be used to create a strong-side right holster

and a right cross-draw holster.

 

 

 It isn't until the holsters are side by side, front and back

that you can tell the difference between a strong-side and cross-draw . . .

 

 

Mr. Legendary Leather will soon be mailing these beauties

off to David Lozeau.

 

 

In the meantime, if you want to see some great artwork, you need to

check out Dave's website www.DavidLozeau.com

 

 

Much thanks to Dave for puttin' his trust in Mr. Legendary Leather's craftsmanship!

HARD WORK MAKES FOR A GOOD END RESULT . . .

The Missus has always been proud of Mr. Legendary Leather's

creations. I've always claimed to be his number one fan. After

knowin' each other for 35 years, the discussions we have might

seem a bit heated and it may not show at times, but I'll be the

first to jump into a conversation braggin' about his work.

 

While vending at The Cowboy events, the Legendary Leather Clan

has met quite a few new characters and is proud to call them friends.

 

 

One such friend - we'll call him Mountain Man Dave, because when we

first met him, he was dressed in mountain man gear - showed up while

we were vending last fall. Mr. Legendary Leather was surprised when

Mountain Man Dave requested a pair of  custom made spur straps

from Mr. Legendary Leather. What?! Was he changing his style

 to western? Turns out that Mountain Man Dave was going to be

riding a horse in the Hollywood Christmas Parade

and was in need of spur straps.

 

 

The request was for "B Movie Western" style spur straps, which means

black dye. Black dye usually requires a few coats because, when dry,

streaks are often visible. Mountain Man Dave provided the 3" conchos.

 

The next time we saw Mountain Man Dave, he was wearin' a big old

sombrero and those mighty fine spur straps. He was so happy with his

spur straps, he then requested two one-holster rigs to match them.

Now this is the part where the Missus starts gushin' about hubby's

leather work. Not only did he have to deal with several layers of black

dye, but he also had to hand sew cartridge loops (45 LC) for both belts,

hand sew two holsters, and hand sew the lining into both belts.

Trust me, that's a lot of hand sewing!

 

 

But you can't tell me that those belts aren't some of the finest western

gear you've ever seen. Mountain Man Dave was mighty satisfied -

and you'll never guess what he's planning to do next. He's going to

add a Scottish flair to his costume! We're not sure when we'll

be able to get a picture of the finished get-up, however in the mean

time, we'll need to work on a new alias name for Mountain Man

Dave - how about "Scotty McDave"?



MARVEL COMICS ROLEPLAY . . .

I know y'all remember how the Missus mentioned how Westernspice

likes to roleplay. And ya'll remember how she depends on Mr. Legendary

Leather to help her with any "leather needs" she may have, right? Well,

for this year's WonderCon, Westernspice wanted to dress up as

Agent Peggy Carter from Marvel Comics.

 

This meant carrying a leather briefcase and sporting a shoulder

holster for her replica 1911 45 caliber.

 

 

Mr. Legendary Leather complains nonstop but really enjoys helping

Westernspice when she needs to "spice" up her costumes.

 

All in all, the leather additions are what really transformed

Westernspice into Agent Peggy Carter, wouldn't you agree?

 

  



HE'S GOT LEGS, HE KNOWS HOW TO USE THEM . . .

Recognize those "modified" lyrics from ZZ Top? Well, Mr. Legendary

Leather does and he's created some mighty fine half chaps for those legs.

 

 

In refining his Pancho Villa costume . . .

 

 

 . . . Mr. Legendary Leather wanted to create leggings that were similar

 to Antonio Banderas' interpretation of Pancho Villa in the 2003 movie

"And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself".

 

 

Liking the contrast of the green-colored leggings, Mr. Legendary Leather

created his own stylized version of those used in the movie.

 

So as promised in my last post, the Missus has delivered Mr. Legendary Leather's

latest (and long-awaited) in his leggings/half chaps creations.



True to form, Mr. Legendary Leather has continued on the

trail creating more bags. Variety is the spice of life and if our

garage is any indication, we've got as many bags as you can

name spices! The Missus has picked a few of her favorites to share.

 

 

This wild bunch is no where near as detailed as the Missus' last post,

however, Mr. Legendary Leather did manage to sneak in another

one of his favorite skull designs . . .

 

 

 

 . . . for the skull design on his barrel shaped suede bag, Mr. Legendary

Leather created a stencil. He then simply painted over the stencil with leather dye.

 

 

For his hairy hide pouch, he stitched the pieces together creating the pouch

inside out (not unlike making a pillow). The laughs started when the time

came to turn the pouch right side out. Mr. Legendary Leather was a bit worried

at first, but after man-handling the hide, he managed to beam with pride while

showing the clan his finished product.

 

 

That hairy hide seems no worse for wear after wrestling with Mr. Legendary Leather!

 

Many hopes from the Missus that Mr. Legendary Leather will have passed

through the 'bag phase' by time the next post comes around.! Either way, I do

believe I will have a mighty fine pair of half chaps (leggings) to share with you all.



CALL IT WHAT YOU MAY . . .

 . . . satchel, bag, pouch, tote, purse, or even carry-all. It's

all in a name and depends on whose carryin' it. Either way,

Mr. Legendary Leather has got a burr in his boots and can't shake

the urge to create as many (and in as many ways) as he can.

 

Not one to be confined within 'western' perimeters, Mr. Legendary

Leather is open to craftin' just about any theme . . .

even WWII Flying Tigers . . .

 

 

Another favorite in the Legendary Leather household . . .

pirates and skulls . . .

 

 

Mr. Legendary Leather is in the process of designing more bags.

What will the next post hold??