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Your favorite Hobbit Costume or clothing item

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 1:08am Views: 1251 Your favorite Hobbit Costume or clothing item 1) Bilbo's dressing gown. That thing is fabulous. I laughed that PJ had one made for himself and said "But mine was bigger". LOL. 2) Thorin's fabulous fur lined coat. That thing is just great. It looks so warm and inviting. So does RA..but I digress. 3) Bofur's hat. That just makes his character and I love it. It reminds me of Randy Quaid in the Vacation movies. perfect! I want one! What are yours? Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Brethil Half-elven Jul 8 2013, 1:21am Views: 849 Great question HS! I see your three PLUS I raise you a pair of Thorin's boots. I love the blocky shaped toe and the repeating Dwarven motif, and the straps that cross around the calf. Great design. Coming soon!- The first TORn Amateur Symposium, starts Sunday 21st July in the Reading Room. Closing date for essay submission Sunday 14th July, but even if you don't submit, join us for some interesting discussion on some different and personal ways of looking at Tolkien's work.

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 1:34am Views: 821 Good one! Yes I loved the designs on the boot. Those were great. They really are heavy boots great for trudging through those mountain passes and the snow. I want a pair. But i sort of think they might clash if I wear them with Bilbo's dressing gown. Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Ziggy Stardust Gondor Jul 8 2013, 1:43am Views: 820 All of those plus Gandalf's hat, Elrond's outfit, Bilbo's jacket and ascot/scarf thingy, Balin's wide-sleeved robe, and Thranduil's fabulous outfit.

The Mitch King Rohan Jul 8 2013, 1:56am Views: 834 My favs 1) Bilbo's wacky gown 2) Radagast's outfit 3) The head to toe dwarven iron armor at Erebor in the prologue

Yngwulff Gondor Jul 8 2013, 3:28am Views: 767 2 Bofur's Hat - I want one Bilbo's bathrobe/smoking jacket whatever it was “I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”

Oin's parasite Rivendell Jul 8 2013, 4:17am Views: 760 So much to pick from! Here are a few I could think of... - Balin's boots - Bilbo's robe - Dwarves of Erebor; too much to praise - Gandalf's new getup - Radagast getup - Thór's circlet - Thráin's skull tattoo - Elrond's orc-polo attire (his new armor) - Great goblin's styling Ambercrombie loincloth "I've got parasites as big as my arm!"

Old Toby Grey Havens Jul 8 2013, 4:43am Views: 749 You hit the top three for me too, and in exactly that order! And I would add Thranduil's megaloceros-antlers headdress. Not that I find it particularly attractive, nor would I want one, but I found it very creative and unique. I definitely would love a dressing gown like Bilbo's! "Age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good." Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher)

angelclaw Bree Jul 8 2013, 5:39am Views: 717 Thank you for that Now I will forever associate Bofur with Randy Quaid I want Thorin's vambraces. And Dwalin's knuckle dusters. Actually all of the dwarves' hand/arm wear is pretty great, even Ori's knitted mittens!

Lothwen Rivendell Jul 8 2013, 7:22am Views: 689 hard to decide 1) Bilbo's robe- I adored the detail of the patchwork 2) Erond's armour 3) Galadriel's dress and over-dress And I couldn't not mention Thorin's fur coat, Bofur's hat, and Bilbo's red coat. 'There lie the woods of Lothlorien!' said Legolas. 'That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold.'

Radagast-Aiwendil Gondor Jul 8 2013, 7:56am Views: 682 Mine would include Gandalf's scarf Bilbo's dressing gown Lindir's purple tunic Radagast's costume minus bird crap Balin's pointy shoes Thorin's overcoat Bofur's hat Thrain's cloak Thror's beard braiding Also I *LOVE* the look of the Moria dwarf armour. I know some have compared them to clones but personally I think it looks very cool. "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."-Gandalf (This post was edited by Radagast-Aiwendil on Jul 8 2013, 7:58am)

jtarkey Rohan Jul 8 2013, 9:09am Views: 657 Pretty much everything Bilbo wears is excellent. I'm also in love with EVERYTHING about Thranduil latley. His crown is super awesome. "You're love of the halflings leaf has clearly slowed your mind"

Noria Gondor Jul 8 2013, 12:54pm Views: 601 Too many to pick from but all of the above are great. I also love the outfit Elrond is wearing during the White Council meeting, the dark blue one. Beautiful colour and design.

Maciliel Valinor Jul 8 2013, 1:50pm Views: 588 list   1. thorin's yak coat. i actually wear things like this in real life. i would look good in that coat. i love that coat. 2. bilbo's bag... it has a little leaf emblem on it. love it. 3. vambraces -- thorin's, but really, vambraces in general. this is also my personal style. 4. kili's shirt. hardly can be seen. lace-up type. nice. cheers -- . aka. fili orc-enshield +++++++++++++++++++ the scene, as i understand it, is exceptionally well-written. fili (in sort of a callback to the scene with the eagles), calls out "thorRIIIIIIN!!!" just as he sees the pale orc veer in for the kill. he picks up the severed arm of an orc which is lying on the ground, swings it up in desperation, effectively blocking the pale orc's blow. and thus, forever after, fili is known as "fili orc-enshield." this earns him deep respect from his hard-to-please uncle. as well as a hug. kili wipes his boots on the pale orc's glory box. -- maciliel telpemairo

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 2:21pm Views: 570 Bilbo's bag That thing is pretty cool. I'm surprised that hasn't been reproduced for sale. I bet it would sell very well. Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Eleniel Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 2:36pm Views: 578 I love Ann Maskrey's designs for the Rivendell Elves' costumes... http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/...es/7/71/Vish4-1-.jpg but my favourite so far is Thranduil's silver over-robe that we got a glimpse of in the v-log: http://heirsofdurin.files.wordpress.com/...11-mp4_000477268.jpg "Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened." ¯ Victoria Monfort

thorinoakenshield Rivendell Jul 8 2013, 2:46pm Views: 569 They are all great But I have to go with the Mirkwood elf armor from the prologue, Elronds armor, and Bilbo's Laketown blue coat.

Elenorflower Gondor Jul 8 2013, 4:30pm Views: 561 I like anything Thranduil wears, the silver gowns are gorgeous, the last one looked like a kimono coat with large sleeves and an Elven pattern. I like Elronds new kit too. I liked Galadriels silver over dress as well.

SheHathaldir The Shire Jul 8 2013, 5:28pm Views: 542 Good Question! Everybody seems to love Bilbo's dressing gown - me included! Weta should start selling them. I also like: - Bofur's hat, of course! Also his fang/claw earring. - Elrond's armor. I think I actually drooled a little when I first saw it, it was so gorgeous. Actually all of Elrond's clothes were fantastic, especially the blue outfit he wore to the White Council. Apparently his daughter isn't the only member of the family with great taste in clothing. - Balin's coat. I love the deep red shade and it really makes him stand out from the other dwarves. - Kili's coat and boots - Thorin's belt buckle What I love about all the costumes and jewelry is the incredible attention to detail. Nothing is overlooked, even if it doesn't show up in the finished film. You have to look very carefully to notice it in the movie, but in the Chronicles you can see the wonderful, kind of Persian pattern on Radagast's clothing that fades under all of the aging they subjected it to. It's really lovely.

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 6:33pm Views: 516 Great points The little details that don't make it to film. You are so very correct about that and I too appreciate it very much. Balin's stuff is a great example of that for sure. I too love the deep red color. I think it's terrific. Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

flameofudun Lorien Jul 8 2013, 7:53pm Views: 503 Most likely Elrond's armour and the dwarves armour, but also dwalins entire outfit. Everything was fabulous ''We are very dangerous over short distances'' -Gimli

Werde Spinner Rohan Jul 8 2013, 7:59pm Views: 502 Bofur's hat I'd be happy if I just got Bofur's hat. (I've heard you can actually buy fanmade replications of it somewhere. Has anyone else looked?) I just love his hat. So much. I'd braid my hair to match his and I'd wear the hat to school. And it wouldn't matter if people looked at me weird, because it's Bofur's hat. That being said... I also really like practically all the clothes in the movie, so it's hard for me to pick out any favorites other than The Hat. Elrond's armor and Thorin's coat rank up there pretty high, though. "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Metal Slug Rivendell Jul 8 2013, 8:32pm Views: 485 Hmmm Bombur's britches... Jk. -Thorin's coat is pretty bad ase. Bilbo's night gown? Where I come from, we call that a robe. Don't care for the weird bone collars on the Gundabad orcs who look like burn victims.

Old Toby Grey Havens Jul 8 2013, 8:34pm Views: 488 Bofur's hat check out Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/...p;keywords=bofur+hat "Age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good." Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher)

cats16 Half-elven Jul 8 2013, 8:50pm Views: 480 For me... In addition to yours, I would say Gloin's costume has to be up there. I really like the consistency between he and Gimli's appearance s in the trilogies. Like father like son. And also Elrond's second costume, that he wears while reading the map's runes.

Werde Spinner Rohan Jul 8 2013, 9:01pm Views: 374 They really make them. Wow. Now I am one happy camper again. *stares longingly at the screen* Now I just have to convince my family (who already believe I have far too much Hobbit on my mind, although I contest that that is an impossibility) that this would be the best birthday present ever. Thanks so much for the link, Old Toby! *hugs* "I had forgotten that. It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that was broken in the long ages ere the fathers of our fathers rode into the Mark! How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" "As he ever has judged. Good and ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. It is a man's part to discern them, as much in the Golden Wood as in his own house."

Captain Salt Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 9:23pm Views: 366 Balin's prolouge outfit, Elrond & Rivendell Elf armor. //   My Top 5 Wish List for "The Hobbit" 5. Legolas will surf down Smaug's neck 4. Bilbo will be revealed to a Robot 3. Naked PJ cameo as Ghan-Buri-Ghan 2. Use of not only 3D, but smell-o-vision, plus the inclusion of axes coming out of the seats and poking the audience when appropriate 1. Not only keep the claim that Thorin & Co. ran amok in Mirkwood "molesting people", but depict said incident in vivid detail!!!!!

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 8 2013, 10:08pm Views: 354 i am ordering one of those For my daughter for Christmas. She loves Bofur. Thanks OT! Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Riven Delve Tol Eressea Jul 9 2013, 12:59am Views: 354 Do the ponies' fur coats count? If so, I put in a vote for them. I also like Thror's beard ornaments, Thranduil's crown, Radagast's mismatched shoes, Fili's twin swords and knife-holding vambrance, Young Thorin's beard holder and his royal blue undercoat, and Balin's jeweler's loupe. But my absolute favorite... Thorin's wig. (Come on--somebody had to mention it. ) "To remember love after long sleep; to turn again to poetry after a year in the marketplace, or to youth after resignation to drowsy and stiffening old age; to remember what once you thought life could hold, after telling over with muddied and calculating fingers what it has offered; this is music, made after long silence."--The Hollow Hills

iduna Rivendell Jul 9 2013, 1:35am Views: 342 Dwalin's tattoos I don't want to have them myself, but they look fierce on him. I also love the knuckle-dusters, the big leather straps across his chest, and the Warg-pelt across his shoulders. In fact, I think Dwalin's entire look exudes barbaric splendor.

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 9 2013, 2:33am Views: 328 Indeed I loved Dwalin. He was just so perfectly done. I loved the tatoos and thought they were a very nice touch. Very awesome and fierce dwarf look overall. Good choice. Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Brethil Half-elven Jul 9 2013, 2:50am Views: 321 What a perfectly apt phrase! (and I agree BTW) // In Reply To In fact, I think Dwalin's entire look exudes barbaric splendor. Coming soon!- The first TORn Amateur Symposium, starts Sunday 21st July in the Reading Room. Closing date for essay submission Sunday 14th July, but even if you don't submit, join us for some interesting discussion on some different and personal ways of looking at Tolkien's work.

Arandir Gondor Jul 9 2013, 11:19am Views: 300 Radagast's hat ... don't know why but it's better than Bofur's! Plus, Balin's costume and Bilbo's red waistcoat 'A Tolkienist's Perspective' Blog

Ham_Sammy Tol Eressea Jul 9 2013, 2:40pm Views: 286 Oh and I forgot Bilbo's Buttons! Thank you for your questions, now go sod off and do something useful - Martin Freeman Twitter chat 3/1/13

Old Toby Grey Havens Jul 9 2013, 3:19pm Views: 281 Weta is now selling those great buttons! and since I've got a Bilbo outfit...."I'm getting one!" or um, a set of buttons actually! "Age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good." Harry Dresden (Jim Butcher)

Riven Delve Tol Eressea Jul 9 2013, 3:35pm Views: 276 I'm holding out to see if we can get the gold buttons from the last chapter of the book (and maybe TABA?)... "To remember love after long sleep; to turn again to poetry after a year in the marketplace, or to youth after resignation to drowsy and stiffening old age; to remember what once you thought life could hold, after telling over with muddied and calculating fingers what it has offered; this is music, made after long silence."--The Hollow Hills

Nira Lorien Jul 9 2013, 4:33pm Views: 305 Why don't they sell replica clothing items?!? I would buy them! Everything relating to Bilbo: I want his bag!!! His jackets and robe are lovely. I have a female version of his red jacket. Rivendell elves- I like that you can tell how their style in clothing evolved from Hobbit times to LOTR times. Beautiful dresses. All the dwarves' boots, especially Thorin's boots. The metal hair accessories- dwarves & elves. I'm surprised these aren't more available to buy. Thranduil's crown- not my style, but fits the character well I second the mentions of Thorin's coat and Kili's shirt. Very nice! Mithril vest deserves another mention. Wows me every time. I think I'm in the minority, but I didn't care for Galadriel's outfit. It's nearly identical to LOTR and the over-dress thing adds nothing. I do like her crown, though. I guess she's like gandalf-- the characters don't change much, nor need to change. "Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on. Don't the great tales never end?" -Samwise