Does anyone know what I could use to fake a prison uniform? I would just get one, except that I can only find them in sizes ten times too large.
Guard or prisoner? If prisoner, a lot of the videos show the gals in white -- so white scrubs or white sweats/warm-ups (if elastic in the leg bottoms, just cut it off or cut out the elastic part and they'll look more like pants and cut the sleeves to make the top short sleeved) no make-up, no jewelry, no fancy hairstyle, maybe just pulled back in a pony tail. If you want to go with the old-timey stereo-typical prisoner look, get the black eletrical tape and make stripes on your white outfit. Guard? Black slacks, belted if possible, with white short-sleeved shirt tucked in, black shoes, hair slicked back in bun -- and buy some cheap badge (kids toy department -- usually can find those little police kits with the gun, badge, handcuffs, etc.). Or if you just happen to have beige pants and a beige short-sleeved shirt (Hah! -- the boy scout type - might be pushing it, huh?) Some times they wear blue uniforms, or the beige ones -- but those may be hard to find -- so just create the illusion with the black or dark navy pants and white shirt with badge accessories (even if you resemble a police woman more than a guard -- it's the illusion that you're after for your class scene -- it ain't Broadway as us community theatre costumers are often forced to say).
