Xena Pictures... Sorta.

So, this friend of mine was talking about Halloween costumes and he said hwo great it would be if he could get his wife to dress up as Xena, with the little leather bikini and the skirt, you know?

And I just happened to overhear him and so I mentioned that, well, gee, I used to do some costuming way back when, and so I'd be happy to make it, and he said, well, she'd never go along with it because she's just not that way, and I said, so what could she say if she walked in one night and found the full costume on her bed?

And so Xena, the warrior homemaker, was born.

You'll notice right away that this is not authentic; it's black suede and not brown leather. Well, that's what I could find for cheap in my local Goodwill: lots of little black suede skirts. Besides, he said, 'Oh, it's even *better* in black.'

Here's Xena ready for action.
Here she is feeling a little morehip...
and in a more contemplative mood.
Getting ready to do damage to some tomatoes...
and a closeup while she considers the best angle of attack.
The conqueror triumphs!
The victory dance...
and the post-victory-celebration unwinding in the red light district.

In addition, here's a special chain mail curvature picture entirely unrelated to the above.