A Clockwork Orange Costume Part 8: Pete's cuff links

Pete has large cuff link on each arm. It is difficult to tell what they are, so I am going to say this is a part of the costume with which you may take liberties. I am probably going to use something like these star links:

A Clockwork Orange Costume Part 7: Pete's epaulettes

These are hard to see, but Pete has bloody eyeballs on his shoulders, similar to Alex's cuff dressings. You can get these on eBay sometimes, but they are generally a part of the entire costume, which makes it costly. You can make them easily from either doll eyes or bouncy balls (I got some at Target in the Halloween section that already have eyes painted on) with a section of the bottom cut off in a slant so that it is looking up at you (the eye pointing toward you if your forearm were at a 90 degree angle) along with some fake blood and some hot glue. I will post instructions when I actually do it, since there are none available. I will say, if you are doing it for Alex, to be authentic, you should actually put the eyeball on a tan, not white, background to match the codpiece. See this image.

Here is a close-up of the some eB eyeballs Alex wears, which are ostensibly the same as Pete's (only on cuffs instead of shoulders).

I have been measuring several photos and it seems like Alex's hand, from wrist to where his pinky finger begins, is right at four inches. His cuff is around three inches, and the measurements of the off-white patch where the eyeball sits is:

6cm x 5.5cm

So far I am experimenting with khaki (his patch seems a bit off-white) as well as a light vinyl leather looking fabric.

A Clockwork Orange Costume Part 1: The boots worn by Alex and co.

After doing some research, it seems like all of the droogs as well as Alex wear the same pairs of boots. I was worried at first because I thought I'd have to shell out big money to import some British army boots, but it turns out that the boots are clearly US issued military boots. Specifically, the boots are vintage split-sole Corcoran paratrooper jump boots.

Unfortunately, that means getting a pair can be difficult and expensive. I have been looking at eBay and many of them are a brown/rust color; I believe these are from WWII and the Korean war. Therefore, any newer than that should be black. You can get new paratrooper boots for around $150, but the droogs boots look well-worn and have an older style shine and sole.

Look at the heels and count the pins holding them in place: 13 exactly.

It is also very difficult to find the split-sole shoes that Alex and co. wear. The regular sole jump boots from the 60s look virtually identical to the ones Alex wears. I purchased a set for around $75 in good shape. Any set of used Corcoran model 1500 boots will look good, and the only detail it won't have is the split sole (I can't imagine anyone calling you out on this detail, but if they do, give me their info so I can congratulate them).

The problem with Pete from A Clockwork Orange

Pete is obviously smart. He doesn't screw with Alex much and is often spared punishment. He is also quite stealthy, and spends the least time in front of the camera. Unfortunately, this makes it difficult to reconstruct his outfit. And while a casual viewer may say "They all wear the same thing," this is not true at all. Georgie has a downright bizarre outfit with a knit shirt and bloody bullet nipple things, and Alex has some sort of Edwardian or military, double pocket shirt, as well as those eyeball cuffs, among other details. Dim has a stripped shirt and eyeball suspenders. And Pete, well pete has a completely different shirt (no collar), different suspenders, that black beret, a totally different weapon, different eyeballs, large white buttons, and some bitching makeup. We'll get to all of this shortly but suffice to say, it is not easy being Pete.