Costume ponderings. Input?

Pondering Pondering Pondering...about nothing of any real importance. :)

So LoJ is this Friday, and I'm really short on time to make a costume. I was planning to do a cool steampunk lady costume with corset, skirt with bustle, gun, belt, and hat (hat curtoursey of Christal). But time is short and I rather take my time putting together something GOOD instead of trying to rush it and half ass the whole thing. Don't get me wrong...still planning on finishing the costume. But right now I only have a couple days to make a corset, blouse, skirt with bustle, finish the gun, and build the belt. Right now all I got is a hat since it was a Christmas gift..damn I love that hat.

Soooo I'm considering changing gears and whipping up something a bit quicker and easier for the night. I was going to haul out some of my middle eastern patterns and put together a quick Fire Djinn costume. All I'll need to make is the gwazie and the chamise and that's about it. I can put together a head piece or turban pretty quickly and everything else I have stashed away in my SCA clothes....or i just just make everything green and go as a Green Djinn. Haven't desided on color yet. I also will be matching with Capt'n since he's wearing his Aba to LoJ.  I could make something really awesome..but  then there would be no hat...and I love that hat.

So yeah, I'm torn. Do I go for the gold and try to pull an entire steampunk costume out of my ass and go half finished? Or do I go the easier route where I know I can finish up the costume quick and with all the details intact. And if I do the Djinn instead..do I go orange/red or do I go green/earth tones?

I'm really love both ideas too so I'm sure whatever I wear I'll be happy with.


Input?