There are no costume slackers at the FanX comic convention in Salt Lake City.

Jordan Hagen, for example, started on his Gandalf the Grey costume, a character from “The Lord of the Rings,” roughly six months ago.

After searching across the internet for an authentic-looking Gandalf costume, Hagen failed to find anything pre-made that matched the quality he had in mind. So he hired a professional local costume maker to hand make one for him.

The costumer, who is highly selective about her clients, first interviewed Hagen, to make sure he was serious enough about Gandalf to make him worthy of her devoted efforts.

Hagen told her how he has been “super into wizards,” particularly Gandalf, since he was a kid. He even refers to the character as “uncle Gandalf.”

The costume, which cost Hagen $

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