Halloween Costumes!

Ok, so I know its not for another two and a half months, BUT I can't stop thinking of Halloween… Probably because its on a Friday, meaning I am willing to actually go out and party, MEANING that I’m willing to dress up. Yeah, Its been quite a few years since I last dressed up for Halloween…

So does anyone have any fun ideas? I’m actually thinking of going to an army surplus store and maybe dressing up as “Army Chick”.

Or I could always go with the bunny ears… pared up with… something…

Butter fly wings?

A Jester?

UGHH. I just Don’t Know. Seriously, not dressing up for years really puts a hinder on your ‘dressing up creativity lobe’.

Ok, so two three questions for you!

1)      Any cute ideas here for costume ideas? I’m a wee-bit modest (ie- not gonna wear a mini-skirt or a strap-less top…) “Make-at-home” ideas are awesome too.

2)      Are there any type of costume etiquette out there? Any ‘Faux-pas’ that people should be aware of? Any personal Faux-pas?

3)      What is THE worst costume you’ve ever endured/witnessed?

The last couple of years, my friends had a Halloween party the Friday before Halloween. The only costume I remember wearing, actually, we a semi-sexy Little Bo Peep thing. I have a white eyelet shirt, a hugely puffy, tutu-esque white skirt, a huge candy cane for a staff, and wore a blue and white brassiere thing over the shirt. It was kind of cute.

The worst costume was... this girl came with a ridiculous looking long black wig, black mini-dress, fishnets, highheeled knee high boots. I don't know what she was supposed to be. I'll assume hooker, though.

Let's see. I think you should take some famous figure, maybe from a recent film, and put a quirky or funny twist on it. Or maybe just something clever. My sister was thinking about going dressed up as a 1950s Leave it to Beaver type mom. And then claim to be "your mom".

I don't know. But have fun with it!

I was rainbow brite last year and it was awesome! Everyone loved it! 

Every year, I go to a local thrift store or resale shop to get ideas.  I love making Halloween cotumes for me and my husband, and I always get great ideas and find pieces that I can use at Goodwill or Salvation Army.  You wouldn't believe the amount of supplies that you can find for cheap!  Good luck and have fun!

last year i was Elly May Clampett, year before that, peg bundy, year before that marilyn monroe.

i LOVE halloween! i think this year i may be going as my favorite historical figure of all time, Anne Boleyn.

I'm going as Slave Leia to one party and also wearing a Uhura red mini dress (show length, or lack thereof) to another. I'm leaving my modesty at the door this year. ;) I've never been one to show off my body, so Halloween is pretty much my Go Crazy day. Of course, those costumes are modest compared to some things I have seen, especially at sci-fi conventions....

The parties I attend always have themes, though, so that helps. This year's themes are Star Wars and a murder mystery set in space.

If I end up going to third party, I'll probably go as Selene from Underworld. I already have the prescription blue contacts. I'm such a geek....

 

I would like my hubby, son and I to dress up as the Three Little Pigs, or Lil red riding hood, he can be the wolf, and my son can be the "basket" of goodies! Or the Three Little Bears.

Halloween is a really good excuse for girls to turn anything into sluts.

Police,nurses,sailors,fairies,disney princesses, you name it,, 18 year old girls have made them look like hookers.

Original Post by madeleine7:

My sister was thinking about going dressed up as a 1950s Leave it to Beaver type mom. And then claim to be "your mom".

 

LOL, I like that. I think I may end up stealing it =].
Last year I was a "lame excuse"- wrote "My dog ate my homework" on my shirt & walked with a cane haha. It was one of those "holy hell, Halloween's tomorrow & I don't have a costume!" costumes haha

My aunt & uncle always dress up together, & they usually get really creative/clever with it. They make their own stuff & all. They've been the Flintstones, Raggedy Ann & Andy, a priest & a nun, etc.

in the 4th grade, i wanted to be a blue dragon for halloween, so i asked my mom to make me the costume..

i don't know how that blue dragon turned into a purple dinosaur, but i was nicknamed "barney's sister" for years after that :|

YAAY!! I love this topic! I was actually just talking with some friends about the awesome Halloween parties we used to have. We would go all-out childish combined with a little bit of Martha Stewart. It was amazing fun and I want throw another Halloween party as soon as I can (this year looks like a no-no though, because I'm renting a basement from a family with small kids, so they won't want to be kept up until the werewolves are done howling at the moon)

Anyways...
1) Cute ideas? hmmm. If you're something like a butterfly/dragonfly/fairy you can always make it as modest as you want while still having a lot of range as far as colours, makeup, style of the main outfit, hair, etc. go. I know they're all pretty run of the mill costumes, but they are things that you can either go all out on, or just slap on wings and appropriate normal clothes and go.
2) Faux pas? Being invited to a costume party and showing up dressed as "yourself". So not fun, so a buzzkill, so lazy.
3) The worst costume I ever endured was probably the year I decided that I had never gone out to the bar on Halloween and that if I was going to, I'd be something slutty for once in my life. Holy geeze, I did not realize how slutty my costume was, but let's just say I looked like a hooker with tiny little ladybug wings on. I also drove that night, so didn't get to drink any liquid confidence (or shamelessness :P haha) It was a long night.

Actually, a few of my girlfriends and I were thinking that we'd hit the bars in the classic "lingerie + animal item" gear. Except that instead of little ears, we'd be wearing these huge ugly gorilla masks that cover your whole head. I think it could end up being fun, but we would have to go somewhere where we wouldn't recognize anyone at the door

I dressed up as mulan last halloween party. except all the girls at the party wore sailor/nurse/princess costumes with short skirts, maybe i would dare to wear something short (i normally don't) this halloween.

my bf dressed up as house. he wore a sports jacket, used a cane, carried that signature pill bottle and grew 2 days of beard.

A friend and I went dressed as the guitarists for ZZ Top.

We went to Savers and bought a cowboy hat and a bowler hat, already had the leather jackets, the bandannas and the "cheap" sunglasses. I borrowed cowboy boots and we made beards out of granny wigs that were on sale.

We were pretty impressive if I must say so myself.

Funny. ZZ Top is on the radio right now. haha.

HAA! aimee that is hilarious, i think you should totally do that!

A gangster girl is easy to pull off and still be modest yet sexy.

Try a pinstrip to the knee pencil skirt or high waisted pinstripe trouser pant, with a button up blouse, suspenders (with a gun holster) or a tight little vest with a bright silk hanky in the pocket, a black fedora hat (you must wear it tilted on your head), sexy pumps or boots, don't forget the extra long/slim smokes (even if you are a none smoker), the deep red lipstick and don't leave your house w/o the right attitude.

If you have a significant other it's easy to dress him up too, most men have a suit, and you can figure out the rest.

On a side note... I NEVER purchase my costumes from a halloween store, they are expensive and cheaply made.  I use stuff I have and buy extras to make it work.  I also get a lot of compliments and usually end up winning prizes because it looks realistic and I don't go  with the less is more approach like most.

Too early?! PLEASE! i start thinking of my next halloween costume after new years eve, haha. Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday!

whoever said it was right, at least in college anyway, halloween has apparently turned into an excuse for s to dress like s. It's actually no longer halloween, but a skin bearing contest. whose shoes can be the shiniest, highest, whose legs can be the barest, who skirt can be the shortest or easiest to look up, whose cleavage can hang out the best, and whose hair and makeup can look the most -film.

anyway, i love doing matching halloween costumes. last year i dressed as poison ivy the villan from batman, and my ex-boyfriend dressed as batman. the year before that he and i dressed as "catholic school kids gone bad" with cigarettes behind our ears, our shirts untucked, etc. the year before that my roomate and i were "good /bad ", and the year before that i was in high school and went as a black cat.

this year i am hoping i can convince my boyfriend to dress up as clarence so i can dress as alabama from the huge shoot-out scene in the movie "true romance". that or 2008 bonnie and clyde.

some easy/cheap stuff is dressing like any animal, really.  they sell simple masks/ears/tails for almost any animal. you could also go for stuff like an athelete, farmer, angel, .

i had one friend who blue up a bunch of purple balloons and attatched them to his clothes (he was grapes!). another friend cut out a head and arm holes in a big box, wrapped it in gift wrap, and attatched a "gift tag" that read "To Women, From God" HAHAHAHA that was a good one!!!

another really good one that never got old(and definately won't for you, since it will be your first time doing it) is the "burnt out rockband" my best friends were all guys, and every single year of college, since they were so broke every year, they'd go to the thrift store and purposefully buy the craziest, most ill-fitting clothes they could find. they'd grow ridiculous facial hair like chops and handlebar moustaches. HAH! i love my friends!

It's been a tradition of mine to dress up on Halloween as a cat (more specifically, I'm Asian Kitty).

This year, however, I think I might go as a Young Pioneer xD.  My dad got uniforms in China for me recently so I think that might be the perfect opportunity to wear it.  I really want to get a tu-tu though, so I kind of want to be a ballerina or fairy or something.

One of my favorites was a couple (the wife was ~6 months preggo) who dressed as a priest and a pregnant nun.  Cracked me up.

Last year my husband and I were Robin Hood and Maid Marion; the theme was famous couples, dead or alive, so I bought a long blond wig, a renaissance style dress, and my husband got a sword, wore boots, slim pants, flowing top.... 

Our hosts were Antony and Cleopatra, there was a cheerleader and football player, a Civil War soldier and a nurse, Marilyn Monroe and JFK... uhm, I don't remember others that aren't inside jokes...

 

I tend to repeat the same costumes over and over:

- School girl slut

- Slutty witch

- Alice in Wonderland

- My Renaissance fair costume if I get desperate.

Basically, I use halloween to dress up like a complete tramp, and get away with it in public.  :)