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Halloween Costumes
Oct 13^th, 2005 at 6:40am

There's been bits and pieces about costumes around the board - I know Sakina has some great face painting in her journal. What are the rest of you doing this year? What are your favorite costumes from the past?

Here is the site I got my wings from, in my avatar:
http://www.buycostumes.com/productgridview.aspx?pCatID=makeupandaccessories&cCat...

And a better picture of my costume is here:
http://www.loopfree.net/gallery/album65

I also got my elf ears there:
http://www.buycostumes.com/productgridview.aspx?pCatID=makeupandaccessories&cCat...

I can't remember where I got the stockings, but I know it was a lingerie site.

For the wings, I had to sew regular ribbon to it because it came with ugly white elastic. The wings are heavy, and the elastic eventually caused it to droop and swing.

Here's a woman who has SUPER COOL wings, but I can't find them anywhere
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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #1 - Oct 13^th, 2005 at 11:12am

My favorite costume of all time was when I was a kid. My mother made Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy costumes for my sister and me. They were the cutest costumes ever. I'll have to see if I can dig up an old picture of us and scan it.

Another favorite was the dragon costume I made for my son when he was young. It had a 4 foot tail that dragged behind him. I had to put a hand loop on the tail so he could go trick or treating and not have it get all dirty. That costume made it around the neighborhood for many years - I know I saw at least 8 different kids wear it to my door before it finally fell apart!

I'm not very good at adult costumes. Tongue

I'll have to live vicariously through all you young, creative types!

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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #2 - Oct 13^th, 2005 at 4:37pm

Khrome, that's so cool...I didn't realize that was a pic of you in your avatar (you must be picture perfect!). You look sooo cute in that costume, I love it!

My favorite halloween costume is when I dressed as a "dead prom queen". I borrowed an old prom dress w/ long gloves from my sister in law, and did my hair so that it looked like an updo that went thru hell! For my makeup, I made my skin really white and did a lot of black around my eyes, and bright red on my lips with a trickle of blood coming from the corner of my mouth. And for the final touch...a sawed-off noose hanging around my neck, voila! It looked pretty cool, and I got a lot of compliments that year, but that's when I had the time to do stuff like that (no more Cry

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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #3 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 5:20am

Well, of course I've got to jump in here!!!
If you're looking for Adult Costumes, check out www.howcool.com
there's tons of stuff to choose from. However, it can take a long time to get stuff from them so you really have to plan ahead-but at least you'll get some ideas!

In my journal I've posted Halloween pics from 2 years ago-I have one picture of me from last year (its a terrible picture Tongue

) but I only dressed up one night-I was out of town for my friends annual party. I'll be there with fangs on this year!!

Khrome-I have a pair of wings (nowhere near as pretty as yours) and had a big problem with them flopping around. I didn't think of adding ribbon! I tried to look at the last link and got some lady's personal add. Wierd.

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Halloween Costumes Reply #4 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 11:18am Sakina - that personal ad used to have a picture of the lady wearing some really cool wings. Since that picture is no longer being displayed, I have removed the link.
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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: Halloween Costumes Reply #5 - Oct 14^th, 2005 at 12:34pm Well, I knew Khrome wasn't crazy so the pic must have been there at one point! As a newbie mod it didn't occurr to me to remove it myself. (DUH!) Besides that, I thought I might have missed something when I didn't see the pic she described.
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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #6 - Oct 15^th, 2005 at 5:53am

All of your costumes sound neat! BB, I loved Raggedy Ann when I was little. I wonder if they still make the dolls?

One of the neatest costumes I've seen was my mom - she had a dress made based on Strawberry Shortcake. It was all to scale, so she really did look like a giant doll. It's kind of funny because that was over 20 years ago, and now wearing dresses like that is a popular trend in Japan. If you want to know what I mean by "to scale", it's kind of like the dresses at this site:

http://www.metamorphose.gr.jp/english/index.html

Here's an article that talks about the trend, if you're interested:

http://www.morbidoutlook.com/fashion/articles/2002_07_gothiclolita.html

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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #7 - Oct 15^th, 2005 at 6:07am

*in idiot fangirl mode* Yay, I love the Japanese gothic subculture! If it weren't so humid and hot here, I'd probably wear that sort of clothes...ah, but perhaps not as an everyday look.

If anyone is interested, there's a Japanese company that sells Japanese gothic lolita costumes: www.cosmates.jp (click on "gothic lolita dresses").

Oh, and www.avantgauche.co.uk has scans of magazines that are about the gothic lolita scene and links to on-line stores that sell that type of clothing.

Okay, I'm done freaking everyone out. *end idiot fangirl mode*

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bio_muse Amethyst Offline Have you put roses in your hair today? Posts: 42 West Virginia Gender:	Re: Halloween Costumes Reply #8 - Oct 15^th, 2005 at 8:19pm Well, this year for halloween I'm going as a pirate. I just went to the fabric store today to get some of those coins on a ribbon to braid in to my hair for my costume. I'll try and get a picture when I do it & let y'all know how it goes.
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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: Halloween Costumes Reply #9 - Oct 15^th, 2005 at 10:56pm oh, those gothic lolita skirts euh, when again is halloween exactly!?? ~¤hides behind the bed¤~
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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #11 - Oct 15^th, 2005 at 11:07pm

Costume time again. I love having the chance to dress up(what girl doesn't?) Grin

Usually my halloween costumes are pretty simple. I've been a geisha, a hula girl, an angel. This year I'm hoping to be able to put together a bellydancing outfit, or Belle(from disney's animated Beauty and The Beast). I would also consider being a fairy or elf.
Someday, I'll be Buttercup, from the Princess Bride.

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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #12 - Oct 16^th, 2005 at 5:12am

Quote:

*in idiot fangirl mode* Yay, I love the Japanese gothic subculture! If it weren't so humid and hot here, I'd probably wear that sort of clothes...ah, but perhaps not as an everyday look.

If anyone is interested, there's a Japanese company that sells Japanese gothic lolita costumes: www.cosmates.jp (click on "gothic lolita dresses").

Oh, and www.avantgauche.co.uk has scans of magazines that are about the gothic lolita scene and links to on-line stores that sell that type of clothing.

Okay, I'm done freaking everyone out. *end idiot fangirl mode*

Thanks, Juri! I've never seen gothic lolita dresses-I think I might get one for my artsong recital. FUN!

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juri Stardust Offline Posts: 1341 USA Gender:	Re: Halloween Costumes Reply #13 - Oct 16^th, 2005 at 5:53am You're welcome, Sakina! You can also find things on eBay by typing "gothic lolita" (then click on women's clothing after the initial results come up) or "egl" (short for elegant gothic lolita). Some of the sellers custom make lolita outfits, but I don't know how well made those items are.
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Re: Halloween Costumes
Reply #14 - Oct 16^th, 2005 at 3:10pm

Juri:
"Okay, I'm done freaking everyone out. *end idiot fangirl mode*"

You're not freaking me at all! I am familiar with this culture and have followed Japanese fashion for some time. Cosplay costumes have been around for at least as long as I have been on line. (which right now exceeds 10 years).

I have designed a few things based on this trend that are still is sketch mode, (ie, the knee high socks, platform shoes, boots, and shorter, frilly dresses) for some time. Generally I do not show them but if there is interest, I might.

I have read the article Khrome mentioned. I think it's a couple years old. Surely the trend contiues.

An example of anime art from Rodent:

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