“Pretty woman, walking down the street.” Who can ever extricate Julia Roberts from the role propelled her to stardom as Vivian, a courtesan with a heart? Lucky for you, you can revisit her in her moment of glory in this awesome collection of Pretty Woman costumes.
Hollywood costume designers have nothing on these terrific homemade costumes. Most of the costumes here involve the iconic white tank top and blue miniskirt outfit. One clever way to attach them together is with a shower ring. Another is with a circle binder clip.
Top it off with a blonde bob and you are good to go! For an additional accessory, you can take along a guy in a business suit.
Enjoy being a lady of the night. And don’t be surprised if many people want to take their picture with you. (One woman even had her boyfriend pushed aside!)
Honestly, I ran out of time to make a costume this year – just didn’t get around to it. Ack! What to do?! I can’t buy a premade costume – the horror! So, I needed something fast and easy. That’s when it came to me. What’s “faster” and “easier” than a hooker? I asked my … Read more
I’ve always loved Julia Roberts in her iconic role as Viv in Pretty Woman. When I found the red jacket and blue mini skirt on a clearance rack for just a few dollars each, I took it as a sign to make this Pretty Woman costume. I’m not exactly crafty or a seamstress, so some … Read more
For the Pretty Woman Costume Dress: Purchased a cheap white tank top & bleached an old blue tank dress. Purchased rings from AC Moore for the connection. My aunt is a seamstress so I got lucky and she put it together. For the Pretty Woman Costume Jacket: My aunt let me borrow her old red … Read more
I bought a cheap tank top from Forever 21, some blue fabric and metal rings (which I’m pretty sure are actually meant to make purses) from the local Hobby Lobby and got to work came out to something around $15 total. I already had some black boots and a blonde wig (don’t ask) from previous … Read more
I have been told I look like Julia Roberts since I was in grade school. Halloween is the perfect time to test this! I went to a huge warehouse in the South Loop of Chicago and bought some blue lycra material for the skirt. I then headed to Marshall’s for a tank top. With these … Read more
I had my Vivian Ward (aka ‘Pretty Woman’) costume made from scratch using a wife beater, the blue fabric and some metal rings then having a seamstress put it all together for me. I bought a green canvas bag (that i still use) black patent boots, a blond wig and a little black hat. I … Read more
I’ve always loved the movie Pretty Woman and had wanted to dress up as her for Halloween. However there were none out there to purchase. This year I finally decided to make my own. I started off with the boots. I ordered thigh-high boots on eBay and they weren’t as expensive as I thought they’d … Read more
I first searched online for a good costume I could buy, but to my disappointment there were no good ones to be found. So, I decided to make my own – a Vivian from Pretty Woman costume! I started with some trips to the thrift store and craft/fabric store. My friend told me about a … Read more
I wanted to bring back Vivian, Julia Roberts’ character from the classic Pretty Woman! I went with the blue short skirt and white tank with the attached ring along with the classic short blond wig, black hat, black tall boots with condoms hanging out of them, her classic shoulder bag and the red jacket hanging … Read more
I have never sewed anything more than some quilts, but this wasn’t too bad! You’ll need: – blue nylon fabric – white fabric – any metal ring (I used plastic ones found in the purse making section of my fabric store) – blonde wig – black hat – knee high boots or shoe covers – … Read more
I had more fun being Pretty Woman than I ever have during Halloween! We were in New Orleans for Halloween. I even got engaged in my costume that night! (My boyfriend was Edward (Richard Gere’s character). For the dress, I dyed the fabric for the skirt and had side seams, and darts around the top … Read more
I have wanted to be Vivian from Pretty Woman for years now but I didn’t know how to sew. This year I bought a sewing machine and started ordering all the different parts of the costume. The jacket was purchased on EBay and the dress was modified to include the silver rings (bracelets) in the … Read more