Very simple and inexpensive! My two friends and I were trying to decide on a costume that is rarely seen (for women). We decided we would be the Mario Brothers – Mario, Luigi and Wario (Mario’s evil twin). We all picked a color and bought alike items to match. Items we used: 1. Hat (Painted … Read more
My youngest nephew is a hoot for dressing up. He’s been everything from a cowboy to a pirate to a power ranger. His imagination is boundless: just like his energy. In January of this year at just 3 years of age he asked me for a Bowser costume. At first I (naively) assumed I could … Read more
This is my Mario costume very easy to do. I went to Home Depot down the painting isle grabbed pant interns hat and spray painted it red and made the M logo out of white and black paint this only took me two days to do. I bought a red long sleeve shirt some suspenders … Read more
Hi awesome DIYers, my name is Eliah and I’m 14 years old from Israel. This Purim (a Jewish holiday in which you dress up) my best friend and I decided to dress up as Mario and Luigi because it’s the perfect couple costume, it reminds us of our childhood and lastly, easy to recognize and … Read more
We decided to dress up as Princess Peach and Mario Couple Costume characters because my husband and I always joked that since he loved video games that I would think it would be sexy if he dressed up as Mario as opposed to a fireman. Being Mario he needed to have his lovely lady too!!! For … Read more
My name is Emily and I live in Austin, Texas. Each year at Halloween I make it my mission to create a costume that is not only eye-catching, but also from something I personally like. For years I have been jealous of the elaborate politically correct Princess Peach gowns, but I don’t have the funds or the … Read more
My best friend and I have been friends for almost 18 years and we had never celebrated Halloween together in our adult lives!! So after buying my first house in April the first thing we did was grab the wine and computer and searched for sexy ideas. There were so many good ideas it was hard to choose from, Ninja turtles, Thing One … Read more
After finally settling on a couples costume that my boyfriend agreed on, Princess Peach and Mario, we started looking for costumes we could buy to make it easier. All of the ones we found in stores or online were either super cheesy looking or too expensive. So I decided we could be creative and do … Read more
My brother is a huge computer game fan and what more fitting way to celebrate his 30th birthday with a computer game character themed fancy dress party!!! I was on a budget so had to think of a good character, but I wanted to put a lot of effort in considering it was for his … Read more
I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to dress up as for Halloween. I really wanted it to be Mario related, specifically from old-fashioned super Nintendo games because those are my all-time favorite! I didn’t have the money to afford a great, detailed costume, so I looked around my dorm room for ideas. Then, I saw a small box … Read more
Every year I ask my kids what they want to be for Halloween. This year my 6 year old said Bowser. I couldn’t tell him no. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I was ready for a challenge. I started out by finding a pattern to help me. I used 2 patterns, one from McCalls and the other … Read more
My friend and I decided to dress up in cute and simple Mario and Luigi costumes. The total cost was about $30.00. We bought children’s red and green shirts ($4.00), hats ($4.00), black fleece fabric ($1.00) and decal a M and L from Hobby Lobby. We could not find a green hat so we used … Read more