The year I wore this Homemade Lion Tamer Ringmaster Costume from Britney Spear’s song “Circus”. It was popular and I really loved the costumes in the video. This costume, made mostly from thrift store finds and eBay items. Items needed: Top Hat – From Savers Thrift Store Vest or Jacket with Tails – From local … Read more
I used to have a job working as a character in a costume, and though it was difficult at first, I learned to love talking to people using only body language. So this year I decided to be a mime to relive those days of talking with only my hands. This was the perfect idea … Read more
This year me and my sister wanted to be something scary for Halloween and had the idea to be clowns for a while now. People are always saying we look alike on a normal basis so we decided we would do a ‘twin-clown’ idea with opposite black and white pieces. Then we decided that one … Read more
I got it into my head that I wanted to use some sort of fake hair for my Halloween costume, so I ended up deciding on a bearded lady costume. Once I settled on that idea, I figured I needed to fully commit to being a carny. For me, this meant layers. The beard and … Read more
I thought of dressing my son, Robbie, as a strong man for Halloween shortly after he was born. However, I knew I had to wait patiently for him to be able to walk. I knew the costume would not be as cute as possible unless he was walking and able to take direction to hold … Read more
This is a Homemade Krusty the Clown Halloween Costume from The Simpsons. For Krusty, I drew immediate inspiration. The biggest challenge for me was, of course, emulating that zany hair. How I did it(from head down): I cut up a long, wool-like, aqua-green scarf from Walgreens into two pieces. I then filled each end with … Read more