After watching some old school A-Team cartoons with pops, I got Mikade stoked on portraying the iconic character. I cut his hair. Glasses and vest were bought from Goodwill. We ironed on the word A-team on this vest which was adorned with jewels prior to the work I put in it. Shorts were size 24-month, … Read more
First off my boyfriend and I weren’t sure what we wanted to dress as, I was at Party Sty and a costume for Chong caught my eye, it had the wig, bandanna, sideburns, mustache, beard, goatee and glasses in it already and only cost $14.99. Went to the local thrift store and purchased a jean … Read more
I always shoot for authenticity when it comes to costumes, it is the small details that make the difference. So the overalls, boots, and red under armor (to cover up a store bought “muscle shirt”) were the easy parts. I shaved my head, so the Mohawk was attached with double face tape, and the makeup … Read more
I am wearing the costume. My costume is loosely based on David Bowie’s early personas, Ziggy Stardust and Halloween Jack (Rebel Rebel/Diamond Dogs era). I bought a shiny red orange David Bowie looking wig and the authentic vintage 70’s button up shirt from eBay I bought the polka dot scarf for only $2 at Goodwill. I … Read more
The theme I chose for my kids this year was 80’s and who is cooler than Mr. T? First I secured a Mr. T talking key chain on Amazon, from there I re used my son’s Spiderman muscle top from our Super hero Halloween. His regular barber hooked him up with a modern Mohawk and … Read more
I have always tried to get my husband to do a “couples costume”. He never would because he likes to make his own and actually win’s a lot of costume contests. I came up with this idea of a Cheech and Chong couple costume for the two of us and he totally went for it … Read more
My younger brother and I decided to dress up as Cheech & Chong, but not just the original get up. We handmade them and got so many props on Halloween night, and to add to the touch to Chong I got dust brake on my hands and rubbed it on my arms and face to … Read more
I couldn’t find anything online that looked remotely original, so I had to try and get all this Mr T Costume together myself. I bought a latex head cover and a regular wig, cut out the Mr T hairstyle then trimmed the wig down substantially. For the dungarees I got some white ones and dyed … Read more
My name is Lindsay and for a costume golf tournament a few years ago I decided to go as Mr. T. Being female, I felt that my biggest challenge was figuring out how I could even try to begin to mimic Mr. T’s body. I ordered a fake chest online and built the rest of … Read more
Mr. T is my idol for so many different reasons. Not only is his look one of the most recognizable and iconic looks ever, he is a great role model and stands for what’s good and decent in this world. When I decided on a Homemade Mr. T Costume , I broke it down to … Read more
My husband and I were Cheech and Chong from the Up in Smoke Battle of the bands scene! We were the hit of the party, my husband even had a little roadie guitar as a prop. Image the looks we got when HE was the one in the pink tutu and I had a full … Read more
For my son, Robbie’s 3rd Halloween, I decided that he would make a cute Charlie Chaplin. The men in my husband’s family are known for their big dark eye brows, much like Chaplin’s. I knew I had to get a few things right – his mustache, suit, and hat. After buying a suit, I folded … Read more