My older brother was throwing a Halloween party this year, and let me tell you something – when my brother does anything, and I mean ANYTHING, he goes all out. That being considered, I knew there was going to be a lot of food, booze and a great turnout. So I thought to myself ‘Why … Read more
This is Jared at about age 7. These are two costumes we had from earlier years we thought would look good sewed together, it took alittle patience and some vision but I think the work paid off.It looks great and is very wearable and stylish, and with his cosplay while wearing it he brought it … Read more
This year I decided to be the Energizer Bunny. My family and I have been fans of the character since the ’80s, and I knew it would be a really fun and less common costume. I usually try to go all out every year, but I’ve never gotten better reactions or had so much fun … Read more
these headless costumes are always sure to please the crowd, whether it’s a headless Zombie or a headless Celebrity or even as headlessly married. I first designed one of these just the zombie around 2008 I had even made a rolling coffin from a wheel chair to go with, so that could stand inside and … Read more
Meet Dalek Caan. Dalek Caan is an elite Dalek and the last of the cult of Skaro. Instead of following the collective mind like the rest of the Daleks, he was made to imagine; think slightly different, creatively even. This is highly unusual Dalek behavior. He is especially important because, Dalek Caan ends up helping … Read more
After Seeing Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in the theater, I knew I had to make a Mad Hatter costume. I didn’t want to do it right after it came out because I didn’t want to be one of twenty Mad Hatters everywhere I went. Also I knew it would take a lot of work … Read more
Every year my friends and I do a group costume. We’re all in-shape, have creative spirits, and all commit to a theme even when it leaves some of us looking a little silly or hidden (as with last year when I ended up the Orko in our Masters of the Universe group because I one … Read more
This Halloween I created my first couples costumes! When my boyfriend and I first met this year we bonded over our love of video games. Together, we would play the villains and superheroes fighting game “Injustice.” After playing for a while we realized that he looked like the Joker! So, we came up with the … Read more
I wanted to be dark helmet the first time I saw Spaceballs back in the 80’s. Something different and stands out. I built the helmet from vacuum forming the lid off a Weber outdoor grill. I then added the skirts from syrene plastic. After dozens of rivets and glue bondo and a ton of sanding … Read more
My boyfriend is a high school special education teacher in Brooklyn, New York. Once he decided to grow out his hair to donate, all of his students started telling him how much he looked like Thor and well, they were all right. He decided to be Thor for Halloween to try to inspire his students … Read more
My daughter wanted a Cheshire Cat costume from The Disney cartoon version of Alice in Wonderland. The costumes you could purchase online were either too babyish or too grown-up sexy for a tween-ager. So I jumped into action! I found it a challenge to create an age-appropriate costume that was really cool. I started searching on … Read more
We dress up with a family theme every Halloween. This was our best ever. My three kids, Andrea age 3 was “Buzz”, Charlotte age 7 was “Jessie”, and Molly age 5 was the skinniest “Hamm” ever. My husband Andre is “Woody”, and our sweet au pair Christin, from Germany, was “Bo Peep”. But the most … Read more