This was a last minute costume. I had wanted to be Medusa for a while, but could never afford to pull it all together in time. Until last year! All on the day I was set to help my friends do their makeup and go out for the night. I bought some cyber dread falls … Read more
You can either make this costume yourself as I did or even buy it at a costume shop (good luck). Stuart Townsend is the vampire Lestat, who has awakened from a century-long slumber and turned his considerable energy to rock music. Lestat ‘s powerful music reaches the ear of the slumbering Akasha (Aaliyah), the millennia-old … Read more
Growing up my mom always helped me make my Halloween costume which was always a scary and gruesome character. For Halloween 2008 I was 21 years old and wanted to create a fun and unique costume. I have always been a huge Christina Aguilera fan and I thought what better costume then the dramatic version … Read more
I always get told I look like Katy Perry (I don’t see it, but she’s a babe so I’ll take it!) so I decided to be here for Halloween. I went with her candy land outfit from her California Gurls video and used things that I had already around the house (the white corset) and … Read more
I LOVE Lady Gaga, I have had the privilege of seeing her in concert twice and loved every moment. Once I saw the Lady Gaga bow-tie hair, I knew it had to be my next Halloween costume. Lady Gaga is all about design, shock, costumes, and anything out of the ordinary. I wasn’t sure where to start … Read more
So my friends and I decided that we should take our love for taco bell to a new level and be hot sauce packets for Halloween one year. Off to the drawing board we went…how are we going to execute this plan? Sure, we could just get colored dresses and then draw the words on … Read more
Crimson red highest quality sequins fabric, deep slit in front and deep scooped open back gown. I should mention that the fabric used has Lycra so it also does a job of hugging curves and also aids in support, but only when cut with the special pattern I use. I use 3/4″ invisible elastic in a … Read more
I made the tail just as I would a pillow and put elastic straps on it to wear like a backpack. Then I made an awesome tutu and hot glued some acorns to it! I also made boot covers and ears from the same fur I used for the tail. I would wear this everyday … Read more
This was for a last minute ABC party. For those of you who don’t know, ABC stands for Anything But Clothes. I wanted to create something different than the standard duck tape dress. To do this I went to our local Wegman’s Grocery Store and bought a bag of 100 Solo Cups. When I got … Read more
My boyfriend and I fell in love with the HBO show Game of Thrones based off the A Song of Ice and Fire books, so once Halloween rolled around we wanted to take our love to the next level and BE the characters. Although he is not wearing a wig, he is supposed to be … Read more
I bought a white seashell bra, a green ruffle bottom angled skirt, and after several stores a bright red wig. The wig was the hardest part to find since it needed to be long, have the right kind of bangs, and be the perfect shade of red! The wig was also the most expensive part … Read more
I LOVE skunks, so I decided I wanted to be a skunk for Halloween. I looked up costumes to buy, but all of them were very expensive, so I decided to make my own costume. I had a black dress already; so I had to buy boas (for the tail), white faux fur for the … Read more