I’ve always loved the 1940’s and what a better costume idea to have and enjoy the look of the 40’s than a Carmen Miranda costume! I knew I’d have to make my own costume as no store bought one would do her justice. I’d never sewed before so I borrowed a friend’s sewing machine and … Read more
I absolutely love this homemade Katy Perry Halloween costume idea, I spent at least 5 hours creating it, all from scratch. I took the starting idea from Katy Perry’s video “California Girls” and spun from there, Each of the candies are made from foam, paper, fabric and glitter- all done by hand! I made the … Read more
I’m a big Lady Gaga Fan and I have followed her fashions and looks for quite some time. With Lady Gaga there are so many different looks to choose from! I was browsing through some of her more photographed looks and came up with this Lady Gaga Costume. She has done several variations on this … Read more
I made this Carmen Miranda costume for my daughter several years ago. A friend of mine was doing an “It’s a Small World” float for our local parade. All of the children were to dress from a different country. After looking up costumes at our local library I decided on a Carmen Miranda look. I … Read more
My husband and I dressed up for Halloween in 2006 as Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, right before they split. The Britney Spears and K-Fed Costumes are pretty self explanatory. We went to Goodwill and got the cheapest tackiest clothes that Britney would wear, some high platform shoes, cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses, and I … Read more
I had tickets to a celebrity look-alike show, and decided to work with what I had – short, bright red hair, and a sewing machine. The particular homemade Ziggy Stardust costume I chose to make was striped with pink, blue and silver, with a green, silver and orange striped collar and shoulder pieces. Naturally, it’s … Read more
I have been a big Madonna fan for a long time. I decided to try to make a famous outfit of hers from a plain piece of canvas. I pleated it, then treated like a one piece swimsuit-like piece, then corseted them all together so it laced up on the sides. It snaps on the … Read more
This coolest homemade Flavor Flav costume was relatively cheap last Halloween. It was company appropriate and everyone enjoyed it. I got the viking hat from any regular costume store. The clock had to be right so I found one with some ling on it. The jump suit came from Walmart, nothing too fancy, it’s just … Read more
Lady Gaga in “Born this way” video is my youngest daughter’s costume this year. I used her regular clothing; black pants, white tank, blazer type jacket, in which I stuffed plastic bags in her shoulder pads to make it look rounded. I made a black bow tie with a piece of garbage bag. I purchased … Read more
This Homemade Carmen Miranda Halloween Costume was fun to make. Most people today, I imagine, do not even know who Carmen Miranda was! First, I went shopping for all kinds of fruit and bright material. I took an old lime green top and sewed layers of bright material onto a piece of material and then … Read more
Inspired by Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” music video, I did my own version of the cupcake bustier top outfit Katy Perry wore. I made the bustier, the high-waisted shorts, candy necklace, hair bow piece, shoes, and finished the costume off with some fun jewelry I had to accessorize the outfit. Materials Used: • Bra • … Read more
My sister and I decided it would be fun and unique to be Lady Gaga and her male alter ego, Joe Calderone, for Halloween. First, we came up with not just one specific Lady Gaga costume, but kind of a mixture of a lot of her different looks. We found a dress and hot-glued some … Read more