Halloween costumes!

[Shirin]

From 1953!

 

[Audrey Horne]

It's a bit late, 1966, but here is a picture of my mom and her siblings. I like my aunt's witch costume

 

[Audrey Horne]

These are from The Art Deco Blog: http://artdecoblog.blogspot.com/

 

[Medvssa]

This was for Mardi Gras... 1884, not Halloween, but hey

I think it is the coolest costume ever: Telegraph
I have more here.

 

[miserabelle]

I bought a nurse's uniform on ebay about 2 months ago. It was used in a play set in the 1940's. It does fall about 2 inches above my knee (I stand 5' 7"). I wear a vintage 14. If you're interested in it, let me know.

I can't believe I missed this post! Sending you a PM now **

 

[BlameOnMame]

Man, I need some suggestions!

Usually I decide my costume in May (I take Halloween VERY seriously)
But this year I am very behind. I somehow have to top last years amazing Carmen Miranda costume. It was so easy. This year if I could possible find the time, I'd love to re create Ginger Rogers coin bikini from Gold Diggers of 1933, OR Madam Satan. Those are both so very involved, though.

hmmm

Last year:

 

[The Shirt]

Remember the old Mad Magazine cartoon Spy vs Spy? I am thinking of doing that with my boy this year (totally snagging it from a very creative couple). I will of course need to be white - as I don't think the boy owns anything but black tshirts.

Otherwise I may attempt to make something. I do love the Carmen Miranda idea. Then the boy is on his own!

 

[BlameOnMame]

Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda was the easiest and most successful costume ever! Costume rental shops tend to have great stuff for that. Fruit hat and all. Except I had a pair of 1940's inspired sparkley gold platforms lying around in the back of my closet.. I knew I'd find some use for them eventually!

 

[ClaraB]

52 days until Halloween

I love the Carmen Miranda idea, except around here I fear that the costume would be lost on some and misunderstood by others.

Like many in this thread, I LOVE halloween. This is the first year in sometime that I am not organizing a haunted house so I actually have time to plan my own costume.
Last halloween I discovered the wonder of good quality halloween make up and prosthetics so I think I might try and incorporate that into my costume, whatever it is.

Sometime ago I had given some thought to being a zombified Marilyn Monroe though I am not entirely sold on the idea yet.

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Halloween is my favorite too, but a great costume is pretty sad without a worthy party to attend, or at least someplace to show it off.

 

[Snookie]

I'm doing Carmen Miranda this year, mostly because my husband always just wants to wear vintage at Halloween, so this way he can be Cesar Romero. I am going to try to convince him to grow a mustache and get a spray tan, though.

If you like Vintage Costumes, check out the book Masquerade: Costume Inspiration from the 1920's to the 1950's. I just got it for my birthday, it's fab.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

If you like Vintage Costumes, check out the book Masquerade: Costume Inspiration from the 1920's to the 1950's. I just got it for my birthday, it's fab.

I second this....having seen it at a bbq on Monday...it's just a fabulous book, and most of them look do-able without any special patterns, in that you can use either plain dress patterns or combine...

 

[get_atomized]

I've got a 30s long tail tuxedo that fits like a charm, so I'm going to be the Emcee from Cabaret this year:

A couple years ago for Halloween I did the same character, but the stage version of the costume:.

 

[pretty faythe]

Welllll..........my 16 is suggesting that my almost 5'2 10 y.o. goes as Ginormica from Monsters vs Aliens

The 16 y.o. is thinking a warrior fairy...picture something like this, but its a black tutu, pink wings, and she has the sword, & shield, lol. she can be silly.

Me, I dont know yet.

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Last year, my daughter and her friend, as ventriloquist and dummy:

 

[karlie]

This is from halloween 2007. I made all the costumes. We were candy stripers.

This is from last year. Also made both costumes. Well, I didn't make my boyfriends pants... He was a ring master, and I was clearly the bearded lady.

I'm at a complete loss for what to be this year... and I need to get started soon! Any suggestions are more than welcome!

 

[SayCici]

I don't think I'll have any parties or something to necessitate dressing up, but I'd like to! At a local antique store near me they have some Victorian paper masks. When it gets a little closer I think I'll pick one of those out and sew a corresponding costume.

 

[Parfait]

I just watched Watchmen. And I am totally going as Sally Jupiter this year.

http://content7.flixster.com/photo/11/23/83/11238389_gal.jpg

That is so funny, my Husband and I watched this movie the other day and when her character appeared on screen, my Husband looked over at me and said "You love her look don't you?" right when I said "I love". Hah! lol

 

[The Shirt]

EEEEK There is nothing scarier than a ventiloquist dummy! Great idea. I also adore the Bearded Lady costume - just darling.

 

[Caity Lynn]

^ I disagree, Mimes. I hate mimes.