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blubirde · Chanel

RE: Halloween costume ideas?

kenzie · Chanel

blubirde wrote:

Anyone done anything cute that is fairly simple that one can pull together from one's own closet? With everything going on, this is one thing I'm certain I don't need to worry about. Hmmm... and yet it's the only thing I can think about. I'm awesome.

Wear head-to-toe of all one color. Go to a party store and buy a pointy party hat in the same color. Voila! You're a crayon!

For a cheaper version of the BullSh&t costume, wear head-to-toe brown and buy horns and you're bullsh$t

I usually end up pulling crap from my closet and making something up. I'll probably do it again this year.

Cricket · Gucci

You could get a mullet wig and go as a redneck or Joe Dirt. A redneck outfit should be easy to put together at Goodwill.

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Mullet Wig - The Landscaper - $ 19.99
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-- Edited by Cricket at 16:06, 2005-09-16

Mandy · Kate Spade

if it is a turd, the work order must have incorrectly specified "horn" for "corn"

OMG Detroit, I can't stop laughing. My boss is giving me weird looks.

Karina · Chanel

here you go

Baby Bunting - Woopie Cushion

member · Hermes

Two years ago me and a bunch of my girlfriends went as Mobster/gangster girls. It was cute and it was a cheap costume. We all wore black or white button down shirts (who doesn't have that in their closet?) black/white pinstripe skirts (had one, but if you don't, you can find a cheap enough one), white ties (bought a cheap one), black fishnets, black knee high boots, and a gangster hat (you can find these at any costume/halloween store and they're like $5). It was really cute and the only thing I had to spend money on was the hat and the tie. Just an idea.

Maddie · Coach

I'm going as Margot Tennebaum. Mostly for the eyeliner and cigarettes.

poptart · Coach

Maddie wrote:

I'm going as Margot Tennebaum. Mostly for the eyeliner and cigarettes.

I was her last year! My BF was the Ben Stiller brother. Such a fun costume! Don't forget to put on your "wooden" finger!

This year, I want to be the existential detectives (Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman) from I Huckabees.

Escrime · Kate Spade

NylaBelle wrote:

blubirde wrote: Anyone done anything cute that is fairly simple that one can pull together from one's own closet? With everything going on, this is one thing I'm certain I don't need to worry about. Hmmm... and yet it's the only thing I can think about. I'm awesome. Wear head-to-toe of all one color. Go to a party store and buy a pointy party hat in the same color. Voila! You're a crayon! For a cheaper version of the BullSh&t costume, wear head-to-toe brown and buy horns and you're bullsh$t I usually end up pulling crap from my closet and making something up. I'll probably do it again this year.

An offshoot of the crayon idea, last year, someone I knew dressed all in pink with a pink boa she found at a party store: She was tickled pink.

Didn't someone from ST (or FH) last year wear a T-shirt with Freud on it over a slip, and she was a Freudian slip? LOL

Maddie · Coach

Escrime wrote:

NylaBelle wrote:
Didn't someone from ST (or FH) last year wear a T-shirt with Freud on it over a slip, and she was a Freudian slip? LOL

I know Stephanie Klein of Greek Tragedy fame did that. Are you thinking of her?

MissMee · Kate Spade

OMG! Too funny!

I think this is cute, but I couldn't pull it off:

-- Edited by MissMee at 17:03, 2005-09-16

Chic · Marc Jacobs

Last year my finace and I went as 80's prepster, but we went very preppy, far more than I usually am. My fiance wore pink pants and a madras plaid shirt, with a sweater tied around his neck.

The year before we went as Revenge of the Nerds, he was the head nerd and I was the cheerleader he ended up marrying.

This year I think I will be the giant turd!!!!

ejc423 · Coach

I'm really glad they clarified that this costume is "Adult size".

Andrea Julia · Coach

You guys crack me up. I've been afraid to look at this post all day, but I'm glad I did.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

one of my friends and her boyfriend are going as the landlord and landlady from Kung Fu Hustle. I can't wait to see her decked out in the muu muu, the rollers and the perma-cigarette glued to the side of her mouth. The only downside is that it's a little obscure so not everyone will get it. Oh well.

I can't think of anything good either! Last year I was thinking about decking myself out in a heap of all the worst and most ubiquitous trends and being a Fashion Emergency... but no one would get it. :(

theotherjess · Chanel

Over the summer, my friends and I all dressed up in 80s clothes to go to a skating rink because we're dumb like that. I put a clock over my neck and VOILA! I was Flava Flav. Easiest costume ever.

lynnie · Chanel

i've wanted to be Cleopatra forever. I found the perfect white tunic with gold detailing on eBay a few years ago, but didn't win. GRRRR. still bitter.

jacL · Coach

Halloween was a very big deal in the town where I went to college. Bought costumes are popular, but the best costumes were homemade. Here are some costumes I have donned in the past:

Marge Simpson--I found a tall curly blue wig and made a red bead necklace and a green shift (basically just sewed green fabric together and slid it on) and wore red ballet-type slippers.

Elvira--I bought an Elvira wig and dress from a costume shop.

Three Blind Mice (with two other girls)--we wore all grey and made tails with wire in them so they would stick up, carried walking sticks, and painted whiskers on our faces.

Japanese geisha--I wore a kimono, painted my face white, wore red lipstick, and wore those black flips with the foam bottoms.

I have always wanted to go as Catwoman or Audrey Hepburn. One of my friends once went as Punky Brewster---very cute.

I love Halloween, it is so fun!

Cortney1982 · Chanel

jacL wrote:

Halloween was a very big deal in the town where I went to college. Bought costumes are popular, but the best costumes were homemade. Here are some costumes I have donned in the past: Marge Simpson--I found a tall curly blue wig and made a red bead necklace and a green shift (basically just sewed green fabric together and slid it on) and wore red ballet-type slippers. Elvira--I bought an Elvira wig and dress from a costume shop. Three Blind Mice (with two other girls)--we wore all grey and made tails with wire in them so they would stick up, carried walking sticks, and painted whiskers on our faces. Japanese geisha--I wore a kimono, painted my face white, wore red lipstick, and wore those black flips with the foam bottoms. I have always wanted to go as Catwoman or Audrey Hepburn. One of my friends once went as Punky Brewster---very cute. I love Halloween, it is so fun!

Like these ideas, especially Marge Simpson.

rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

Ok, if I weren't married I would totally wear this and say that I was a pinup model from the old war planes

And here's a couple's one

(Hey, watch where you're sticking that thing)