Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Ghost of Halloween's Past


Halloween is fast approaching, so we thought we'd give you all some inspiration by showing some of our past costume ideas. 
Enjoy!

Cleopatra - 2010
“I actually worked around my current haircut for this costume- it was perfect for Cleopatra!  I wore a white vintage maxi dress and paired it with a gold vintage belt.  I only had to buy the headpiece, gold collar and a snake armband which you can’t see in this picture.  It was really simple but came together really well!” -Sarah

Barbarella/60s Space Girl - 2008
"I made this costume myself. It was my first time ever constructing a garment. I took some liberties (I made the skirt longer and wore black over the knee boots and my own hair), so a couple Barbarella snobs were quick to point them out. Oh well, it was still a hit! However, bathroom breaks were not fun!" - Jenea

Frida Kahlo - 2011
“I actually threw this one together last minute to go out the weekend before Halloween.  The KISS costume was too involved to do twice in one week!  I had a Mexican peasant dress I pulled out of my bag of ‘to be repaired’ vintage pieces and used my own jewelry.  I used a little brown eye shadow for the uni-brow, bought some fake flowers from Michael’s and voila! “ –Frida, I mean Sarah

Mother Nature (2009)
"This was a pretty last minute costume. I wore a vintage dress I had in my closet and made a flower crown with birds and butterflies in it. I carried a basket as a purse. People kept asking if I was "a hippie". How cliche!" - Jenea

Princess Jasmine - 2009
“This is a costume I’d been wanting to wear for a long time.  I actually had a seamstress make it for me!  Well worth every penny!” –Sarah

Paul Stanley (Jenea) & Gene Simmons (Sarah) - 2011
"This was the most epic costume I've ever worn. We went for the 70s, early Kiss look. Vintage leather motorcycle jacket and my Jeffrey Campbell 'Stevie' boots. I attached silver stars to black spandex leggings. No one knew it was me under the wig. I love those kinds of costumes!" - Jenea

 “This has to be my favorite costume of all time as well.  So much work went into this one, the face painting took a steady hand & lots of concentration (and a few re-dos!)  I found a vintage corset tie top and made my own cape. The belt was from my own closet.  I had the silver platform boots from a 6th grade school lip-sync which I dug up from my parent’s garage.  I had my mom do a ton of tiny braids throughout my hair the day before so I could achieve the perfect Gene hair…it fell flat before I went out!” –Sarah


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