I was a (drumroll) gothic chicken.

I made my costume out of a big box. I cut flaps on the sides for wings and one on the back for the tail. I spray painted it black and added black construction paper feathers with safety pins on the wings and tail. I made a beak out of yellow construction paper. I made that thing on the head on out of two heavy duty black rubber gloves which I slit up the sides and then stabled together.

I pinned the black gloves to my head. Ran a chain from the beak to it and used a small piece of elastic to hold the beak on (ala a kid's birthday hat). I wore the box over all black with black and white striped tights and black combat boots.

We've already started working on our costumes ,but I'm feeling secretive about it so I'm not telling right now ... Last year, we went as made-up supervillains (pix here) named Cotton Candy and Slick Willy. They were very last-minute ideas, since we'd been in Morocco for three weeks and came back two days before the party with absolutely no clue what we wanted to be. Basically, we just looked for the craziest, most amusing (to us) get-ups we could find at the thrift shops, and made up something to fit the costume. So fun.

Unfortunately, this theme has destroyed every little bit of inspiration I had. (my original idea was to dress up as Alice in Wonderland this year...). I'd like something original yet not too bulky because I'll probably be on the staff.

Any ideas?

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Originally posted by yam:
You could wear long underwear and silver gloves and a tiara and be Long John Silver..

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Whee!! This is so funny, I'm glad I'm home alone. *giggles*

I'm thinking you can't go wrong with a pirate wench -- find a too-big horizontally striped shirt in red and white or black and white or something, cut and slice accordingly (bonus points for sporting it off-the-shoulder). Lotsa cleavage. Tattered black skirt, fishnet pantyhose, scarves draped and tied in various places (especially around the head), eyepatch, big gold hoop earrings. Black out a tooth or two, and wear buckled shoes or even black heels. Maybe even a long-haired wig in a pleasant straw-like texture (as if your hair is a salty sea-faring mess).

Or maybe a mermaid? I'd find a really long straight skirt or even a long, straight dress at a thrift shop and spray paint it green and maybe even glittery, paint fishy details on it by hand. Long hair with shells attached, body glitter, interesting eye makeup. (I keep thinking of the mermaids in "Hook" with Robin Williams.)

Mander will be the wolf. She's going to wear a black pompadour wig, black leather biker's jacket, white undershirt tank top, black jeans and her motorcycle boots.

I will be wearing a one piece pajama-shorts thing, in red of course, possibly with tights or something. I'll probably wear my black combat boots unless I can find red golashes which would be my first choice. On, the piece de resistance, a red knit cap with a pompom on top complete with ear flaps and chin ties. I'll either carry a basket or the big red vinyl carpet bag.

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Originally posted by crowjoy:
I shopped for our costume stuff this weekend and I'm so pumped! We're going as my version of little red riding hood and the wolf.

Mander will be the wolf. She's going to wear a black pompadour wig, black leather biker's jacket, white undershirt tank top, black jeans and her motorcycle boots.

I will be wearing a one piece pajama-shorts thing, in red of course, possibly with tights or something. I'll probably wear my black combat boots unless I can find red golashes which would be my first choice. On, the piece de resistance, a red knit cap with a pompom on top complete with ear flaps and chin ties. I'll either carry a basket or the big red vinyl carpet bag.

Oh yeah, charming as always!

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This is exactly what my friends are dressing up for a fancy-dress wedding next week. They will be dressed like this on a beach in the middle of the afternoon.

You have long hair right? You could pull it up high and splay it out in a fringe like one of those fancy chickens, that would be cool.

Edited because the phrase fancy chickens gave me a mental image of a chicken with lots of jewelry, a boa and a big blue best of show ribbon. Hahaha. Maybe I need to eat something...

For the head piece I cut a pair of rubber gloves (I used black but those yellow dish gloves would be perfect) and, well, since I was goth I stapled them together. I'm not sure how you'd want to put them together... good glue maybe. Then just pin it to your hair. I can just see it with your fuzzy slippers, too great.

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This is my first time posting in a long while--hi everyone!

Well, I was curious what everyone's plans for Halloween were, and what costumes they have in mind. (I searched for similiar thread but I couldn't find any...)

I gave up my dream of being Bjork in a swan dress (just don't have the time to deal with feathers / swan heads right now) and decided to be... Avril Lavigne. Not that I particularly like her. I just think she'd make a good costume. As for plans..hopefully I'll manage to find a decent costume party somewhere, but if all else fails I'll just wander around West Hollyhood.

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Originally posted by maddytrue:
I'm going to a costume party tomorrow night, and I've decided to go as Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffany's." I already have the black dress, and I've gone to Claire's to buy some inexpensive, tacky jewelry. The biggest thing for me is to make a beehive out of my short hair and a ponytail I bought at CVS.

My roommate is probably going to take you up on the Got Milk ad. She loved the idea!

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