Thread: What really irritates me about the bought costumes

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For the women they only have gothic, fairy tale and whorish stuff. Um..hello?? Some of us like to be scary and the bloodier the better! I end up having to buy a men's costume and it's too big for me! Very frustrating. No, I don't want to be a nurse or devil with my boobs hanging out all over the place!

I hear you loud and clear, I also feel that way when I'm looking at clothes in general. I don't like showing all of my stuff!

Hahahahahaha ..Go to buycostumes.com They a have lot costumes.

Originally Posted by liuoliveira

Hahahahahaha ..Go to buycostumes.com They a have lot costumes.

Proves my point. High heels are soooo practical at Halloween! So are the ones showing a lot of bare skin in 40 degree weather.

I like to wear costumes that reveal my clevage (hey if you've got it flaunt it!) and I always wear high heels. This year I will be medusa in a gorgeous teal coloured gown . To each their own I guess!

The revealing ones always bothered me. (I'm fine with the gothic stuff)

I figure it's because the majority of women that do go to costume parties want to dress in something that is either out of character for themselves normally, or that they are wanting to take their usual exposure to the extreme - since maybe they dress borderline revealing in everyday life.

To me, it's just an invitation to have a whole lot of drunken idiots make rude and suggestive comments all night and be constantly adjusting the costume to make sure there isn't something showing that shouldn't be... Not my idea of fun.

This is one of the main reasons I'm surprised we don't see more costume design in the Haunt groups.

Selection tends to appeal to the masses, the lowest common denominator, otherwise the costume companies lose serious cash. Those not wanting to wear a packaged costume either have to come up with their own or rent, and while rental costume houses can be really cool, they will eat your cash like cheesecake.

With a simple sewing machine, a hot glue gun, fabric paint and the know-how to attach buttons, a lot of costuming can be done at home. That way, you can use costume suppliers for complimentary items, like wigs, hats, shoes, props, makeup and prosthetics.

I'm a married man who mows the lawn and goes to the office every day, so if I can learn to sew and use patterns, anyone can. I have a hunch some haunters have way too much on their plate as it is, and they're leery of learning another craft.

Hear hear!

Costume retailers fail to realize that some of us spend Halloween outside all night in the biting cold, and bikinis just don't cut it! A costume can be feminine but needs to be pratical for moving around in the dark! (So no high heels!)

From a guys perspective, I love those costumes .. one of the highlights every year for me. However I can see some of yous points, most chicks I know that want to shy away from the heavy Cleavage "Whorey" outfits normally have to make their own.

Halloween, I suppose, is an excuse for some people to express their exhibitionist side and still have it be socially acceptable (for the night anyhows)

I like what you said there Spats about being a mowin kind of guy who goes to work everyday & you can learn to sew.

I always talk about my hubby, he was in the operating room for 17 yrs. sewing people back up, so last year he sewed by hand for me & this year I turned him loose on my Grandma's old singer machine. His Dad was a sewing machine tech person, not only fixed commercial machines but did upholstery work. He fixed the singer & hubby has been sewing ever since. He's working on my monks cloaks.

I can't believe what a great job he did on them!