I won a certificate for best costume and two free dinners for a contest that we had at work several years ago. Our whole office were the characters from the wizard of oz. I was the tinman. Handmade costume and it took weeks to get the silver out of my hair!
I don't like to enter costume contests but was forced into one once by a friend at a sci-fi convention. Took first with my friend as orion slave girls. We did a whole skit with my guy friend as captain kirk - and two of my klingon buddies who stole us off kirk's arm, knocked out kirk and walked off stage with us. The videos floating around somewhere on you tube.
yes, I have. a couple of years ago, I went as a grave caretaker, and I won the scariest costume award (this was hand made, not a store boughtie), then last year I won the "most likely to scare a kid out of his candy" award.
mr hamilton, please tell me you have pics and are going to post them.
costumer, i love your outfit. i take it you sew and made it. did you make the wig as well? pretty cool. what is the hair made of?
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