Thread: 2008 Costumes

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I'm going as a scary porcelain doll with a crackled/broken face. (I hate dolls, they scare the you know what out of me!)
My husband wants to be Adam Ant-in fact I have to start working on his costume next month since it will take me forever to make a jacket!

Originally Posted by RedSonja

I have NO idea what to do!!! Usually I play characters from movies. Usually chicks who kick butt, like Tomb Raider, Resident Evil or Oren Ishii.....BUT, this year I have no clue what to do!!

Any ideas? Maybe I go something classic like Wonder woman..... that seems kinda lame.

Selene from Underworld
Trinity from Matrix

Originally Posted by tallula_g

I'm going as a scary porcelain doll with a crackled/broken face. (I hate dolls, they scare the you know what out of me!)
My husband wants to be Adam Ant-in fact I have to start working on his costume next month since it will take me forever to make a jacket!

That sounds awesome.....you better post pics.

Man I think I'll just go as a baseball player. Because I am lame like that.
But ya all's sounds sweet.

how about Joan of arc? could be a cool costume with weapons.

Myself, along with 3 other family members, are all going to be saloon girls (to go with my haunted hoedown/Tombstone theme). We are each going to be wearing a different color... my color is red. Haven't decided if I'm going to be a regular saloon girl, or maybe an undead/zombie saloon girl.

I have had another idea alongside those I have already posted. Phantom of the Opera, again with a feminine twist. I'd like to team the mask with long silk or lace gloves, and, well, it's the dress that's going to be the problem. I'd like a big ball gown type of dress, but not only would that be very pricey(even with Ebay), but I'd possibly end up looking too much like I was going to a Masquerade bash! So a corset and skirt is my other option......
I may even add a little scarring around the edge of the mask.

You all beat me to it - a thread that would've asked, "When Do You Start Planning Your Halloween Costume?" Once upon a time I used to "hold off" until February, then come up with an idea that I would overthink for the ensuing eight months until I'd fretted all the fun out of it. This year our Halloween party's theme is going to be...just good ol' Halloween. Nothing clever, just tombstones, rubber bats, pumpkins, cobwebs - the traditional stuff.

So, what to be that would go with the theme? I have any number of stock costumes that I've rotated over the years that would serve. I sat through The Day the World Ended (1955) and The She-Creature (1956) recently, so I've been a little inspired to do a Paul Blaisdell-ish full body suit monster. Frankly, I'm only lukewarm for that idea - I'm still waiting for the right iinspiration to come along that would get me really jazzed up.

Otherwise I suppose I could trot out the olde Red Death costume for another go-round...

We are going to be vampires for our halloween wedding. I'm getting red contacts (he can't put anything in his eyes), and we'll have fangs and my mother and sister are making our costumes....because I don't sew. I'll throw up some pics when they are finished

Mark, if you're doing traditional decor why not break out the old white sheet ghost?

Originally Posted by malificent

...why not break out the old white sheet ghost?

Oh come now, dearie - on what forum are we posting here?

I do have a good ole ghost outfit that consistes of some gray curtain sheers draped over my gray morning suit. A hand held battery-powered candle and gray ghoul makeup makes the spook work nicely. Plus the missus has a matching outfit (we being members of the local scion of the Baker Street Irregulars and all). So I'll keep your suggestion in mind.

Thanks!