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2008 Costumes

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I searched and could not find a thread just for 2008 costumes. List here what you are planning to be this year.

My plan for this year is to be a spider lady. I'm going to wear all black and cover myself in creepy cloth and spider webs. I'm going to flat iron my hair and use gel to make it like straight dreads (almost like spider legs). I'll do lots of dark makeup and have lots of accessories to go with.
 
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Nice. I found a very old looking almost victorian looking wedding dress that I dyed gun metal grey. It came out great. I found old grey pearls for the accessories. I am putting on very pale make-up and my hair will be in a very messy up do with lots of pieces coming out. I'll be a glamour ghoul. Maybe a tiara not sure.
 
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Spook that sounds great, take lots of pictures.

Thanks MHooch, it'll take a lot of deep breathing and courage to glue a fake one on me. Not very fond of spiders right now (great costume for me then huh?)
 
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MHooch - I did that costume one year! :D Wasn't it fun? It was a big hit.

MrsM - You HAVE to glue the spiders on you....it really has an impact with the folks. YOU CAN DO IT!

A little story about the spiders. I went to work on Halloween day with normal clothes & makeup but glued a spider right by my clavicle. On my lunch break I ran to JoAnnes for a last minute item. While standing in line to pay this little girl couldn't take her eyes off the spider on my neck. All she could do is point at me and tap her mom. I LOVED IT!!!! :D

Shoot....don't have pic of that costume loaded on flickr....will do tomorrow and post if anybody is interested.
 
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Shoot....don't have pic of that costume loaded on flickr....will do tomorrow and post if anybody is interested.

:eek: IF we're interested? Remember who you're talking to, hehe. We're always interested in pics! :D:D

I haven't decided on my costume yet, but I'm leaning towards a Lily Munster idea. I might make a few changes, shorter dress etc, maybe sexy it up a bit, but it depends if I change my mind!
 
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Thanks Spooki! lol I got in a little over my head on the dress....had to have my mom finish the bodice. Then we ran out of time, so it didn't fit as well as it should've. Oh well.

My fav was the makeup. :D

I still have the magazine article on the face paint. If anybody is interested I can dig it out and scan it. (might take awhile to find :p)
 
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Jackie that costume was great!! Love the story about the little girl and the spider on your neck, that's the sort of stuff I LIVE for!!

Spookilicious, that make up would be fabulous on you, you should give it a try.
 
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Great dress jackielantern!

MrsMyers - my granny always said it would rain if you killed a spider! Jeez, in the north of England it generally rains. She also told me to hide under a table in a storm in case I got hit by lightning, can't see the logic there.

Mu costume for this year was going to be Nosferatu (as in the black and white film) husband vetoed the idea as it would scare him, hell he needs a good scare! I'd probably look more like uncle fester, so I've bought a red silk ball gown to be a vamp in!
 
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Funny thing is since I've killed the spiders it feels like the rain finally stopped here, lots of flooding here in the midwest of the US.

Ooooo red silk dress for a vamp, nice.

I really have no idea.
I know I want something more Halloween- like. Last two years I was Little Red Riding Hood.
First it was a bat but now I have no idea. I really need to know what I want to be so I can start making it.
I have a friend who once did Little Red Riding Hood, but it was if the wolf had gotten her, so she was all bloody.
 
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Jackielantern, great costume, you looked awesome. The spider attachment is a cool idea to use for where you can't dress up!!
I was a spder lady, or what ever you want to call it last year, but, alas, no pictures, I had a grey long robe/coat I made ( remember it is for the campground, out side, need to maybe stick really warm clothing under it!), with webs and spiders attached to it, and me, a long silvery grey wig, and whitish/grey makeup. I have seen very glamourous spider queen costumes, but my reasoning is that spiders are in no way glamourous, have more of a Uck factor- (right MrsMyers?) so went with that.

Annea, a red ball gown for a vamp, that sounds cool!

I think this year I am going to be the Bride of Frankenstein, the theme is sorta classic monsters, so am thinking that, plus found a cheap dress at a thrift strore I might be able to modify to use, I'm not sure though, still in the thought process
 
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How about a 'bad' little Red Riding Hood?;)
I've always wanted to do an alternate version of a well known 'happy' character, so if I decided to go against my Munster idea, I'll probably choose one of the fairy story characters/Disney princesses and halloween-ify them! :D



my granny always said it would rain if you killed a spider! Jeez, in the north of England it generally rains. !

here here! In the north of England(where I am) it's raining right now! no shock there! Never actually heard about the spider killing theory though!


Mu costume for this year was going to be Nosferatu (as in the black and white film) husband vetoed the idea as it would scare him, hell he needs a good scare! I'd probably look more like uncle fester, so I've bought a red silk ball gown to be a vamp in!
I think that would look awesome! Can't wait to see the finished version!:D (or even unfinished)
 
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I haven't decided yet, but I need to keep with the 80's movie theme. there are lots of good vampire movies from the 80's, maybe I could be Mrs. Blaylock from "The Hunger". I also was thinking about Elvira, she actually made a movie in 1988. I'm feeling the sort of 'sexy' thing this year, don't know why???
 
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Going to be vampire...again. How ever this year I am going to make him kind of colonial like Interview with a Vampire. Except I want to get a black colonial wig. and I need to find a good colonial costume but gothic looking or just old looking.
 
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I have several ideas bouncing around.

Traditional Witch
Lily Munster because I have a replica of her necklace, I have the hair, and I looove her. (I have the streak or others now and then, so that's no problem.)
WW1 Nurse
WW2 Nurse
WW2 USO gal in uniform
WW2 Women's Land Army 'land girl'

I chucked the idea of a Countess Bathory, because the costume I want to do would be a little too ambitious for my current finances
 
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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. :(
 
#32 ·
Selene from Underworld
Trinity from Matrix

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.
 
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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!