The Hallowe'en Costume Thread

[india7]

One of my closest friends was trying to figure out costumes for her and her husband, who absolutely loathed wearing Halloween costumes. So how to find something cute, unique, and comfortable for him?

They went as "All That and A Bag of Chips". His costume? Jeans, sneakers and a sweatshirt that said "All That". My friend made the far bigger sacrifice, and was the bag of chips! She put on tights and then had chicken wire formed over her body (with room for her head, arms and legs) in the shape of a bag of chips. Then they covered the chicken wire with cloth, all designed like a bag of Lays (but it just said "CHIPS" to be consistent). They were a huge hit!

Of course, much as I adore her husband, he still bitched about having to be in "costume" till she snapped at him, "Oh, for God's sake, shut up! You're in jeans and a sweatshirt - I'M the one with chicken wire covering my entire torso!"

[MrsCatHead]

LOL Yeah, I think the devil outfit helped a lot

india, those costumes are hilarious!

One year my husband didn't really want to dress up but we had a kids' party at our house. I reeeeallly wanted him to dress up for the kids. So I found a website with easy-to-do costumes and picked this one: dressed him in cut up sweatshirt, sewed one of my dd's stuffed doggies to one arm and put on a name tag that said, "Hi. My name is Steve" and then underneath that, a sort of logo sticker with "Attack Dog School Trainee."

[emersende]

I wish that the historical society where I work has a Colonial Day again this fall, because I just bought five yards of printed cotton to make a 1700s dress. sigh . . .

Well, maybe they'll have a grown-up party on Halloween along with the kids' Haunted House tour.

I wish I knew people who have parties for Halloween. I'm way too old to trick-or-treat.

[chiqui]

A good costume would be chips n' dip, with someone as the chips, and the other half of the couple as... the dip.

My hubby would make a magnificent Roman god, Byzantine emporer, or Indian rajah for Halloween, but he has no interest in the idea of dressing up in costume and role-playing. He did dress up for Halloween one year, but only as a monster, with a mask that covered his face.

[nitenurse]

It's less than 75 days away....

[chonies]

Oh jeez! I have to justify my fairly extravagant sari purchase that I will probably never wear again...Bollywood Zombie? Scary flabby-bellied white girl anthropologically appropriating cultural couture? Drunk graduate student tripping over her hem?

[sleepy]

Hmm... is it getting to be that time already? Last year I went as Mr. Sleepy and he went as me (well, that was the idea, until he found this godawful blonde wig and was so smitten with it he changed his costume at the last second -- he went as some horrible conservative-looking matron, and I must admit it was hilarious). I have no idea what to do this year.

[Brookie]

YOU GUYS - IT'S NOT EVEN SEPTEMBER!!!

[india7]

Great, now we're banned because we want candy-corn!

[aims]

I love Halloween !!! I decorate more for Halloween than Christmas. We put ghost lights in our tree and hang up a skeleton with glowing eyes and we line our sidewalk with those bags you can put tea lights in.

Mr. Aims doesn't get into Halloween like I do. Usually I just wear my Mickey Mouse ears, wear an orange shirt and paint whiskers on my cheeks, for the little trick or treaters that come by. BUT last year Mr. Aims got all excited and bought gory makeup. It's the kind you glue on your face/neck/arm that looks like a wound. You use spirit glue and fake blood like they do in Hollywood for special effects. I had a ninja star sticking out of my forehead, and a bullet wound on my chest. Mr. Aims had a gory wound on his arm and a big cut down his forehead and cheek. It was gross. We wore it out to a bar.

Unfortunately, I found out later that I'm allergic to spirit gum.

One year a while ago I dressed up as a Pirate. Arrr!! and one year I dressed as a cavegirl. Complete with furry slippers, furry shirt, ratty skirt, a stone age 'artifact' necklace, a bone in my hair, and a big bone to carry.