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Best Halloween Costumes

  • April 18, 2010 9:21 pm
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Every year at the end of October kids and adults alike get dressed up in costumes and try to scare neighbors, friends and relatives. It’s called Halloween and when you combine candy, spooky costumes and fun you’ve got a holiday worth celebrating. Here are some of my favourite costume ideas from years past.

The cowboy and particularly the sheriff has always been a favourite among younger boys. It was popular when I was a kid and every year I still see my fair share of young cowboys, pretending that they are the good guys.

What the cowboy costume is to little boys, the princess costume is to little girls. Little girls love to get dressed up, the more sparkles the better. Don’t forget the tiara. Some little girls also like to have a sceptre or wand to complete the costume.

Pirates have been popular forever and with the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies having had such success, every little boy, and my little girl, wants to be captain Jack Sparrow. Don’t forget the other popular pirate related characters like Captain Hook and Peter Pan.

The witch and princess witch are two costumes that work very well. This all depends on your little girl, some want to be scary, others want to be a friendly witch. The pretty witch has the hat, but not the nose and the clothes have some lighter colours in them.

The devil is a controversial Halloween costume. I know some parents who are so against this costume that it causes them to ignore Halloween all together. To these people I say “get a grip”. It’s just pretend. Anyway, the devil, all in red with a tail and horns is one of the coolest kid costumes around.

The mummy costume, like pirates has seen a revival lately. This is mostly because of the success of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns movies. It’s an easy costume to do and can be pretty creepy in the dark.

I’m going to group all of the super hero’s together. Spider-Man should be big this year, as should Superman. Just don’t forget the Hulk, Wonder-Woman and Batman. All are favourites almost every year.

Star Wars seems to be it’s own genre of Halloween costume. So many characters in the movies translate well into costumes. Chewy is always fun. When I was a kid it was Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia and of course Darth Vader and storm troopers. Nowadays it’s Anakin and anyone else in the Jedi order and the Sith or of course Padme for the girls.

For scary costumes, look to the movies. Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nighmare of Elm Street and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If there aren’t enough scary examples in those, then you’re not looking hard enough.

When I was in university I needed a costume for a Halloween party. After much searching, my sister said that she would make me one and we started looking through patterns. I found Sylvester the cat. This was my personal favourite costumer of all time. It was about 300 degrees inside, but it was a big hit at the party. The next year she made me a shark, not quite as good, but still pretty cool. A couple of years after that my girlfriend decided she wanted to be Tweety. I found Sylvester again and we went to a party as Sylvester and Tweety. Her big old yellow bird head made her about a foot taller than me. It was probably our best Halloween party ever, the costumes made it.

Best Halloween Costumes

Celebrity Inspired Funny Halloween Costume Ideas

  • April 15, 2010 9:21 am

Halloween is known as the season of scare, but as years have passed, the definition for such event has nevertheless evolved. Now, Halloween is also known as the time for fun and enjoyment. It is the season of joy, laughter and crazy pranks. Such crazy shenanigans range from pulling funny tricks among your peers, telling crazy jokes, and coming up with satiric costumes that most enjoy. Spoofs are definitely not just for TV anymore, as it has become a great inspiration for Halloween costumes that are sure to give your crowd a laugh. If you are one known for a good sense of humor, then you ought to get yourself a costume inspired by Hollywood’s best spoofs. Take your inspiration from Eminem’s controversial videos or comedy shows like Saturday Night Live or Jack TV and spoof your way to Halloween.

A celebrity truly adored by both fans and paparazzi is Kim Kardashian and if you want to let her be the muse for your Halloween costume this year, go ahead and recreate those big behinds that can’t lie. In being your version of the sexy vixen, get yourself a wig with long black strands and remember to keep your lips shiny and beautiful. Put on some killer seductress outfit or better yet, a T-shirt that says “Saints rule!” For the final touch, get the biggest inflatable balloon you can hold in your dress to serve as your behind. Then strut yourself in front of your friends for a good old laugh.

Another famous celebrity adorned by controversy is no other than Britney Spears. With all the issues she was involved with in these past few years, she has become a popular object for satiric stunts. To sport a Britney Spears costume can be tricky. You can either choose to be kind and go for her music video looks. For instance, you can go for the school girl look featured in her hit “Baby One More Time.” Or you can choose to be otherwise and have her controversies highlighted in your costume. You can opt to sport a long blond wig and some skimpy outfit paired with a baby bag carrying two blond baby dolls.

For couples, you can add some fun into your Halloween by dressing as some of the famous celebrity couples of today. A popular choice would be the duo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. To look like Angelina, just keep it simple and elegant outfit-wise but go exaggerate on the lips giving it a little more pout and shine. For Brad, you can just throw in well-fitted jeans and a shirt, layered with a coat or a jacket, similar to what Brad usually wears. Then add some mustache on your face, the thicker the better. If you have quite a lot of kids, your ensemble would look better as the Brangelina bunch. Just have your kids dress like inter-racial children and tag them along. People will surely recognize whose bunch you are trying to spoof.

Celebrity Inspired Funny Halloween Costume Ideas

Why Quick Halloween Celebrity Costume Ideas Could Be Knockouts

  • April 7, 2010 9:21 am

Toeing the celebrity theme for your Halloween costume is arguably the easiest and the most successful of all party costumes, one that can also be made up in the least time. Say for instance, you’ve been invited to a sort of extempore Halloween party and you have just a weeks’ time for your costume. By then, most of the rental shops would have run out of their best stock with discount store racks throwing up the same picture. So how do you intend to make ends meet? This is exactly what this article deals with, as here you’ll across some Halloween celebrity costume ideas that can be put together quickly without spending a fortune.

So the first thing you got to do is to zero in on your favorite celebrity. The image search feature of a search engine can simplify thing in this respect. For you’ll find the images to form a composite style analysis and there will be a free flow of Halloween celebrity costume ideas.

For those who wish to attend the party as a couple, you’ll find some of the quick Halloween celebrity costume ideas to be best suited for couples. The basic idea is to pick up the signature style statements of the target celebrity such as the hats, jewelry, clothing, or shoes they wear or accessories they make use of. The next thing for you to do will be procure such items from thrift or retro shops. Wigs are inexpensive and readily available and can be styled, gelled or whatever you wish to do with them. Capturing the celebrity persona is vital and for this you may have to resort to extensive makeup. Of course, you want to be easily identifiable as the celebrity, while concealing your true identity.

One celebrity costume genre that is extremely popular is the femme fatale. And Marilyn Monroe, or Paris Hilton is the ones who are the most sought after. For Marilyn look-alike, you will need red lipstick, a short blond wig and a glamor girl dress of the 1960s, complete with wide skirt and dainty heels. To be Paris for a night, you got to be bold, while accessories needed will be lingerie, wig and lots of pink lipstick and mascara. Or else, you can go for a sun dress, which is typical of Paris.

Another popular theme is the classic celebrities. Among them, Lauren Bacall, Bogie, they had strong, distinctive persons. Lauren’s style statement used to be her slim 1940s high-class dresses, her hair and her strong personality, which can be described as provocative at best. Thrift and retro stores are the places to scout relevant items, like the wig. For Bogie, his hat, plain suit and a cigarette present at all times are the things that describe him the best. Add a bit of sophisticated macho and you’re Bogie. The key is to mould your character to make things authentic and acceptable.

With this technique, you can think along the lines of these celebrities – Elvis who is an all time favorite. Then there is Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie, with his 1950s eyeglasses and shimmering red vamp dress. Those who wish to make things scary may consider being Robert Englund, as Freddie Krueger or the Phantom of the Opera. You can also be Hannibal Lecter, the unforgettable scary guy with the characteristic mask that he wore after being caged. And for couples, Clarice, with a bottle of Chianti and a piece of liver can be fun.

And lastly there’s Governor Sarah Palin, a celebrity politician. Eyeglasses and bouffant from the 1950s and a navy suit are the things that you’ll require. It will be easy to replicate as well as to identify. So make your pick and be the star attraction of the Halloween bash.

Why Quick Halloween Celebrity Costume Ideas Could Be Knockouts

Top Ideas For Halloween Costumes For 2009

  • April 3, 2010 9:21 am

Halloween is a festival that almost everyone in the entire world is aware of. Although it originated in Ireland among the Celtic people, people from all over the world celebrate this day on October 31st every year by dressing up as their favorite character; fictional or real, dead or alive. A lot of economics research has predicted that costumes during Halloween this year will have a low demand due to the recessed period all over the world.

However, this is far from true. Everyone awaits for this opportunity to imitate their idol and be complimented on it. Children of all ages and even grown adults dress up, decorate their homes with pumpkin lanterns and go for the Halloween dance that is such a rage everywhere. The feast is delicious and elaborate and the Trick or Treat is as popular as ever with every variety of sweets and candies being given away.

There are quite a few interesting ideas regarding costumes for Halloween that covers people from all age groups.

There are numerous teen pop idols that every teenager below the age of 16 wants to imitate. One of them is Hannah Montana. Although it began as the main character of the popular Disney show, Hannah Montana soon became a teen brand sensation that every teenager could relate to. Her immaculate fashion is want attracts other girls of her age. Therefore, a Halloween costume based on the Hannah Montana theme is the perfect way to go on this day.

You don’t have to be a scholar to know about Harry Potter. Although the books are the nodal point of the teen cult, it has rapidly grown into a worldwide brand name with accessories, clothes and movies being based on the series by British author J.K. Rowling. A lot of kids like to dress up as one of the characters from the series. The most popular among them include Harry Potter (of course) complete with the scar and the round spectacles with scruffy hair, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore and even Lord Voldemort.

If you think only children took interest in their costumes during Halloween then you are highly mistaken. Adults are as excited about their attire as their minor counterparts! There are too many heroes, characters and villains from popular movies that provide a wide range of choice for all those costume enthusiasts during Halloween. Some of them include The Joker from the Batman series. Recently the character of The Joker in the hugely popular Hollywood movie The Dark Night has become a sensational character to imitate. Other than that Spiderman, Superman and even Wolverine from the X Men series are popular choices.

For females Wonder Woman, Cat Woman and the Playboy Bunny are most popular. Every woman secretly wishes to be part of the Playboy brand in some way or another. What better way to do so than dress up like one of the Playboy kittens on Halloween?

Characters from the Austin Powers’ movies and Star Wars (Darth Vader) are all time favorites among costume enthusiasts.

Top Ideas For Halloween Costumes For 2009