Nov

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Sep

COMING TOMORROW!! On our last post, we discussed the differences between a full-time costume shop and a seasonal Halloween store. Tomorrow we begin a four-day video visit to a real costume shop, entitled: A Visit to a Costume Shop Hope it gives you a few ideas for this coming Halloween and an idea of what to look for when you visit a real costume shop. Also visit our Amazon Costume Store above. You’ll find it on one of the tabs below the banner at the top of this page (and sandwiched between Home, About Us, Contact Us and Privacy Policy) **Sorry about that. We suspended our store for this year. more...

Sep

Open the door to a new world….costumes! As you enter the door to your local costume shop, it might seem like you are entering the ‘Twilight Zone’, but much less scary. You will be exposed to another world, maybe another dimension. There are costumes, props, hats, wigs, makeup, clown noses, ugly teeth, elf ears, and undoubtedly chopped off hands, eyeballs, and yes….even blood!!!!! Costumes of shimmery and glittery sequins, lames and satins. Funny costumes, historical costumes, sexy costumes coming in all sizes, colors and shapes. Wigs galore, many in styles of famous personalities, like Elvis, Cher, Madonna, Dolly Parton, Vampira and Rod Stewart are also available. Long hair, short hair, curls, in blacks, browns, blondes and redheads. Bald wigs for those Michael Jordan wannabe’s. Some props might be available like witches brooms or cauldrons, or a life size rat, or a oversized bat. Certainly no shop would not have spider webs, tombstones and fog machines and strobe lights to help create an atmosphere. Some shops might even have a real coffin or two to rent, although there are some cardboard coffins available to purchase. How do you find your local costume shop? CLICK HERE more...

Sep

Costume Shop or Halloween Shop? The answer is spirit gum and crepe hair. What? It’s time to rent or buy my Halloween costume or mask and I don’t know where to start. Many ideas are swirling through my mind, but where do I go to look and try on a few to see what costumes matches my personality and interests? Of course, I’ve seen costumes at those large brick and mortar chain seasonal stores, and even in my local drug store or grocery store; but I want to move it up a level. About this time of year, it seems those seasonal Halloween shops emerge to pay their annual visit, but rarely in the same place two years in a row. Perhaps I should go to an all year round costume store. The permanent stores usually carry costumes for all seasons and occasions like Christmas (Santa’s and Elves), Easter (Easter Bunnies, biblical), St. Patrick’s (Leprechaun’s) and Valentine’s Day (Cupid’s). In addition they support local, high school and college productions with costumes as well. Did you ever wonder where the costumes from your high school version of “Music Man” or “Crucible” came from? Or who manufactured your college mascot costume? Costume Shop or Halloween Shop. Where do I go? The answer is spirit gum and crepe hair. Both types of shops have similar goods for sale, and the prices are comparable; but the similarities end there. When I walk into a Halloween shop, I always ask if they carry spirit gum and crepe hair. If it’s not the blank stare that I get, it’s a stammering that goes like this “uhhhhhh” When I walk into a costume shop, I ask the same question and am greeted with “what color and how much do you need?” or something similar to that. Spirit gum is a liquid adhesive used for fake mustaches, beards, hairpieces and a few other unique purposes. Crepe (pronounced like ‘grape’) hair is a braided woolen fiber that is used to create mustaches, beards, sideburns and that occasional hairpiece or hair on the chest. A costumer (not customer) knows what spirit gum and crepe hair are and how to use them, and perhaps thousands of other tips and ideas that a Halloween shop doesn’t know. And why? Because the costumer has a broader knowledge, by far, than the Halloween shops. The costumer will also hire permanent and temporary help that too, are knowledgeable. Perhaps theatre majors. To me, that’s ‘value added’. In addition the costume shop offers the possibility of renting a better quality (than the packaged costumes) costume. You probably won’t use the costume you are buying this year ever again, anyhow. Is ‘value added’ a good enough reason to drive a few extra miles? more...

Sep

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Halloween Costumes Ideas For Halloween Parties Halloween Costumes Ideas For Halloween Partys. If you want to enjoy Halloween as children do, why not go as a baby girl and a baby boy? All you need would be baby blue and baby pink rompers plus matching pacifiers as accessories and you are all set. There are hundreds of Halloween costumes for couples that you can consider. You may even choose to be celebrity couples and go as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or you can go as Barack and Michelle Obama even. Even the Trumps if you prefer. These couples Halloween costumes are always very fun and when you go for these costumes, there are more chances for you to get your creative juices flowing. Historical themes have been popular for ever so long. You can dress up as Adam and Eve – a theme that is popular even today. Of course Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra are still a favorite with everyone. You can dress up as a couple from the 50’s. 60’s, 70’s or the 80’s and make everyone relate to that period. Gods and Goddesses of the Greek and the Roman period can also be represented. You can also wear the costume to represent Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or any other political or Hollywood celebrity couple If you start your shopping early and have a theme idea, you will be amazed at the assortment of Halloween costumes out there made for couples. There are costumes that are inexpensively priced and there are some that are more expensive, depending on your idea and if you plan to reuse the costume for all the parties this year. True, you get what you pay for, but with a Halloween costume that is not as important. This is something you may only wear this year, and maybe even only one time, so feel free to browse the clearance and sales items with no guilt. Costumes have become the ultimate attire for celebrations during Halloween or other theme parties. The online world is full of fancy dress stores where people can either buy or rent out Halloween costumes for adults, kids & couples. Famous couples costume ideas are great for married couples attending a Halloween or a masquerade ball party. Couples Halloween costumes made up with a combination of little humor & thrill are always appreciated in Halloween. There are numerous famous couple ideas for Halloween & choosing the perfect match for a couple can really be a challenge. Having a conflict with what to wear? What usually happens is that the man may or may not want one character that the woman may want or vice versa. Making a choice on Halloween costumes is not tough if you are willing to put in some time. For starters, simple things like taking dresses out of TV characters like Lady and the Tramp, and others, could work well for you. If you wish to be the talk of the party, all you have to do is apply some thought. By using accessories you can spice up your costume on any budget. [image-seo] more...

Sep

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Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples When thinking of Halloween costume ideas for couples, you will find that they are available in a wide array of things. Some of the different choices you may find could be a popular celebrity couple or something more unique like various food items that go together. There are hundreds of different Halloween costume ideas for couples that will lean more towards the unusual, odd, comical or just plain different types of Halloween costume ideas for couples. Some of these Halloween costumes ideas for couples are pretty simple to put together, while others may be a bit more difficult to put together. Halloween costumes designed for grownups can often mean complimentary costumes for young couples One quite easy pair of Halloween costumes for a couple is also economical and rapid to put together.It’s based on a play on words * “sick and tired” * where both partners dress in pajamas.One partner carries a pillow and a blanket (worn out), the other features a bottle of medication and a box of tissues, (not well).Various other Halloween couple costumes for Halloween could be the “frog and princess” or “Jekyll and Hyde” or “Romeo and Juliet”.Obviously you need to go jointly for the full effect, but you’re only restricted by your creative imagination. Groups of buddies who will attend the functions, naturally can go because the Justice League. The Justice League’s members are well-rounded and are sufficient to accommodate a group of five or six. They can make their grand entrance in these events carrying extravagant and eye-catching costumes of various colours. Group members can also come because the village men and women. The character costume, of course, would vary from each and every member of the group. Wearing costumes as groups, would permit individuals to be associated with their group rather than being observed as an individual entity. Halloween costume ideas for couples , is also becoming popular. Many people like to dress up as famous couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or may be Russell Brand and Katy Perry. A more conventional approach would be to dress as President and First Lady, or Adam and Eve (with carefully placed fig leaves). Another approach to the costumes for couples to go as a pair of classic cartoons such as Aladdin and Jasmine “Beauty and the Beast” The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, or Homer and Marge Simpson. There are over thousands of Halloween outfits to choose from but what makes it unique is totally up to you. You can look online to see one of a kind Halloween costumes you can use for a Halloween event or you can always make one out of everything you can find in your house. Take for example your dirty clothes, you can always improvise it by smudging ketchup, mustard and paint to give you that murky and foul look. Let someone else do the make-up for you then you are on your way to becoming a zombie from Walking Dead. more...

Sep

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Couples and Halloween Costumes Costumes have become the ultimate attire for celebrations during Halloween or other theme parties. The online world is full of fancy dress stores where people can either buy or rent out couples and Halloween costumes for adults, kids. Famous couples costume ideas are great for married couples attending a Halloween or a masquerade ball party. Couples Halloween costumes made up with a combination of little humor & thrill are always appreciated in Halloween There are numerous famous couple ideas for Halloween and choosing the perfect match for a couple can really be a challenge. For a lot of couples, Romeo and Juliet gives them the chance to be romantic but take into account that these two die. Another couple that you may wish to emulate would be Jack and Kate from Titanic, but just be sure that you find a balcony where you can pose with your lady love and declare that you are the king of the world.If your Halloween party happens to be on a boat then this costume is perfect but you may want to keep an eye out for any icebergs just in case.You can fashion your own out of cardboard or you can just buy them online. Finding the perfect costume is hard to do but there are many Halloween costume ideas out there that are ideal for couples including the Romeo and Juliet costumes With Romeo and Juliet costume Halloween – Costume -Ideas-for- Couples, you would have found a superb alternative to wear a costume, which is best suited for Halloween If there is something you want to remember, it is that this play happened in the 14th Century in Verona, Italy. As Romeo and Juliet’s dresses are raking up a lot of popularity, they seem to be one of the best Halloween Costume Ideas for couples around. One such tradition would be to wear costumes, intended originally from frightening away the spirits of the departed, today we don costumes to be able to scare other folks.This practice makes Halloween a great time for both older people and for children to put on unusual costumes and do some pretending.While there are several web sites or party shops that might offer you a ready made Halloween costume, if you would like to certainly be a bit unique and not look just like everyone else, you could try creating your very own original Halloween getup. The costumescostumescostumes.net website has everything that you’ll require when looking for your Halloween outfit. Including a number of different costumes which are presently in fashion with this year. A number of them include clothes from films for example Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor, Harry Potter, and also the Eco-friendly Lantern.Another trending costume for women during the last couple of years is Peacock Costumes. It only appears to become attaining recognition, and new costumes are now being manufactured every year. more...

Aug

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Halloween is Coming….. Halloween is coming and we will begin our two months long series on how to come up with costume ideas for your Halloween party. And we will begin on September 1, although there are a few of you out there who are already in the planning stages. Stay tuned….. more...

Mar

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It’s Cinderella Day It’s Cinderella day. As you may have noticed, in the last few years, famous movie costumes have become a popular outfit for little ones to wear in society. The most appreciated fairytale costumes are those inspired from the famous stories which have made the winter nights warmer and have fascinated many generations of little girls: Snow White costumes, Cinderella costumes, The Sleeping Beauty costumes as well as many princess costumes. As a result, getting through your child’s trick or treating years without Beauty and the Beast costumes is unlikely, therefore you might as well make the entire thing a special event and view the movie once again. Given the success of this movie, along with all the merchandising and toys that were created as companion advertising pieces, it stands to reason that this movie might just inspire one of the more popular Disney Halloween costumes this year. Additionally, every year Disney also re-releases many time honored favorites and classics that also get the kids – and many adults – excited about the multitude of possibilities for the Halloween season. This year, today, is one of those days. Cinderella. Options of what to be. Alice in wonderland, a lady captain America, Disney Cinderella, Disney queen are all available costumes ladies could choose from. Since Belle could win any knowledge bowl, you could play a trivia game about the United States or for younger kids you could ask simple questions about the movie Beauty and the Beast and the person who gets the most questions right gets a princess prize. Costume Designer Sandy Powell was recently quoted that the film is quite the departure from her recent work with Martin Scorsese on ‘mans-man films’ and the new Cinderella adaptation is her own chance to present a look for a ‘girls-girl film’. It is amazing what this make believe time can do for little minds as they grow and indeed a sad day when they no longer think it important and that Cinderella dress floats to the floor to be found years later tucked away and forgotten. No children’s party is truly complete with kids dressed up in costumes of at least some Disney characters, as the opportunity to dress up like some of their favorite comic book and animation characters is simply irresistible for kids. more...

Mar

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Leprechaun Halloween Costumes The best part of St. Patrick’s Day is that you don’t have to be Irish to participate. Other examples of secular holidays or celebrations where fancy dress are commonly used to portray specific characters would include; Valentines Day (Cupid or Eros) and US Independence Day (Uncle Sam). Today is nearing the last day to order your Leprechaun Halloween Costumes. Okay, so it’s not really a Halloween costume. On the other hand, while local retailers will have a good basic selection of costumes, accessories and a few props, they just can’t compete with the vast selection you’ll get with online costumes shops. Although there are a handful of Irish fancy gown costumes that can be worn at Halloween, it is typically the form of costume that we would affiliate with the 17th March, in the kind of the St. Patrick’s Day outfit. The classic Leprechaun costume clearly make a excellent St. Patrick’s Day outfit, but if you are seeking for a more sinister searching outfit for Halloween, then you can not get considerably greater than the Leprechaun outfit based mostly all around the character from the 1983 horror movie, Leprechaun. Over the next thirty-five years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called “Irish Aid” societies, like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City ‘s St. Patrick’s Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick’s Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world. In recent times, the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin have been extended to a week-long event called St. Patrick’s Festival, encompassing a spectacular fireworks display (Skyfest), open-air music, street theater and the traditional parade. more...

Mar

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