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Party On Dude ! Have a blast from the past at your next summer party. This set of 12 neon colored "Wayfarer" style sunglasses make awesome party favors for pool parties and cookouts. Assorted earpiece colors of purple, orange, blue, pink, yellow and green. Black fronts. Fun for adults and children alike ! Set of 12 sunglasses. Assorted neon colors. Each measures 5.5" W Makes great party favors ! Not recommended for children under 3 years.

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Have a blast from the past at your next summer party. This set of 12 "Shutter Shade" style sunglasses make awesome party favors for your next 80s party. Assorted colors of purple, blue, pink and green. Fun for adults and children alike !

Fourth of July Costumes

You may or not be planning on wearing a costumes for your local Fourth of July parade, but this article features a couple of costumes that look pretty good.  There are only so so many directions one might take for a costume that relates to the Fourth, but you might also consider “the Spirit of 76” which actually shows three people in the painting, a fifer, and two drummers and possibly a flagbearer to be in the rear.  

Fourth of July Costumes

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Movie Costume Designer

Another article about a perspective on theatre and costume designing.  Even within this one area of costuming, there are so many facets and ideas and interpretations and perhaps even philosophies.   I don't think I've ever heard anyone mention anything about 'whiskey drinking' before, though.  

'There's a bit of theatre in everyone'

"Having designed costumes for more than 20 movies, and bagging national awards for her work in Bandit Queen and Omkara, the multifaceted personality has added another feat to the list, as the outspoken whisky drinking Dolly Arora – who sets the screen …"
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You might have noticed this past month or so, we have focused more and more on theatre.  Costumes, makeup, prosthics, props.  This is because Spring usually is the season for high school productions and some college as well.  As we move into the slowet part of the year, costume wise, what we will be featuring is a bit of an unknown as of now.  Of course, Halloween follows that and we will have loads of 'stuff' when that time of year come up…may be even earlier.  For more information on costumes, visit us at

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You have to ask yourself, “what is a costume to me?” That is very open to interpretation and everyone has a different answer. Is your costume for self expression? For fun? Do you create costumes to showcase your artistic skill? Do you love the ohh’s and ahh’s as you stride through your chosen venue? Are there contests involved? It’s important to consider these things since your goal with a costume will influence many of your decisions about designing and making the costume, not just in what you choose to make but also in how it’s made as well. Let us begin.

Where you are going to be wearing your costume can have a huge impact on its design. If your planning on attending a spacious indoor event with access to a hotel room, your options are much broader than if your costume is to be worn outside in the hot sun or driving rain. Weather, temperature, access to dressing areas, size of the venue, and your personal plans while in costume all will put different demands on your design.

These considerations are also dependent on how long you plan on being in costume. A very complicated cumbersome costume may be great for about 15 minutes to enter a contest and then rush back to your hotel room for something more comfortable. But if you are looking to maintain your alter ego for 3-5 days 24 hours a day, you are not going to want to be wearing the equivalent of a parade float.

The weather can be your best friend or your worst foe. At an outdoor event you are going to be at its mercy….More at The Art of Costuming: Where to Wear? | Faerieworlds 2012 …

Clever word usage in the title, isn’t it?  Wear…where.

This is a really interesting article about designing your costumes and accessories and some of the elements (including weather) that need to taken into consideration.  In my former profession, theatrical and masquerade costuming, we were very cognizant of these many elements.  Each time we built a brand new costume, either a mascot costumes for a business or school; or a King Lear costume for a high school production, we took into cosideration the appearance from the viewer as well as the comfort to the wearer.  For more information on costumes, visit us at

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See costumes at buycostumes.com ad in right column.  Search for ‘Mardi Gras’

Times’ running out for Mardi Gras, a well known extravaganza in New Orleans, but not well celebrated elsewhere.  Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to have a costume party.  OK, that sounds like an ad, but it’s not.  Just a reminder that Lent is coming and that means no parties for a lot of people.

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