The Best and Worst Costumes of 2012
Does anyone really care who wore the best costumes and the worst costumes this past Halloween? This article tells all (or some of it at least). For more on costumes, visit us at www.costumescostumescostumes.net
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Aw! Halloween is over, but here are a few ideas you can use in perparation for next year.
Have a laugh, and come visit us in a week or so as we prepare for Christmas, and all the Christmas costumes you might need for the season.
Carry a quarter and a hammer. What are you? A Quarter-pounder.
Dress in pink and carry a feather. What are you? Tickled pink.
Dress all in black, tie a shot glass around your neck. What are you? A shot in the dark!
Wear all black and put a postage stamp (enlarged if possible) on your chest. What are you? Black mail.
Wrap yourself in wrapping paper with a tag: “From: God, To: Women”. What are you? God’s gift to women.
Attach sugar-cubes (or candy) all over yourself. What are you? Sugar-Daddy or Sugar-Momma.
Tie an old CD around your neck and carry a lighter. What are you? A CD burner? (DVDs work well too)
Draw the letter C seven times on face and arms (use safe ink!). What is it? The Seven Seas.
Get a small weight (e.g. dumbbell) and stare at it intently. What are you? Watching your weight.
Quarter (or preferably enlarged photocopy of one) taped to your back. What are you? A quarter-back.
Put a pot on your head. What are you? A pot head.
Wrap yourself in some (or all) aluminum foil. What are you? A baked potato!
Wear all white. Attach (or paint) yellow circle to your stomach. You are an egg. Add horns and a pitchfork and you are a deviled egg.
Paint a shoebox black and attach it to your back. What are you? A refrigerator magnet.
Bridal gown and sneakers? What are you? Runaway bride.
Paint one finger gold. What are you? Gold finger.
Put crosses all over the clothes you are wearing. What are you? A cross dresser.
Catcher’s glove, loaf of rye bread. Attach the bread to you, wear the glove. Catcher in the rye.
Wear a t-shirt with a large ? (question mark) on it. Tape popcorn to it. What are you? A pop quiz.
Get some cat and dog stuffed animals. Use double sided tape or string to attach to an umbrella. Its raining cats and dogs.
Dress in a nice suit. Attach legal documents to yourself. What are you? A law suit.
An empty box of cereal. A toy knife. Instant “Cereal Killer.”
Find a toy airplane. When asked what you are, hold it in your hand. An aircraft carrier.
Put a sign that says “Go Ceilings!!!!” on your shirt. What are you? A Ceiling Fan! Cheer to help the effect.
We’ll be back in a week or so!
Plan for Next Year!!
Were you left out this year? Were you scrambling at the last minute for a Halloween costume? Are you an early bird?
Whatever you are, there may be bargains aplenty at your local costume shop. Forget the seasonal shops!!! They’ve already locked their doors until next year and are packing their inventory to store until next season when they’ll try to sell the same things to you again.
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Year round costume shops are less likely to have the storage capacity than their seasonal brethren (rivals or however they perceive the seasonal shop), and might be willing to negotiate a better price if in fact they haven’t already lowered their prices.
You see…Christmas is coming and so the all-year-round costume shops will need that additional space for Santa Claus costumes, Santa Belles, Elves, Snowmen, and not to mention Santa wigs and beards, belts, padding, boottops and all the other seasonal stuff.
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Halloween Costumes! Where to start? Start here!
Guest Author: Paul Writer
People love costumes, love to dress up and become someone else for a short time. How do you go about picking costumes? Also, do you buy costumes or just rent them? You will find the answers to these questions right here.
There are essentially 3 different routes you can follow when you need costumes. There’s D.I.Y, buying and renting options. Picking the best one for you will depend heavily on your budget, creativity and possible sewing machine prowess. With hiring, you may only have a limited stock to choose from and they may not be particularly original. Added to that, if you go for hired, you need to return the costume in the same condition as it started.
Another dimension to the buy, sell, or do it yourself is the addition of children. If the reason for buying costumes is it’s a kids fancy dress party for children. If are not very good with a needle and a thread or with a sewing machine, the one of the other 2 options are still open.
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With children’s costumes, you are probably best going ahead and finding one to buy. Because if you chose rented, you will have to return it, and, children are less likely to keep their costumes dirt and stain free. If you are good with needles, you may consider to do it yourself, this would be a fun and educational way for the children to learn some homely skills.
Due to the increase of online websites, many people buy online, or visit a store that has a website, to buy their costumes. It may mean that you spend a lot of money on something you only wear once. The positives are that you don’t have to worry about returning it, you may have a wider range of choice and therefore a choice from more creative and original costumes.
Choosing the right costume for you depends on the occasion. If there is a particular theme to the party to the party you are going to, then you would want to come over as a good sport. If it’s a western theme for example, you wouldn’t dress as an alien or space ranger. At the same time, it can be a challenge if it’s just a fancy dress party with no theme. Remember to kit your costumes out with helpful accessories, such as masks, hats and cutlasses!!
Don’t limit yourself, it has to be a costume in which you feel comfortable. If you are intending on dancing, then it would be appropriate that there was ways to deal with extras and wings and stuff. Overall, don’t sweat the decision. It’s good that you are choosing from costumes for the party. Some people go shy, and don’t want to do those things. At least you are having a go!
So yes, there are things to take into consideration when looking for costumes. Once you have decided whether to buy, rent or make. The next step is to accessories and then, all that is left for you to do is – have fun in your wondrous choice of costumes!
AUTHOR: Paul Writer, from the UK, is the author of this piece.
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How to Get Great Ideas For Your Halloween Costume
You’ve been invited to a Halloween party? Do you need a Halloween costume? Dilemma, dilemma. Where do you begin and where do you look for ideas? It might depend on your personality and your interests.
As a starting point, do you want to be you or do you want to be someone, something else?
Perhaps you are an Type A personality or are you a Type B personality? With a change of costume, a mask, a dab of makeup; you can be you, or you can be your alter ego.
If you are outgoing and bubbly, you might consider something that will make you the life of the party (which you probably already are). A little cleavage, a rose between your teeth and you might be a spicy Salsa dancer or a Saloon girl.
Quiet, shy, reticent?
Sister Rose Marie with rosary and prayer book in hand, and in her colorful combination of white and black would be a quite chic costume. Marian the Librarian (remember ‘Music Man’?) with her long black skirt and high necked, long sleeved blouse? Don’t forget Puritanical Hester Pritt (‘Scarlet Letter’), although her character was suspect by some.
Or be the opposite of your personality type. Simply reverse the types of costumes and characters as previously discussed.
Couples costumes are always fun, too. Pairing with your significant other, you might go to your Halloween costume party as in a pair of jailbirds; or Rag Dolls like ‘Raggedy Ann and Andy’. Or opposites as in Satan and a beautiful Angel? Laurel and Hardy make a great comedic team.
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Where to start getting Halloween costume ideas?
You might start with the front page of your local newspaper, and the rest of the newspaper as well. Sometimes the newspaper will spark an idea, and some of the best costume ideas originate with your own creativity.
Today’s front page renders little, other than political issues. On the political front (as it relates to Halloween), there is an Obama mask on the market as well as most of the past presidents going as far back as the ever Richard Nixon mask. More recently there are the First Lady masks to compliment the presidents.
In the business section is a story about the growing need for blue collar workers. This might open the possibility of occupational and career costumes such as policemen, firemen, doctors, nurses, construction workers, soldiers and sailors.
Of course, the economy is always in the business news. If you can fashion a rain barrel out of cardboard, you have a perfect costume for someone who is ‘broke’.
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The Arts and Entertainment section is replete with stories and photos of actors and actresses. Do you want to spoof Paris Hilton or Lindsey Lohan? Willie Nelson or Nelson Mandela? Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt or perhaps a role they played? Greta Garbo? Pretty far back in movie history, but a trip to a thrift shop might help you find a dress that might be ‘fashioned’ to fit ‘Garbo’ ; or maybe Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz
And of course, the comic strips. Do you want to be Blondie, the cartoon character? Do you want to be Blondie, the singer? Perhaps a soldier like Beetle Bailey or a Viking like Hagar the Horrible?
And what’s in the next section of the paper?
Our third section is the Sports pages and the classifieds. Frankly, because of the proliferation of athletic shirts and caps, it should be easy to become your favorite player. But is a costume a costume if it is everyday wear?
Hmmm… Nope. Can’t find anything in today’s paper that seems to be a good Halloween costume idea. As for me, I’ll wait and see what tomorrows news will bring.
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Halloween Costume Ideas for Everyone
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Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be sharing our expertise with you, so as to help you select a Halloween costume for your child, teen or yourself. By starting now by gathering ideas, you will certainly avert any problems with getting a costume nearer Halloween.
Halloween costume ideas for children are eay because they will tell you what they want based on what they see on TV. There are a myriad of directions you can take as an adult. History. Georgraphy. Current Events. Movies. TV. Literature. Or even grocery stores (that’s a story I will reveal to you in a few weeks)
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More than likely, the child will tell you what they want to be, but if they don’t…watch what they watch on the Saturday morning cartoons, or perhaps another show that they seem to be fond of. Maybe they’ll see something in a magazine. If not, most costumers know what is age appropriate as well as what is most popular.
Start thinking now and make your decision early in October. Take it from a (very) old costumer. That’s me.
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Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids
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It’s September and you don’t want to be left out. Last year, the Angry Birds were one of the most popular costumes for kids, and somewhat popular with adults as well. They sold out early.
My 7 year old grandson goes through phases (Blue’s Clue’s followed by Mario Brothers, followed by Spongebob, etc.) and he took a strong interest in Angry Birds last year. Who knows what will be his fav this year, but whatever it is, I don’t want to wait until they are sold out.
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Make some noisy music at your party with these Glitter Maracas. Get everyone in the Mexican spirit with these colorful maracas at your Spanish themed event.
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