What costumes could make use of purple hair?
October 25, 2013 6:27 AM Subscribe
Which Halloween costumes could make use of purple hair?
I need a Halloween costume for this weekend. I also have purple hair. Is there anything I can dress up as that would capitalize on this?
The hair is shoulder length (I will cut/style it for the right costume) and bright purple, like Psylocke from X-Men or HitGirl from KickAss. Neither of these are appropriate costumes, though (too slutty and too young).
I'm looking for costumes that are not skimpy and that I could put together in basically a day. I am very crafty and can do a lot with hair and makeup and have a sewing machine and general craft supplies. Thanks!
I need a Halloween costume for this weekend. I also have purple hair. Is there anything I can dress up as that would capitalize on this?
The hair is shoulder length (I will cut/style it for the right costume) and bright purple, like Psylocke from X-Men or HitGirl from KickAss. Neither of these are appropriate costumes, though (too slutty and too young).
I'm looking for costumes that are not skimpy and that I could put together in basically a day. I am very crafty and can do a lot with hair and makeup and have a sewing machine and general craft supplies. Thanks!
Best answer: Thirding Leela; here's a DIY guide to the costume with some suggestions for the eye, and here's another one.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:35 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:35 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
Gertrude Yorkes. Yeah, she's young, but no matter. Not slutty, and you can get extremely creative with your dinosaur buddy. It makes my week every time I've seen a Gertrude.
posted by Mizu at 6:36 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Mizu at 6:36 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
The operations centre women from the 1970s TV show UFO.
posted by biffa at 6:38 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by biffa at 6:38 AM on October 25, 2013 [3 favorites]
Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time!
posted by neushoorn at 6:42 AM on October 25, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by neushoorn at 6:42 AM on October 25, 2013 [4 favorites]
Tonks, from the Harry Potter universe.
posted by fiercecupcake at 6:43 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by fiercecupcake at 6:43 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
you could definitely be stormer from the fictional band the misfits from the awesome cartoon jem and the holograms. just pump that hair up, do the markings on your face, wear badass clothes and makeup and if you can find one, an inflatable keytar. though keytar not necessary, in my opinion.
posted by kerning at 6:44 AM on October 25, 2013 [6 favorites]
posted by kerning at 6:44 AM on October 25, 2013 [6 favorites]
To borrow from our horrible zeitgeist: Sexy Barney
posted by mkultra at 6:51 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by mkultra at 6:51 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
One-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater
posted by wintrymix at 6:58 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by wintrymix at 6:58 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Dame Edna's hair definitely veered into bright purple territory once in a while.
posted by kimberussell at 7:09 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by kimberussell at 7:09 AM on October 25, 2013
Normally I'd just use favorites to avoid cluttering up the thread but it's worth repeating:
Leela!
posted by Room 641-A at 7:26 AM on October 25, 2013
Leela!
posted by Room 641-A at 7:26 AM on October 25, 2013
Mrs. Slocombe from "Are You Being Served?" the 1970s/80s British comedy. Her hair color varied quite a bit, and I think she looks great in purple. Mrs. Slocombe is the mistress of the double entendre. (7:17 YTL, maybe NSFW but nothing explicit)
posted by Sunburnt at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Sunburnt at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Just chiming in to say that Stormer from Jem and the Holograms (kerning's suggestion) actually has blue hair. The only character from Jem with purple hair is Shana, which may (or may not) pose some other issues if you want to be recognizable. :)
(I am so sad I know this.)
posted by juliebug at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
(I am so sad I know this.)
posted by juliebug at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Didn't Alex's mom in A Clockwork Orange have purple hair?
posted by Z. Aurelius Fraught at 7:42 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by Z. Aurelius Fraught at 7:42 AM on October 25, 2013
Dress like a cross between Dwight Shrute and Prince. Go as Purple Rainn.
posted by MuffinMan at 7:48 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by MuffinMan at 7:48 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
PhoBWan beat me to it, but yeah, just get a shoulder bag, put a star on it, and bam, you're done. Sledgehammer and/or rollerblades optional.
posted by Merzbau at 8:08 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by Merzbau at 8:08 AM on October 25, 2013
Thirding Ramona Flowers. Also, you could go as Kate Winslet's character, Clementine, from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
posted by sirvinegar at 8:23 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by sirvinegar at 8:23 AM on October 25, 2013
Oh god please Lumpy Space Princess do it.
posted by elizardbits at 9:20 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 9:20 AM on October 25, 2013 [5 favorites]
Best answer: Madam Mim from The Sword and the Stone would be fairly simple.
posted by topophilia at 10:40 AM on October 25, 2013
posted by topophilia at 10:40 AM on October 25, 2013
Troll doll?
posted by HighTechUnderpants at 10:46 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by HighTechUnderpants at 10:46 AM on October 25, 2013 [2 favorites]
Inside-out Popple.
I once had a couple of Popples, the kind that looked like spherical furballs with a limbs. One was pink with purple hair, but I can only find a photo of a green one with pink tufts (flipped inside out).
posted by mayurasana at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
I once had a couple of Popples, the kind that looked like spherical furballs with a limbs. One was pink with purple hair, but I can only find a photo of a green one with pink tufts (flipped inside out).
posted by mayurasana at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Here's how I did Leela. Which is your obvious best option.
posted by Too-Ticky at 2:31 PM on October 25, 2013
posted by Too-Ticky at 2:31 PM on October 25, 2013
A One-eyed, One-horned Flying Purple People Eater.
Old style.
posted by islander at 7:51 PM on October 25, 2013
Old style.
posted by islander at 7:51 PM on October 25, 2013
Best answer: Kinda obscure: Madame Mim from The Sword in the Stone.
posted by bolognius maximus at 12:01 PM on October 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by bolognius maximus at 12:01 PM on October 26, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Major from Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
posted by RainyJay at 10:15 PM on October 26, 2013
posted by RainyJay at 10:15 PM on October 26, 2013
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posted by divka at 6:29 AM on October 25, 2013 [6 favorites]