I have signed on to provide costumes for a microbudget film. I've done this before, but all I did was thrifting and light modification; this time, we need space suits.
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posted by thesmallmachine
on May 7, 2013 -
10 answers
So the local steampunk group is having a fairy tale steampunk event this fall, and I'm super excited. I used to read all the color title fairy tale books when I was younger, but it's been a while. What fairy tales would you recommend for me to read, for costume inspiration?
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posted by needlegrrl
on Apr 9, 2013 -
10 answers
I am not at all into the steampunk scene. But for the fun of it, I'm going to
this in a couple of months. A friend of mine has been to it regularly, and has persuaded me to join her for the evening. So I need to figure out a costume. I'd like to keep total spend under $100-$150, if at all possible.
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posted by shiu mai baby
on Mar 21, 2013 -
16 answers
I'm years late to the party but I have just started playing Dragon Age: Origins. I am having a problem with Morrigan.
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posted by DWRoelands
on Feb 18, 2013 -
6 answers
There's a character in the 1955 movie "French Cancan" who wears a very fancy uniform. He wears a light blue double-breasted jacket with white braid and bright red pants with stripes on the sides. I think it is some kind of old fashioned military dress uniform. You can see the outfit
0.26 seconds into the trailer (warning:there are 26 seconds of cancan dancing first). My question is:
(1) What sort of uniform was this? Or is it just a costume they made up for the movie?
(2) Where/how could a modern person most affordably get a similar outfit of sufficiently good quality to wear around town at fancy occasions that are not Halloween?
posted by steinwald
on Jan 13, 2013 -
9 answers
I know nothing about costuming or sewing, and I don't have a lot of space to do it. Help me get set up and learning how to put together basic clothing/costumes in my apartment!
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posted by gchucky
on Dec 28, 2012 -
17 answers
Seeking scholarly and otherwise fascinating essays on costume history, especially ideas that made you re-think your understanding of fashion design, department store display, shopping, tailoring, the representation of clothes in history painting, material culture, theory of style, couture, etc
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posted by Jason and Laszlo
on Dec 18, 2012 -
7 answers
Please give me ideas for a fancy dress costume for 3 adults. A 60-year-old (but look/act decades younger) couple and their late-20s child. They need to be WARM as they will be worn outdoors on New Year's Eve in a Cornish seaside town, but it also needs to be possible to eat a restaurant meal in them.
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posted by Acheman
on Dec 16, 2012 -
11 answers
I'm looking for Halloween costume ideas (for a man) based around an awesome pair of white, patent leather, lace-up, knee-high boots with about a seven-inch heel. Thought of
this but Emma Frost is already not a super-well-known character, so I feel like it'll fall flat. But that's the vibe: cross-dressy / gender-bent or straight-boy-drag, rather than full drag.
posted by sixswitch
on Oct 30, 2012 -
8 answers
It's been over a decade since I had to dress up for Halloween and I am not very creative. Is there anything I can reasonably do using
this flowy green 1930's style dress?
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posted by missix
on Oct 29, 2012 -
14 answers
Halloween CostumeFilter: My idea this year is to dress up as a literal incarnation of a Cat Lady: e.g., regular human clothing in conjunction with as hyper-realistic a cat head/mask as I can come up with. Difficulty: must be finished by this coming Wednesday morning so I can wear it to work!
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posted by aecorwin
on Oct 29, 2012 -
1 answer
My friend says my Halloween idea might be racist. This took me completely by surprise. I was skeptical, but after stewing over it I'm now looking for a second opinion.
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posted by Urban Winter
on Oct 29, 2012 -
70 answers
halloween question: we're 2 ladies wearing these ridiculous orange sparkly pouffy prom dresses, and we're thinking of putting pumpkins on our heads. what clever thing could we be? how could we make our costumes super awesome? we're thinking "pump-queens" or something. can you be more creative than that? something clever or punny would be fantastic! thank you!
posted by andreapandrea
on Oct 28, 2012 -
16 answers
Piggybacking off
this question, my original Halloween costume idea fell through BUT I just obtained some
cloud pajamas and I'm trying to think of a way to build a costume around them. I'm a grown-ass man. Ideas?
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posted by psoas
on Oct 26, 2012 -
31 answers
Gender bending costume ideas for a formal-ish occasion for two ladies: one on the tallish and thinnish side, one on the shortish and curvyish.
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posted by jetsetlag
on Oct 24, 2012 -
15 answers
i have a black vinyl catsuit (from when i was the baroness a few halloweens ago) that i'd like to use in this year's costume, except that i don't know what this year's costume is going to be yet, and i'm trying not to be lazy and just do the baroness again. please hope me, ask metafilter!
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posted by lia
on Oct 23, 2012 -
23 answers
Please help us experience an American-style Halloween in the San Francisco Bay Area (ages 20s-30s). For us I think this means finding the most highly recommend of: 1). A big event crammed with people in their best arty / sexy outfits (like SEAF Seduction, or Decompression if it were reinvented as a Halloween event), 2) An amazing haunted house, 3) Maybe a corn maze or similar? What are your strongest recommendations?
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posted by anonymisc
on Oct 18, 2012 -
5 answers
I am at the "what have I gotten myself into THIS year?" portion of the costume making season and am struggling with my material choice - 1 inch thick green high density foam.
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posted by dirtdirt
on Oct 18, 2012 -
13 answers
Make me look like Sterling Archer for Halloween. I want to look just like the "animated" version of him. I don't just want to wear a tux and color my hair. Need tips on "animating" a suit, painting my face, getting contact lenses, and getting my hair just right.
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posted by farmersckn
on Oct 13, 2012 -
10 answers
Halloween Filter: Help me with a name and tagline(s) for my 'business' of getting people to sign over their soul to eternal damnation. Tech startup parodies most welcome.
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posted by subject_verb_remainder
on Oct 11, 2012 -
28 answers
Usually I love Halloween and think of a costume months in advance. For some reason I felt stuck this year until I saw a totally awesome bubble-gum pink suit at Goodwill. It fits me perfectly and I want to wear it, but... what should I be?
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posted by ezrainch
on Oct 4, 2012 -
40 answers
[costume filter] My toddler daughter and I are going as Alice in Wonderland this Halloween. I will be representing Alice after she has eaten the cookie that makes her grow, and my daughter will be Alice after drinking the drink that makes her small. What visual techniques can I use to enhance this?
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posted by dipolemoment
on Oct 2, 2012 -
9 answers
Gangnam Filter. I'm dressing my 4-year-old as Psy for Halloween. Ideas welcome.
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posted by k8t
on Oct 2, 2012 -
20 answers
Geeky (or just really really cute) Halloween costume suggestions for baby.
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posted by HMSSM
on Sep 21, 2012 -
37 answers
TARDIS-filter: My partner and I have vaguely-substantiated plans to go as Doctor Who (10th ed.) and the TARDIS for Halloween. I will be the TARDIS, because blinky-light-headbands are cool now.
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posted by jetlagaddict
on Sep 4, 2012 -
7 answers
I am shooting a music video next month. It's a personal portfolio project and while my social group has stepped in beautifully, I still need people with certain traits/looks. Is there a place online I can post a listing to while also being upfront that it is an unpaid/volunteer gig?
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posted by The Whelk
on Jul 31, 2012 -
8 answers
My husband and I need totally awesome 70's costumes. That we can run a 5K in.
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posted by jeoc
on Jul 14, 2012 -
28 answers
So I found
these awesome little Japanese sandals (called geta, I now know) and I am wondering if it's ok to use them for dress up or if they are worth something and I shouldn't damage them.
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posted by beccaj
on Jul 11, 2012 -
4 answers
People of Metafilter who run long distances in funny outfits! People of Metafilter who like inventing alcohol themed superheroes! Help me come up with a costume and superhero identity for the SoCal Ragnar Relay.
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posted by rhythm and booze
on Apr 13, 2012 -
16 answers
