Where's a good place to hire decent banana costumes for someone in Sydney, Australia? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2008 - 1 answers

Costume Filter: Help me dress the cello section! [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2008 - 12 answers

I need to slim up a little for a Halloween costume. How to reasonably get there? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2008 - 15 answers

Costume Filter: I'm going as the subprime mortgage crisis this year. Need some help figuring how to pull this off. [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2008 - 29 answers

i need help coming up with a unique halloween costume. preferably a character from a movie... [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2008 - 24 answers

Costume / recipe conundrum: We're hosting a rock star themed potluck near Halloween. The dishes we supply need to be in a theme that corresponds to the costume. We need help! [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2008 - 30 answers

CostumepartyFilter: Im going to a costume party where the theme is "hollywood nights". I have a beard and dont really want to shave for the party. Any costume ideas that will fit with a beard that goes well with "Hollywood nights"?
posted on Oct 6, 2008 - 24 answers

I have a penchant for elaborate Halloween costumes. This year my boyfriend and I want to go as Wall-E and Eve, but I'm struggling with how to create an Eve costume. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2008 - 6 answers

My sister is going to a SNL themed Halloween party. She needs ideas for "obscure, I mean so obscure that people are like 'Wow that is obscure!' "I told her that not many SNL characters are that obscure and if they are, no one's going to get it anyway. Yet being my sister I feel I should help her. I suggested Rosanne Rossana Danna, but that was not obscure enough. So I turn to the green.
posted on Oct 4, 2008 - 84 answers

I would like to wear a bear costume for Halloween, but the only storebought options I have found on eBay and elsewhere online haven't quite matched what I'm looking for. This is basically what I'm after, as a reference. Or possibly even this one or this one. If anyone out there knows where to find something similar that would fit a 5'9" 130 lb person, I would be thankful (bonus points if I can buy it in the Vancouver, BC area) Full disclosure: I plan on drinking beer from a growler with 'Honey' written on it.
posted on Oct 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Beardo Halloween: I would kinda like to go as Gustave Courbet, but fear a) trying to come up with a good costume that reads as Courbet, and b) having to explain who Gustave Courbet is over and over. I do look like him, but what else might there be? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2008 - 28 answers

Halloween Costume Filter: I am looking for a somewhat classy character or historical figure to be for Halloween this year that's not overly done. (Think Jackie O, not Marilyn Monroe.) [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2008 - 23 answers

Seeking recognizable group Halloween costume suggestions for four (2 guys and 2 girls), preferably with a pop culture/nerdy bent.ha [more inside]
posted on Sep 30, 2008 - 31 answers

I need to build a working etch-a-sketch costume for Halloween. How do I make the internal mechanisms, and how do I make a very large shake-to-erase screen? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2008 - 13 answers

What should a kindergarten teacher dress up as for her school's fairytale ball? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2008 - 15 answers

Name some iconic men's outfits from the Golden Age of Hollywood. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2008 - 16 answers

How can I be a good Magnum PI for Halloween? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2008 - 27 answers

What are your tips for face painting? I'm not talking about fancy theatrical or costume painting, just your average person decorating kids' faces with hearts, stars, etc. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2008 - 13 answers

Looking for tips on creating a crazy black light troll costume. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2008 - 6 answers

Any idea where to find a black-and-white horizontally-striped t-shirts reminiscent of old style prison outfits--like what Elvis had in Jailhouse Rock? I've found whole costumes (jumpers, etc.) but I just need t-shirts.
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - 8 answers

Need an antebellum costume post haste! [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - 2 answers

Posting for a friend: creating metal like armor for a costume, without the whole metal part. [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to throw together 2 costumes (1 guy, 1 girl) that would scream 80's new wave high schooler. I need pictures to help us not end up too emo. "New wave" means different things to different people, so please read inside. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 17 answers

Looking for superheroine costume ideas. My girlfriend and I are going to a wedding where everyone is being asked to dress as a superhero of some kind. It doesn't matter if the superhero exists as a character or not, they just have to exist in someone's mind. [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 21 answers

My senior class voted me 'most likely to be a super villain' for the superlative section of the yearbook. I need to throw something together to wear in the picture, and I was hoping someone could help me. People are expecting me to come up with something really good, and everything I can think of is a little mediocre. Can you guys think of anything funny/ cool for a high school girl dressing up as a super villain? Thanks!
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 55 answers

What can you tell me about working in theatrical costume in NYC? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 1 answers

Where can I find / how can I make a Venice-style Carnival costume in the Chicago area by Friday evening? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - 1 answers

Source for better-quality womens' Roman toga-type costumes? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2008 - 6 answers

I need reference for an outfit for a Swing themed party. [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 9 answers

I've been trying to find an image of Helena Bonham Carter in the picnic scene of Sweeney Todd. Or, more specifically, the pinstripe corset she was wearing in that scene. Having no luck so far, as every image online is of the dress she wears for most of the begining of the movie. Am I stuck waiting for the DVD?
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 12 answers

A school dance is fast approaching, and we don't know what to wear! Help! [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 12 answers

For Halloween this year, my costume (similar to this one) is a giant, inflatable, flesh-colored penis. Can I get in any trouble with the law for wearing it out in public? And does it make a difference whether that day is Halloween or not?
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 14 answers

How can I make my boring Dorothy costume funny and/or ironic? [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 33 answers

HalloweenCostumeFilter: My band has a gig on Halloween in the East Village of NYC. Can you help me complete my costume? I can't use my hands, because of the instrument I play. I usually wear a black suit, bowtie, and bowler hat, and I am looking for minimal detail that can be added to make a quickly and commonly identified costume. Last year I wore some terminator makeup on my head and that was enough. Any recommendations?
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 16 answers

I need some help with zombie makeup. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2007 - 4 answers

CostumeFilter: I have armature wire and roma plastilina. What can I do before tomorrow night? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 7 answers

Forthcoming Halloween party with a fancy dress theme. I'm a Chinese bloke who hates dressing up. any particular suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 12 answers

Last minute Halloween costume help! I need a costume with a veil. [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - 19 answers

For this year's Religious Studies Dept. Halloween party (theme: dress as a religious character), my partner and I want to go as Zombie Jesus and Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter. Is this offensive? If not, can you help me plan the costumes? I have never seen JCVH (and won't be able to before the party), what would an appropriate costume be? [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2007 - 28 answers

I'm thinking of being the 2007 Writer's Strike for Halloween (because, you know, November 1st will be pretty scary for us WGA members living paycheck to paycheck.) Now-- how to make this snarky, intangible and in-joke-ridden costume idea a reality? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 19 answers

Halloween costume with integrated goatee? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 20 answers

How do I make a low-cost, yet somewhat realistic-looking severed hand/foot? [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for ideas for a halloween costume - I'm pregnant. [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 47 answers

I'm thinking of dressing as Lucy Van Pelt for Halloween this year, but I'm not sure how to go about finding a costume authentic-looking enough to be recognizable, as opposed to just being some girl with black flippy hair and a blue dress. Also, I can't sew. Any ideas?
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 10 answers

'Tis the season: Help me perfect my Ahmadinejad costume. [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 20 answers

I need ideas for an offensive halloween costume [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 80 answers

Halloween filter: Seeking ideas for a name and back story for a bug/caterpillar/worm costume. Difficulty: Must be "Super." [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 14 answers

Where/how do I get ahold of a "Big Suit" like David Byrne wore in _Stop Making Sense_?
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 6 answers

I need a women's clothing article for a Halloween costume... trouble is, I'm a guy. How do I size things up? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 14 answers

What pixelated clothing can I obtain that would complement my new pixelated ThinkGeek "8-bit" Necktie? [more inside]
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 11 answers