I've got a costume that incorporates LED lights cued to music. I need to re-setup the costume and am trying to find the best Arduino (if possible) tech for them. How do I do so?
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posted by divabat
on Mar 8, 2012 -
7 answers
Planning to go to an anime convention in a month and I need inspiration for cosplay.
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posted by noxetlux
on Mar 7, 2012 -
8 answers
I'm thinking of making custom costumes to sell. I have an opportunity to advertise through a local comic shop and I suspect many clients will be looking for replicas of existing heros/heroines. What legalities do I need to be aware of in terms of copyright infringement?
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posted by Carlotta Bananas
on Feb 23, 2012 -
6 answers
Can you think of some great costumes for a honeymooning bar-hopping couple in New Orleans over Halloween?
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posted by powerbumpkin
on Jan 23, 2012 -
5 answers
Going to a VnV Nation concert TONIGHT! Suggestions for clothes/etiquette/hidden easter eggs? I'd like to get the most out of it I can! (Fun holiday question.)
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posted by aarwenn
on Nov 23, 2011 -
14 answers
In a couple days, I will be dressing up as Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran and serving waffles to gallery patrons in a performance art piece in Chicago. This is a live version of
this blog. The problem: I only know a little bit about Duran Duran, and even less about Nick Rhodes. Help me be the best Nick Rhodes I can be!
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 16, 2011 -
19 answers
My African-American son has darkish brown skin, say, like Eddie Murphy or Will Smith. For Halloween, he wants to be a dead soccer player, not exactly a zombie, though. How do I do this?
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posted by bluedaisy
on Oct 30, 2011 -
8 answers
Viking Halloween: I have a plastic horned viking helmet. I need fun, original ideas for a Halloween costume that includes it.
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posted by LobsterMitten
on Oct 27, 2011 -
29 answers
My wife purchased a Where's Waldo outfit for me for Halloween. How should I spice it up (i.e. zombie Waldo, pirate Waldo)?
posted by a47danger
on Oct 26, 2011 -
18 answers
Last Second Super-Specific Costume help: I finally hit in an outfit idea that excites me, but it requires a large amount of cheap costume jewelry ( rings, brackets, and necklaces). Where do I find a lot of varied, disposable junk jewelry for not a lot of money without spending hours trolling flea markets and wholesalers? In the NYC area.
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posted by The Whelk
on Oct 21, 2011 -
9 answers
I'm going to a costume party for Halloween. The theme is 80s and 90s cartoon characters. Help me find a costume that won't be expensive or challenging to move around in, but will be awesome.
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posted by decathecting
on Oct 18, 2011 -
30 answers
Looking for an easy-to-throw-together male costume for a party with dress code "Neon Geisha, Renegade Replicant, Mechanical Doll, Retro Glamour, Femmebot Fatale, Electroglam, Gothic Renaissance, New Romantic, Blitz Kid, Cyberpunk, Electric Witch, Blade Runner Realness..."
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posted by Jacen Solo
on Oct 15, 2011 -
11 answers
I'm attending a friend's birthday party who was born in 1986, hence the party's theme. I'm female, but I've only been able to think of a lot of male costumes that don't get me anywhere (karate kid, tom cruise in top gun, etc). The costume has to be someone/something specific from that year. Help me think of a female costume (preferably quickly since the party is .. tonight)!
posted by madscientist01
on Oct 15, 2011 -
27 answers
Halloween costume filter: Inspired by
this AskMe, my wife & I have decided to go for
Día de los Muertos (
Day of the Dead)-themed costumes. Interested in any and all ideas both for costumes themselves and face-painting patterns (and floral accessories!). A few possibilities we've been looking at:
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5. But open to anything. Thanks!
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell
on Oct 14, 2011 -
15 answers
I fell in love with, and bought, a big expensive pair of black wings at an anime con earlier this year. I would love to actually get some use out of them and wear them at Halloween, but... as what? Ideally, what could I go as that I wouldn't have to constantly explain what I was supposed to be?
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posted by tomboko
on Oct 8, 2011 -
32 answers
I'd like to dress my two year old as an owl for Hallowe'en, what should my husband and I go as?
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posted by meringue
on Oct 6, 2011 -
35 answers
I'm going to try to make a Kaneda (from Akira) costume for Halloween.
What craft materials do I want to use to make this happen?
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posted by justkevin
on Oct 5, 2011 -
4 answers
Has anyone purchased vampire/werewolf teeth that they were satisfied with? I'm going as a werewolf for Halloween. I've grown my hair and beard out and would like to purchase some adhesive teeth as opposed to wearing a mask.
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posted by Forerunner343
on Oct 3, 2011 -
5 answers
Halloween costume filter: My wife and I (couple in our early/mid 30s) are thinking about going to
this Halloween party (currently second item down), titled "Masquerade Macabre." The organizers' suggested themes for costumes are below the fold. More inclined toward renting, but DIY is possible, too. Prefer an idea that works for a couple, but any suggestions appreciated!
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posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell
on Oct 3, 2011 -
8 answers
Where might I procure a cheap old timey laced vest for a nerdy Game of Thrones Halloween costume?
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posted by ifjuly
on Sep 23, 2011 -
10 answers
I need a good, slightly nerdy costume for Halloween, and I want something actually decent that won't be overly expensive. I could use some help with the actual logistics, though. Advice?
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posted by gchucky
on Sep 22, 2011 -
18 answers
I need two costumes for the end of October. Looking for themes and categories. But the hair matters.
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posted by kanemano
on Sep 2, 2011 -
15 answers
The end of year party for my work has a masquerade theme. What sort of mask can I make that will work with glasses?
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posted by ninazer0
on Aug 25, 2011 -
10 answers
Small tears in the linings of wool coats and dress-pants. How can I go about mending these in a functional (but not necessarily pretty) fashion?
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posted by Bardolph
on Aug 23, 2011 -
4 answers
Help me create a functional light bulb crown! I saw this
amazing sculpture at an art walk this week, and I'd like to make it into something wearable for Burning Man. My guess is that I can start by buying this type of bulb, but I need some advice beyond that. Wiring type and strategy? Batteries? How about affixing them to my head? I have long hair and could do something creative with little buns - I want to secure everything in a minimalist way (no baseball hats) so that the focus is on the lights.
posted by red_rabbit
on Aug 20, 2011 -
11 answers
Doctor Who themed party at a local bookstore next weekend. Need ideas for costume for a little girl.
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posted by jbickers
on Feb 20, 2011 -
33 answers
