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Family Halloween costume ideas needed (two moms and a baby edition)
My wife and I have an adorable 4 month old and want to dress our little family up in a group costume but we’re coming up blank. I’m chubby and femme, my wife is pretty androgynous and would definitely dye her short hair any rainbow colour for the right costume; our baby is a generic cute baby. [more inside]
Seeking skin-safe double-sided silicone tape
Silicone can be produced in a way that makes it sticky without leaving a residue. You see this in silicone nipple covers (possibly NSFW example), and also in double-sided nano tape. I believe silicone scar tape is similar. I'm looking for a product that is double-sided like the nano tape but skin safe, like the nipple covers and scar tape. Anyone have any suggestions? [more inside]
Emergency Halloween costume ideas!
Please help this Halloween costume lazy-head come up with an easy, but fun last minute Halloween costume. [more inside]
Does this pattern exist?
I want to make these dragon wings for my kids for Halloween. The pattern maker is no longer in business. Can the pattern be found? [more inside]
Quick and cheap Game of Thrones costume
We have an invite to a GoT party next weekend and need costume ideas. Other than a blank "Hello my name is" name tag (which may be one costume), does anyone have any thoughts on anything that can put together quickly and cheaply? [more inside]
Last-minute literary costume ideas for a costume-hater
I'm a middle school (math) teacher and my school is having a "dress like your favorite literary character" day tomorrow. I need to participate but am struggling to come up with ideas. Snowflake details below [more inside]
Aunt Former Costume Designer strikes again
My niece and nephew want me to make them Totoro costumes for Halloween. Yay! I found some gray and white French terry fabric on sale in the flat folds section last week. Yay! I'm increasingly dissatisfied with the white one and want it to be more like the gray one. Boo! Can you help me match this specific type of French terry? [more inside]
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...
I'm attend an event that is both super hero themed and bicycle themed. Who should I go as?
Costume ideas for a Twin Peaks-themed party?
I've been invited to a Twin Peaks-themed party this weekend. I've never watched the show (and don't have any plans to), but I would love some costume ideas!
Need to look like Wonder Woman, but not costumey
I'm planning festivities for my love interest's birthday. He is a huge Wonder Woman nerd (all the comics, tv show, movie--everything). I'm trying to put together an outfit that is definitely Wonder Woman-inspired but isn't a costume. It should have sex appeal but still be suitable for a night of nice dinner, watching roller derby, and hanging at a craft cocktail speakeasy. More details await! [more inside]
Creative twinning to celebrate tenure
An old pact for outrageous dressing post-tenure finally comes to fruition. Please help. [more inside]
Plain white (or undyed) family pajamas... do they exist?
My wife is trying to make costumes for Halloween and wants to find some cheap family pajama sets to embellish. The problem is there doesn't seem to be anywhere that sells simple cotton pajamas without patterns or frills. At best we have found heavy (and pricey) fleece pajamas and plain long johns (which are too thin and underwear-ish). Does something like this exist?
What could I wear that ISN'T clothes? (Creative costume filter)
Getting ready for Burning Man and trying to think outside the box.
I want to make some unexpected costumes / accessories.
Maybe a bra made out of two little strainers attached to one another, for instance.
What is the thing that's a spoon ring, but for your *whole body?*
I'm a ladyperson with a slim athletic build.
Big Top MKB
We're going to the second edition of the masquerade ball we went to in January. What to wear? [more inside]
Help a teacher with their Halloween costume!
After my costume became a sleeper hit last year, I need help coming up with another fun costume for 2016! Help! [more inside]
The Theme is Book Titles and We Need Costumes
We are me (early 20s, female) and my live-in babe (late 20s, male). The party theme is Book Titles. [more inside]
How did Seinfeld dress?
I grew up watching Seinfeld, but didn't really have a personal conception of style while the show was airing. I watch reruns, and I think that the costuming is sort of... "dorky 90s department store". However, I'm curious, when Seinfeld was contemporary, how fashionable would those clothes have been? What was being conveyed with the clothing choices of the main characters?
Avant-garde costuming. Animals preferred.
I am interested in animal costumes, but searches either come up with mascots and fursuits (which are far too literal) or things like The Lion King (which foreground the human too much). Can you point to anything less conventional? [more inside]
Ow, she bit me! What'd you expect fairies to do?
On Saturday, I'm attending a Labyrinth-inspired masquerade ball. I have everything I need for my costume except pants. [more inside]
Tricks for getting better coverage from silver lipstick
I realize this is slightly similar to the previous question, except it's about lipstick, and less about setting it than getting it to show up in the first place. My silver lip color is just not doing what's advertised on the tin. [more inside]
Easy costume ideas: 4 year old wants to be a car.
My son wants to be "The King" from the movie Cars. I can't find any pre-made costumes for this guy. I'm not crafty. How? [more inside]
Nerdy costume ideas for large woman
I'm finally working with people that like to celebrate and have fun, including a Halloween costume party w/ prizes! I find myself feeling very competitive, I want to win! Unfortunately, nothing in the Halloween stores fit me. Looking for suggestions on the nerdy side.
Contest categories: best dressed & scariest costume [more inside]
Painting a Paper Mache Costume in Bad Weather
I've created a paper mache Darth Vader helmet for my son, and it needs only painting...but the weather's supposed to be rainy for the next few days, and he needs it for Friday. [more inside]
Simple sewing patterns for costumes or bags, for boys?
My five-year-old son is interested in sewing (he's interesting in construction and design, in general). I am not much of a sewer, but I could probably cut out something from a simple pattern and stitch it by hand. (No machine). How can I indulge this with him, given that I have limited skills and he's five? [more inside]
don't you feel like cryin, don't you feel like cryin
I'm going as drunk, pajama-clad Gaby Teller for halloween! But I'm sad that I can't remotely afford her sunglasses, which are House of Holland's Annice. Please help. [more inside]
Itty Bitty Ditty Committee costumes
On the Bob's Burgers episode called "Itty Bitty Ditty Committee", what were the kids' band costumes supposed to look like? Here's a picture. In fanfare, filthy light thief linked to more pictures in this comment. The costumes look so familiar but I can't figure out who they're supposed to look like. Or are they just funny costumes and not referencing anything?
becoming a true social justice warrior
What would a Social Justice Warrior put on her shield? (Also, the rest of her?) [more inside]
help me become Left Shark for Halloween
you probably now know left shark from the superbowl halftime show. I need to be that shark. help me be that shark. [more inside]
Can you help me find a pdf of a printable Chewbacca mask?
Starwars.com used to have free printable star wars masks. Of course I waited last minute to pull a costume together under the assumption that I would print a Chewbacca mask like I have done in the past. Is there a way to retrieve this pdf?
Special effect lenses with a corrective prescription?
I've been trying to locate some "white out"-style special effect contact lenses (the kind that make your iris and pupil a milky white, like Storm in the X-Men films when she uses her powers), but I've been having a hard time finding something that fits my prescription. Does anyone know of a reputable store that sells these kinds of SFX lenses with corrective power? [more inside]
Help me make a Wadsworth costume for Halloween
This year for Halloween I will be part of a group going as the main cast of Clue. Help me pull off an amazing Wadsworth (i.e. the butler). [more inside]
Help with Circus/Carnival themed costumes for a tall, cheap curmudgeon?
Help me put together a circus/carnival themed Halloween costume for a pub crawl. [more inside]
This is Halloween, This is Halloween...
Where's the best place online to buy quality baby Halloween costumes? [more inside]
Is Comic-Con worth a gawk?
I won't be attending San Diego Comic Con this weekend, but I do live within a reasonable walk of the convention center. Do enough people wear impressive costumes to this event that it's worthwhile to just hang around outside the convention center to people-watch? If so, are there any especially good times and places for this?
Best unnaturally coloured contact lenses?
I'm looking at getting some yellow contact lenses for a costume and would like to know what brands of unusual lenses people have found comfortable and effective - not too vision obscuring, not -ridiculously- unnatural looking, so on. [more inside]
Wardrobe remix: the movie
This morning I was thinking about how in the movie Housesitter, Goldie Hawn's character wears a very limited number of pieces of clothing combined in a variety of different ways. My mom pointed this out to me at a very impressionable age, and noted how this was much more realistic than infinite wardrobes. I'm wondering what other other movies have an obviously finite wardrobe for a lead female character?
How can I make a baby doll look like HR Giger's Alien?
For a costume I need an alien. I would like to take a plastic baby doll, maybe 16", and modify it to look like an alien, preferably HR Giger's Alien from Alien. [more inside]
Making camp awesome, one craft at a time
I've been offered the chance to run a week-long day camp this coming summer at a local art space. I have an idea for a theme, but I want to run it by the hive mind and make sure it's as awesome as it can possibly be. Who want to help me plan Costume Camp? [more inside]
Another Twenties costume question
Unusual 1920s costume ideas wanted/ how to '20s-style a kimono [more inside]
How do I make fake braces for my teeth?
I am dressing up as Ugly Betty for a friend's birthday party. I have everything sorted except how to create some fake braces for my teeth. I don't want to cause any damage to my teeth or gums, nor do I want to be impeded from drinking (it is a party after all!).
The only option I have been able to find so far involves paper clips and dental wax and appears to be somewhat painful looking. Any other ideas for how to make fake braces for a night?
Nerdy couple costumes
Help my boyfriend and I figure out our 2013 Halloween costumes. He's tall, muscular, buzzed hair, glasses. I'm short, athletic/curvy, brunette, glasses. Both nerdy. Both crafty, but with limited time. Photos inside for inspiration. [more inside]
Medieval scholarly costume on the cheap.
Halloween is coming, which means it's costume time. This year I've decided to go with a medieval theme, so that I can also have something to wear to the Renfaire which comes around in November. I have a vague idea that I'd like to dress as some kind of wandering scholar or scribe (it would allow me to wear glasses and is a nod to my academic real-life persona) but I don't really have a lot of ideas for how to make that awesome (or even really recognizable). I would like to keep the costume more on the realistic/historical side of the costume continuum than the funny/cheesy side, as much as is reasonable. I also am pretty broke, so I want to keep the Buying of Things to a bare minimum. I am happy to scrounge and to craft -- my main handicap there is that I do not have access to a sewing machine, nor do I even know how to use one, but I am otherwise pretty resourceful. How can I build a good costume around this?
Halloween costume for someone with long curly black hair....
Have any ideas for a Halloween costume for someone who has long curly dark hair?
Glowing red jewel?
I want to make a choker/necklace with some sort of glowing red "jewel" in the center for Halloween... [more inside]
How to choose a ventilation fan and estimate power usage for a costume h
I have a costume helmet that I'd like to have a forced air ventilation system for. I would like a small, low power fan (maybe from a laptop or small computer?) that I can run on batteries. [more inside]
How do I become a Wizard?
How do I become a Wizard? (for party planning purposes, as opposed to real magical ones). [more inside]
Booker, I found clothing ... catch!
My kids and I want to cosplay Bioshock:Infinite at an upcoming fantasy/geek festival, and I need help. Looking for links to either specific articles of clothing, or overall strategies for what/how to do. Spoilers for the game within. [more inside]
Help me dress like I'm from the future
I need an awesome costume idea for a future-themed party. Things that are important: cost (cheap) and ease of construction. [more inside]
Fastnacht costumes
What are some funny 2012 Halloween costume ideas?
I would like to request an update for this previous AskMe thread on this year's timely funny halloween costume, gender neutral version. [more inside]