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Post by freecharlie on Oct 16, 2023 0:48:15 GMT
What would you dress up as if you were dressing up?
The bar I run karaoke at is having a Halloween party and scaraoke and apparently everyone dresses up.
.at 5'9 and 190, I can't be sexy anything, but I also don't want to be completely frumpy. In addition, I have to be able to set up the equipment and run the dj equipment, so nothing that keeps me from seeing.
What are you dressing up as? Any ideas for me?
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Post by TankTop on Oct 16, 2023 0:53:30 GMT
I am dressing up as 1970s Cher. I am wearing a caftan and long straight wig.
I chose this because it is for school. The second grade team is all dressing up as fhe decade they were born in.
60s, 70s, 80s, and 2000s
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Post by SnoopyFan on Oct 16, 2023 1:06:19 GMT
My boyfriend and I are dressing as hippies. We went to our first party last night.  |
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Post by anaterra on Oct 16, 2023 1:07:28 GMT
Be Barbie... put on some black leggings... a hot pink tshirt... wrap a belt to define ur waist... blonde wig.. go extreme make up...
You probably wont be the only barbie but its a fun easy costume
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Post by candleangie on Oct 16, 2023 1:13:53 GMT
Alfredo Linguini from Ratatouille!
Chefs jacket, white apron, Toque with a card stock rat cutout tucked inside and some battery op. LED lights to backlight the rat. :-)
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 16, 2023 1:15:11 GMT
I’m tempted to be Barbie but I know that will be so common.
I might be a witch, but also looking for ideas.
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Post by Zee on Oct 16, 2023 1:31:39 GMT
I bought this off Temu and it's so cute other than being a bit too long for me (I'm 5'2"). I'll put on some platforms. I'm wearing this to an art fest I'm doing. share.temu.com/3wjZm4Qxc4AI also got a skeleton print sweatsuit for passing out candy. 🎃👻☠️ |
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Post by YooHoot on Oct 16, 2023 1:44:19 GMT
Evil queen. Got the headpiece and cape from Amazon. My boss (guy) is going to be Snow White.
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Post by cakediva on Oct 16, 2023 1:57:12 GMT
We usually go to a Halloween dance with friends. We cycle through our costume stash lol. I think this year we may pull out Garcia & Rossie (Criminal Minds) again. I have a blonde wig that is similar to her hair, amd a polka dot dress, with a pink cardigan amd I found glasses with cherries on them. I put a big flower on the wig and wear some costume jewellery and voila - Penelope Garcia! Found a photo….  |
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Post by ntsf on Oct 16, 2023 1:59:59 GMT
I once dressed up as a ratty housewife.. ratty robe, nightgown, hair in big rollers and big heavy makeup on eyes and lips.. no one recognized me.
with your job, 70's disco queen?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 16, 2023 2:07:48 GMT
I’d make a glow in the dark skeleton sweatsuit with HTV. Quick, relatively cheap and easy and you can see and move easily in it. Plus with glow in the dark people will still be able to see you in a dark bar which would be cool. Do a hooded sweatshirt and put the skull on the hood. 💀
I saw the most awesome Animal costume on a Muppet Makers Facebook page today but I’m not nearly tall enough or skinny enough to pull that one off!
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Post by Zee on Oct 16, 2023 3:17:46 GMT
I’d make a glow in the dark skeleton sweatsuit with HTV. Quick, relatively cheap and easy and you can see and move easily in it. Plus with glow in the dark people will still be able to see you in a dark bar which would be cool. Do a hooded sweatshirt and put the skull on the hood. 💀 I saw the most awesome Animal costume on a Muppet Makers Facebook page today but I’m not nearly tall enough or skinny enough to pull that one off! Isn't Animal about 2-3 ft tall? 🤭 |
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Post by pantsonfire on Oct 16, 2023 3:23:56 GMT
Grinch! I got a costume for Christmas Eve to wear at my parents but we didn't meet due to ilness. So wearing it for Halloween and hopefully Christmas Eve.
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Post by ModChick on Oct 16, 2023 5:06:59 GMT
Alfredo Linguini from Ratatouille! Chefs jacket, white apron, Toque with a card stock rat cutout tucked inside and some battery op. LED lights to backlight the rat. :-) I love this!!!! |
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Post by candleangie on Oct 16, 2023 5:11:33 GMT
Alfredo Linguini from Ratatouille! Chefs jacket, white apron, Toque with a card stock rat cutout tucked inside and some battery op. LED lights to backlight the rat. :-) I love this!!!! Ruthlessly stolen from Pinterest. 😅 |
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Post by seaexplore on Oct 16, 2023 5:47:09 GMT
I'm going as Morticia (I'm a bit lumpy at 5'7" and 160lbs so I need to find some cheap shape wear to help me out) in a body con black floor length long sleeve dress from Temu with black pumps that I haven't worn in over 30 years (I think they were senior prom?) and a long black wig, red lips, dark makeup, red nails, and a 3d printed red rose. My staff are going as Wednesday, Lurch, Gomez and I'm 3d printing Thing for Wednesday to carry around.
My DD is going as Tammy from Bob's Burgers- that's an easy one to do if you have blonde hair that can go into a side pony.
DS is going as a dragon.
One of my all time favorite costumes is the game of operation! I made it using gray sweats, red flannel for lining the cut outs, white felt with velcro on the back and glow ironed on the front of it. A friend is borrowing it this year.
I've also got a butterfly costume- black tank top/leggings and wings from amazon
Or a crayon- colored shirt with the crayola design on it, matching tutu and leggings (or black leggings) and a big bow the color of the shirt
Go as a witch and hit the thrift stores to find a black gown, buy a hat.
GoGo dancer- Temu has some awesome dresses!
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Oct 16, 2023 5:49:02 GMT
What about a Beyoncé fan? Dress all in silver.
Taylor swift - the Eras tour showed us just about anything can make a Swifty costume, she has so many different looks.
I often find it’s easier to work backwards for costumes: who do you look like, or do you have a specific piece of clothing that resembles a pop culture icon?
Could you go to a thrift store to find an item to build a costume around?
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Post by artbabe on Oct 16, 2023 10:30:57 GMT
I bought a long black velvet Renaissance Fair type dress. I don't know what I'm going to do with it yet- I can't decide whether to go vampire or demon or dark fairy or something else. I just thought the dress will be pretty versatile and I can also use it for Ren Fest.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Oct 16, 2023 11:10:35 GMT
DH isn’t much for dressing up but will do something if it is simple. 2 years ago, I got him a shirt made with the Jack Daniela logo on it. I has a Coca Cola shirt. We were Jack and Coke. Last year he wore a Corona shirt and I wore a green and white shirt as the lime. This year I’m getting him a Fireball shirt and I’m making a Rum Chatta shirt.
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Post by workingclassdog on Oct 16, 2023 13:56:41 GMT
I'm not dressing up.. but my grandson who is a little over 1, is going to be Rip from Yellowstone... I can't wait to see this!
Yellowstone character? If you are into that show.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 16, 2023 13:58:03 GMT
with your job, 70's disco queen? Do a Cyndi Lauper type look. It's more 80s but I doubt anyone will call you out on it. |
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Post by smartypants71 on Oct 16, 2023 14:20:09 GMT
I wanted to dress as M3GAN, but DH wanted a couples costume, so we are going as Wednesday and Pugsley
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Post by littlemama on Oct 16, 2023 14:30:11 GMT
In 2019, we were part of a group costume where I was Glinda the Good Witch and my 6 foot tall husband was a munchkin. I just donated the Glinda costume as it shed so much glitter that I couldnt take it out of the bag! That one was pricey!
2020- pandemic, no party
2021- dh and I were Jack and Sally from Nightmare before Christmas. I am in no way "Sally shaped".
2022 - we were out of town
2023- If we decide to go, we are going to be deer- a couple Christmases ago I bought us all matching reindeer onesies. For the costume, I bought us black gloves and makeup for noses- and orange safety vests as we are going to be deer who do not want to be hunted.
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Oct 16, 2023 14:45:07 GMT
My youngest is going as some military person & my oldest has a cape and Maleficent horns so I'm balancing it out with a Cheer Care Bears outfit.  It's an oversized fuzzy sweatshirt with leggings from HalloweenCostumes.com so comfy & warm for ToTing. |
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Post by scrapngranny on Oct 16, 2023 15:06:14 GMT
A little old lady. 😂
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Post by peano on Oct 16, 2023 15:18:21 GMT
I love Halloween but the lavish party I go to every year isn't being held, and honestly, I'm not really in the mood these days.
Some of my past costumes:
Medusa
Crazy cat lady
Punk rocker
Day of the Dead sugar skull
Raven
70s rock and roller
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Post by mom2rjcr on Oct 16, 2023 15:20:00 GMT
My team at school is doing Harry Potter characters for our annual Book Character parade. I am going to be Hermione, the other two ladies will be Harry Potter and Professor McGonagall.
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Post by casii on Oct 16, 2023 15:29:41 GMT
One of the people working the tasting room of a winery we went to this weekend was dressed as Maleficent. She had on black jeans, a black tee and a black feathered collar and headdress. I thought it looked simple, cool and fairly comfortable for the amount of work she had to be doing. They were hosting a fall festival at the same time with food trucks, cellar tours, photo booths, live music and goat yoga, so we saw her everywhere doing a lot of different types of work. Similar feathered collarSimilar headgear but there seem to be a ton of options available. |
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Post by ToniW on Oct 16, 2023 15:34:48 GMT
We're going to be King and Queen of Hearts. I bought a couple of t-shirts from Temu with a K and a red heart on the corner of the shirt and another one with a Q and red heart. We both have a crown and tiara that was presented to us when we did a fundraiser so might as well put it to good use, lol
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Post by basketdiva on Oct 16, 2023 15:47:50 GMT
Our friends throw a great Halloween party every year with great themes. This is it's a Wizard of Oz theme. I'm going to be a tornado and my husband the Tin Man.
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It's an oversized fuzzy sweatshirt with leggings from HalloweenCostumes.com so comfy & warm for ToTing.
