It's about to be September and so for my fellow lovers of Halloween that means it is time to start planning your costume! It's true we are all already grade A zombies but I have come up with some alternatives for this year. All of which can easily be achieved with awesome vintage finds instead of lame store bought versions or the tedious hand-made route. When you make your costume up out of vintage clothes even typical costumes can be much more awesome. So, I will start with some classics.
With a little
pinafore this would be the perfect Alice dress.
Hello, Dorothy! All you need is a
basket oh, and a little
dog too!
Getting a little more creative... how about Nancy Drew? This one is fun because you get come up with your own preppy 60's outfit (collared shirts/dresses, plaid, little sweaters, socks) instead of looking for specific pieces. Plus, you get do a
1960's hair-do! Then add some oxfords, a
magnifying glass, a
flashlight and notebook and you are ready to pester everyone at the party with investigative questions!
Grab yourself a vintage tennis dress and voila- Margot Tenenbaum! Then you'll need a wig or a haircut, a barrette, some eyeliner, a
fur coat and a wooden finger.
Speaking of vintage tennis dresses, why not get really literary and go as Jordan Baker from the Great Gatsby? Add short hair, thin eyebrows, a vintage
tennis racket and a haughty/bored attitude.
Stay tuned for more Halloween costume ideas!
brilliant idea! Thanks for including my tennis racquet!
ReplyDeleteI love the Nancy Drew costume idea, I don't know why it never occurred to me before...I remember always preferring to read the vintage hardcover Nancy Drew books over the more contemporary paperback ones when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteSo thank you for including one of my dresses in this neat list.
great list. i'd wear most of those outside of halloween....
ReplyDeletemy boyfriend nodded enthusiastically at the idea of nancy drew....he's an unusual fellow...
Thanks everyone! Yeah Nina, my boyfriend exclaimed, "I could go as a Hardy boy!" What would that even look like? hahah
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