Friday, October 30, 2009

shit, what do I wear!?

Put your hands up if with one day to go you're still unsure what to wear for Halloween? Here are some quick ideas that don't involve rushing to the fancy dress shop and throwing excessive amounts of money at a solution. phew!
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It's a bit of a given that if you don face paint at Halloween, you put sufficient effort into your costume and shall command respect from others for the rest of the night. And wearing Day of The Dead face paint in honour of the Mexican festival gives you cool points. You look good and weren't afraid of looking a little bit silly. Wear a garland in your hair and a hawaiian shirt just for the sake of confusing floral nations.


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Duh, how bloody cool did Iekeliene Stange look in October's Dazed and Confused. True, she has killer cheekbone structure and fabulously nonchalant platinum blonde hair on her side, and well, you may resemble a green sweating mass, but it's worth a go isn't it?
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Wearing ears at Halloween can be risky business; you don't want to toe that 'Sexy Cat' line. But I'd say choosing to pay homage to a character well loved by generations of children means that with nostalgia on your side you can ace it in the costume department. Watch the video below for a how-to guide. Wes Anderson fans may smile and nod along at the film references.

19 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:18 pm GMT

    oo this looks fun! thanks!

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  2. Ooh some good ideas. We're going for high fashion undead/goth things. Might attempt Galliano/Dior type make up but I don't have the skills!!

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  3. Ha ha these are all great. For a moment I thought of wearing LV ears but then I realized no one would get it and everyone would think I was a sexy bunny. Which is more terrifying that even Iekeliene's witch outfit.

    xx L

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  4. love the dutch model iekeline stange for sure

    http://sayang-j.blogspot.com/

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  5. go as mr fox! it would look so adorable
    x

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  6. I am always one of those who 5 minutes before leaving don't know what to wear yet.
    I love the green idea.

    xx

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  7. I'm impressed by that last Day of the Dead look!

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  8. agh! who knew halloween could be so stressful?!? my bf and i had settled on a costume idea (Mulder and Scully) but it turns out he just wants to wear his silly sombrero! now what do i do? LOL

    love your blog, i started following recently and i'm a big fan :)

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  9. haha, the day of the dead facepaint in that third picture is so rad xoxo

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  10. fantastic mr fox!!! <3
    in buenos aires we don't celebrate halloween, its sad:(

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  11. Anonymous1:14 am GMT

    oh! i love the fantastic mr fox!

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  12. great ideas !
    im being frsh prince of bel air ♥
    & i had the idea of being swine flu , complete with bathrobe + pig nose & ears + thermometer , but i didnt follow through with that one .
    i hope someone does take my idea though for that !

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  13. Only dazed could do that. God, I love 'em!

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  14. of all the not-so-subtle nods
    the washing of the hands was the best

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  15. iekeline is sooo gorgeous, even when shes green!!

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  16. Amazing face painting there! Love the green too!

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  17. I loveee iekeliene so much

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  18. lovvvve day of the dead face paintings.

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  19. Anonymous9:19 pm GMT

    I'd choose fantastic mr. fox or day of the dead...these are superb costume ideas!!

    xox

    • Choubelle •

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