Stick Figure Costume

  Today I thought I’d opt for a little bit of a quirky costume with my take on a stick figure drawing come to life. Also, as always, super easy to re-create for your Halloween costume party needs.   Photo credit: Billy Rubin   White Onesie Zip-suit: Splendour in the Grass with Black Electrical Tape…

The Ring Costume

Today I thought I’d create a more conventional-creepy Halloween style costume. So I went the creepiest I could go with the most minimal of elements – the little girl from The Ring. The beauty of this costume is all you need to pull it off is a simple white dress and a REALLy long brown…

50’s Housewife Costume

Today I created a 50’s housewife costume, with a little bit of a twist. I’ve gone for the mid-ready-point where she is almost immaculate, but has just her hair to go. It’s a funner version on a typical look.   Photo credit: Billy Rubin   Hair Curler: Priceline Hair Scarf: Hot Dollar White Top: TEMP…

Sexy Ghost Costume

Mean Girls got it right when it said: ” In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” It is the night where every and anything is turned “sexy”, with that said, here is my take…

Merida from Brave Costume

  I’m back in Sydney for the weekend to pack up and move all my stuff down to Melbourne, which means MORE COSTUMES! First up: Merida from Brave.   Photo credit: Holmes   Red Wig: Borrowed from Dungog Medieval Gown: Smiffy’s Brown Arrow Holder: Smiffy’s Black Leather Boots: Big W Bow and Arrow: Homemade from…

The Easiest Last Minute Costume In the World

So you’ve been ultra-last-minute invited to a costume party and you have 15 minutes to be ready to roll, what do you do? Go the toga. What you’ll need A bed sheet or large piece of material 4 safety pins Optional: Belt or rope or ribbon Optional: Leaves for your hair – these can be…

6 Costumes You Have In Your Wardrobe

So it’s the night before a costume party or Halloween and you forgot to organise a costume? Don’t worry, here are five costume you are guaranteed to already have in your wardrobe ready to put together. 1. TOMB RAIDER What you’ll need Black Singlet Black Shorts Black Belt Black Boots Fake gun or make one…

How to: Mad Scientist Costume

What You’ll Need White Coat Gloves Newspaper Large Plastic Jar (big enough to fit over your head) Razor Pillow Cardboard Flesh coloured paper or paint Red paint or cellophane Stapler Sticky tape   Method Fill the gloves with newspaper so that become solid. Staple the gloves to the sleeves of the white coat. Using a…

How to: Alien coming out of stomach costume

If you’ve ever seen Alien, you’ll know it for one of its most famous scenes – when an alien erupts out of Kane’s stomach. For Halloween last year, I re-created this moment with my home made alien coming out of my stomach top. What you’ll need Shirt Flesh coloured stockings 2 print-outs of the alien…

5 Easy Halloween Cardboard Costumes

  Here is a list of costumes that you can make easily with only the use of cardboard and a little imagination:   Mr Potato Head First cut out a large Potato shape that is ¾ of your height. Then trace out a hole for your face and it out so that your face can…