May 5 is Pat Carroll’s birthday. Who is Pat Carroll you ask? Well she’d be the voice of URSULA from The Little Mermaid. The rest speaks for itself…now to go stuff myself with cheese p.s. To all my Orthodox homies out there – Happy Easter! Photo credit: Billy Rubin Black Strapless Dress:…
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Day 311: Star Wars Day
May the 4th is Star Wars day. It is a day when Star Wars fan celebrate the Star Wars films and culture. This day falls on May the 4th because of it’s pun resemblance to the famous film line – “May the force be with you”. Apparently though, Star Wars fans were not the first to pen the pun….
Day 310: Christina Hendricks
May 3 is Christina Hendricks’ birthday, Christina is most-known for her role in Mad Men as Joan Holloway, the office manager at the advertising agency Sterling Cooper. For this reason, today I have dressed as Joan. Please note that in order to get anywhere near the bust of Christina I had to wear two bras stuffed…
Day 309: Austin Powers
On May 2, 1997, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery was released, so this is why I have taken it on as my theme today dressing as a Fembot. Fembots are beautiful women dressed in provocative outfits who were used by Dr. evil against Austin Powers. They are known for their greatest weapon – guns hidden…
Day 308: Spongebob Squarepants
On May 1, 1999, Spongebob Squarepants first aired in the US on Nickelodeon. When I used to work in Smaland in IKEA, only two movies would be able to attract a big enough crowd of children to keep the place in order when we were busy, one was Aladdin and the other was The Spongebob…
Day 307: Poison Ivy
Today I am taking on the user-suggested theme of Poison Ivy by Fernanda. I thought it appropriate that I take on this theme the day after Uma Thurman’s birthday as she played the role of Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin. Man, that was a terrible film. Photo credit: Holmes Red Long Wig: Ebay (Borrowed…
Day 306: Uma Thurman
Today is Uma Thurman’s birthday. Uma has starred in many films taking on many roles, but none more career-defining than her role in the Quentin Tarantino film, Pulp Fiction. It is this character – Mia Wallace – that I take on today, in her post-overdose, adrenaline syringe get-up. Photo credit: Billy Rubin Black Bob Wig: Hot Dollar White…
Day 305: Frat House Toga Party
Today I have been invited to an American Frat House Toga Party. I’ve always wanted to a toga themed party, so I guess after tonight I can die happy. It was honestly the easiest costume in the world to make, it’s a safety-pinned sheet of material. If you wanted you could make it one shouldered, but…
Day 304: Jedward (The Loop)
Today I am lucky enough to be on The Loop on Channel Eleven. Today’s theme was chosen by the audience of The Loop via a poll on their Facebook page. The options were Mid-Meltdown Britney Spears, Kimbra, Freddie Mercury and Jedward. It was a landslide win by Jedward. Jedward are an Irish pop duo made up…
Day 303: Joseph Ducreux/ Archaic Rap (MEME Week)
Today is the final day of MEME Week on Theme Me. I feel that I could almost go on forever re-creating these, but the fun had to end some day, and that day is today. So for my final MEME costume of the week, I have re-created the Joseph Ducreux Archaic Rap MEME. Joseph Ducreux…
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