Speedy Gonzales Costume

A little bit of a flashback to my childhood with this Speedy Gonzales costume. When you watch this cartoon now, it’s pretty heavy on the lazy Mexican stereotype…awks Photo credit: Frosted Tips Sombrero: Hot Dolar White polo top: Uniform shop White pants: Vinnie’s Red Tie: Hot Dollar Mouse tail: Homemade from cotton wool and stockings

Hamburglar Costume

The Hamburglar is a great simple and fun costume to put together for any costume party. So long as you have a striped top, you only need to grab a few extra things in order to complete! Photo credit: Frosted Tips Black hat: Vinnie’s with a yellow piece of paper taped onto it for the…

Mugatu Zoolander Costume

Mugatu from Zoolander is one of Will Ferrell’s best characters of all time. He’s a great character to dress up for any Halloween party and drop killer lines all night like: Oh, I’m sorry, did my pin get in the way of your ass? Do me a favor and lose five pounds immediately or get…

Rene Magritte ‘Son of Man’ Costume

Today I’ve taken on the famous Rene Magritte ‘Son of Man’ artwork. This is another easy as costume that you can throw together for all your Halloween party needs, all you need is a suit, red tie, bowler hat and a green apple print-out! Photo credit: Billy Rubin Bowler hat: H&M with a green apple…

Olive Oyl from Popeye Costume

Like most people I grew up watching Popeye, so today I’ve dressed up as Olive Oyl. It’s a great simple costume to put together – all you need is a red jumper and a black skirt! Photo: Billy Rubin Red jumper: Uniqlo with doily trimmings Black skirt: Target with yellow paper trim taped on White…

Day 129: Zombie

So I lied. I have one more day of Halloween themes left in me. I have two Halloween parties I’m going to tonight and I’ve decided to dress up as a zombie bride. The dress was quite the find in Vinnie’s, only $20 and the rips it had only add to the costume overall.  …

Day 126: Halloween

Happy Halloween! Today we see my week of Halloween costumes come to an end – I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I wanted to end it in a bang so I have dress up as that scene in Alien when the alien comes out of the guys stomach. Please note that…

Day 125: Scream

For the sixth day of Halloween week I have decided to take on my favourite modern horror film: Scream. With this I have dressed up as Drew Barrymore’s character from the opening sequence. I have tried to incorporate the entire sequence into my outfit: ala the phone and the blood (later).This scene is hands down…

Day 124: Friday the 13th

I would have watched my first horror film at age 5, from memory it was A Nightmare on Elm Street. So this goes to show that there was not a lot I was shielded from as a child…except for Friday the 13th. Of all the  horror films Friday the 13th was the only series that my brothers…

Day 123: Ghost

What is Halloween without ghosts? So today I have taken on my favourite ghost – Ghostface from Scream – my favourite modern day horror film.   Photo credit: Holmes   Ghostface Mask: Hot Dollar Black Cape: Cotton On Black Long Skirt: ASOS Black Gloves: Hot Dollar Black Wellingtons: Kmart