Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous Costume

If you were like me and loved the English comedy, Absolutely Fabulous, then there is about a 99.9% chance that Patsy was your favourite. She was the bitch that you loved, no matter how terrible she was to Saffy and everybody in the world other than Eddy. So if you take this on as a…

Bride of Chucky Tiffany Doll Costume

To continue to get my creep on for this years Halloween Costume Challenge, I have decided to create a Bride of Chucky Tiffany Doll costume. To get this costume right for Halloween it’s all about: Wearing a white/wedding dress Coupling it with a black leather jacket Creating creepy doll make-up by hiding your real eyebrows…

Ilana Broad City Costume

Melbourne has been having some unseasonably warm weather lately. With that in mind I thought I’d take on one of my favourite outfits of a great female comedy character – Ilana from Broad City in the “In Heat” episode. This is the episode where they are on a quest for an air conditioner and Ilana…

Mia Thermopolis, Princess Diaries Costume

One day when I was brushing my hair prior to straightening it, I noticed that I had a startling resemblance to Anne Hathaway in Princess Diaries….before the makeover. So today I bring you my Mia Thermopolis, Princess Diaries costume courtesy of my crazy curly hair. Enjoy. Photo credit: Frosted Tips Glasses: Calvin Klein Navy Blazer:…

Diabolical Owl Girl Meme Costume

A couple of days ago an image surfaced on the internet of a diabolical-looking little girl holding an owl. Onced again the internet proved it was a magical place and a whole bunch of photoshop versions of the image were made thanks to Reddit. It was pretty funny and in the spirit of bringing you…

Lydia Deetz Beetlejuice Costume

About two weeks ago, I put it to Facebook in this post that I would dress up everyday in costume for the month of October if I received 100 likes. Thanks to the support of all of you I reached 100 likes – and then some! So today starts my month-long Halloween costume challenge, and…

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: Intestines Top

Continuing on with the more morbid side of costume how-to’s, here is how to create the look of bloodied intestines falling out of your body. This can be added onto any top/dress as you please. What you’ll need Top/Dress Tan or Flesh coloured stockings Cotton Filling or Tissues or Toilet Paper Red Food Dye Thread…

How to: Horror Film Shirt

Another step-by-step how to today, this time focusing on something a little bit more gruesome in preparation for Halloween later this month.   What you’ll need T-shirt Paint Brush Red Paint Black Paint Tyre Red Food Dye Scissors Newspaper   Method Put on your t-shirt and stand in front of a mirror. The first step…

Challenge Over!

As you know between my 26th and 27th birthday, I challenged myself to dress up in a different costume every day for a year, for fun. But what I was keeping on the down low was that for the the last 100 days of my challenge, I recorded a few seconds of video. For the last…