Halloween costumes!

[Papa Smurf]

Greetings from Sweethaven!!

Happy Halloween, from Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee' Pea.

 

[C-dot]

TOO CUTE! :eusa_clap

Where's your spinach can? lol

 

[Inky]

awww, love that little Popeye family!!

Everyone looks marvelous and I hope you all had a fantastically fun Halloween!

Our wedding anniversary (six years, whew!) is Halloween and we rarely dress in costume because we usually go out to celebrate - this year we went dancing and of course, everyone thought we were in costume - that happens to a lot of us I bet

My night was made though when a woman in her 80's came to me and said you took my breath away - you look just like the girls I went to high school with (of course, aside from the red hair and tattoos)! It was the most wonderful and sincere compliment I've ever received on my vintage look!

The blouse and suspender jumper is by Bettie Page. Hubby's zoot suit pants and accessories by El Pachuco.

 

[C-dot]

That's it, Inky - I'm going come down there and steal the contents of your closet some night.

Happy anniversary!

 

[SayCici]

Aw, you guys are matching! Congrats Inky!

 

[Christy]

I love the Popeye family too, so cute!

Inky, Happy Anniversary! I love your outfit. You two look great together!

 

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The party that we went to was themed for being a murderer or a murdered person. My friend went as Lizzy Borden, I attempted the Black Dahlia but it turned out more of a dead 40's lady. The hat was a hit though.

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[MissAmelina]

Ewww....nice Black Dahlia!

I was The Bride of Frankenstein....my hubby was the Monster and best friend was the good Doctor. This dress is the first thing I have ever draped---it was fun. Although, I woke up with a wicked rash all over my face and neck from the cheap greasepaint makeup. Oh well.

 

[miss_elise]

My Fair Lady inspired racewear... although Halloween in Australia is in Spring and the temperature at the track was 33oC...

so the jacket didn't stay on for too long

 

[LolitaHaze]

I love this thread and everyone's costumes!!

My Beau and I dressed as a dead organ grinder and his rabid evil monkey!

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Found a pic of me and dhermann floating around on FB...I hope to have more soon.

 

[lexismonkey]

The organ grinder / monkey costumes are the BEST THING! Omg! I LOVE IT!

You all have fabulously creative costumes!

Last year I went to a party and every single girl there had a premade 'sexy' costume. There were sexy cops, sexy doctors, sexy nurses, sexy jungle janes, I got so disgusted I decided this year I was going to dress up as NON sexy as possible.

Big, Burly biker guy. made me happy

 

[Mrs. Merl]

Halloween is the best - you ALL look incredible. I am impressed.

 

[C-dot]

As am I! :eusa_clap What a successful Hallowe'en.

 

[Vanessa]

I love the Popeye family! :eusa_clap

I had a Halloweekend:

Friday at work for an office party:

Some guy at Starbucks said, "wait, are you from Gone with The Wind?" and started humming the theme song. HA

Saturday touring Old Town with friends as a Sylvia Ji-inspired Day of the Dead catrina:

Sunday at an 18th C tea party I planned:

I love Halloween.

 

[JeffOYB]

I haven't posted here in ages, but I had a great time on Halloween this year. I went Steampunk. My interest was resparked in Steam this summer at a Civil War muster when I saw a tall and exotic couple -- they were period-correct but had a little something extra, so I got to googling... Then I thought I'd try it myself. I whipped up my outfit in a couple hours before a party. I'll post my costume plus a pic I took of the couple... --JP

Me...

Classy Civil War couple...

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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It's a drag being a stockbroker in October, 1929.

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[La Julia]

Ha, great face expression

 

[Audrey Horne]

Vanessa all three costumes are lovely!

 

[MagsRags]

I didn't get to dress up for Halloween this year - I was out of town for a job related conference and didn't get back until late on Saturday. But I do have some pics of some costumes past, both cobbled together from my vintage collection and wardrobe. First, a pirate.

The coat was acquired from a costume trunk show many years ago - some of the gold leather appliques are cracked and shredding a little and there's a 3 corner tear on the back shoulder, but if it was in perfect condition, I would have been afraid to take it out and wear it. The "pirate hat" is 1940s - my avatar wears it too. The leggings and boots were from my closet. Oh, the fencing sword - DH has a small sword collection. We have quite few odd collections, LOL.

I mostly agree about scary clowns, but this was one of my all time favorite costumes. The clown suit is vintage, it belonged to my German farmer grandfather, which is one of the great mysteries of my family history IMO. I wheedled it out of the family Halloween box once I was old enough to realize how special it was. The rest was a chiffon scarf around the neck and a soft brocade beret plus makeup.