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Visit to a Costume Shop
Coming Verrrry Soon!
The next several days will devoted to visiting an actual, real life costume shop. From that point on, we will go into specific areas of history, geography, literature and more areas to help you find the right costume for your Halloween event. Short of money? We have an answer for that. Plus size? We have an answer for that as well. Visit to a Costume Shop coming up
A few notes on the “Visit to a Costume Shop” follow:
Please visit us to see our four part video tour of a costume shop.
Caveat 1 – Each of the four parts is about 4 (or so) minutes long.
Caveat 2 – The first video is more informational, as to how and where to find your local costume shop.
Caveat 3 – The last video may be at the top (as they were loaded sequentially, or not). so you might want to start at the third or fourth down, and work your way back up.
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On our last post, we discussed the differences between a full-time costume shop and a seasonal Halloween store. Tomorrow we begin a four-day video visit to a real costume shop, entitled: A Visit to a Costume Shop
Hope it gives you a few ideas for this coming Halloween and an idea of what to look for when you visit a real costume shop.
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Oops! This should have been published a month ago. Anyhow, this is our disclaimer.
Beginning shortly, we will begin to process some thoughts that will help you make a decision as to what you might want to wear to your Halloween costume party.
In the meantime, you might want to simply visit one of our ‘sponsors’ Just click on ads in the right column or the tab above which says ‘Amazon Costume Store’ and you will find many, many costumes; and the one you are looking for will probably be there. At this time, availability as to quantity, size and whatever other parameters you might use should be there. In two-three weeks, who knows? OK, enough on the blantant sale pitch. Also we get a commission on every Amazon sale that is made through us. You are not buying FROM us, but rather through Amazon. Is that enough transparency?
It’s time to rent or buy my Halloween costume or mask and I don’t know where to start.
Many ideas are swirling through my mind, but where do I go to look and try on a few to see what costumes matches my personality and interests?
Of course, I’ve seen costumes at those large brick and mortar chain seasonal stores, and even in my local drug store or grocery store; but I want to move it up a level.
About this time of year, it seems those seasonal Halloween shops emerge to pay their annual visit, but rarely in the same place two years in a row.
Perhaps I should go to an all year round costume store. The permanent stores usually carry costumes for all seasons and occasions like Christmas (Santa’s and Elves), Easter (Easter Bunnies, biblical), St. Patrick’s (Leprechaun’s) and Valentine’s Day (Cupid’s). In addition they support local, high school and college productions with costumes as well. Did you ever wonder where the costumes from your high school version of “Music Man” or “Crucible” came from? Or who manufactured your college mascot costume?
Costume Shop or Halloween Shop. Where do I go?
The answer is spirit gum and crepe hair.
Both types of shops have similar goods for sale, and the prices are comparable; but the similarities end there.
When I walk into a Halloween shop, I always ask if they carry spirit gum and crepe hair. If it’s not the blank stare that I get, it’s a stammering that goes like this “uhhhhhh”
When I walk into a costume shop, I ask the same question and am greeted with “what color and how much do you need?” or something similar to that.
Spirit gum is a liquid adhesive used for fake mustaches, beards, hairpieces and a few other unique purposes. Crepe (pronounced like ‘grape’) hair is a braided woolen fiber that is used to create mustaches, beards, sideburns and that occasional hairpiece or hair on the chest.
A costumer (not customer) knows what spirit gum and crepe hair are and how to use them, and perhaps thousands of other tips and ideas that a Halloween shop doesn’t know. And why? Because the costumer has a broader knowledge, by far, than the Halloween shops. The costumer will also hire permanent and temporary help that too, are knowledgeable. Perhaps theatre majors. To me, that’s ‘value added’.
In addition the costume shop offers the possibility of renting a better quality (than the packaged costumes) costume. You probably won’t use the costume you are buying this year ever again, anyhow.
Is ‘value added’ a good enough reason to drive a few extra miles?
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Halloween Costumes Ideas For
Halloween Parties
Halloween Costumes Ideas For Halloween Partys. If you want to enjoy Halloween as children do, why not go as a baby girl and a baby boy? All you need would be baby blue and baby pink rompers plus matching pacifiers as accessories and you are all set. There are hundreds of Halloween costumes for couples that you can consider. You may even choose to be celebrity couples and go as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or you can go as Barack and Michelle Obama even. Even the Trumps if you prefer. These couples Halloween costumes are always very fun and when you go for these costumes, there are more chances for you to get your creative juices flowing.
Historical themes have been popular for ever so long. You can dress up as Adam and Eve – a theme that is popular even today. Of course Romeo and Juliet, Anthony and Cleopatra are still a favorite with everyone. You can dress up as a couple from the 50’s. 60’s, 70’s or the 80’s and make everyone relate to that period. Gods and Goddesses of the Greek and the Roman period can also be represented. You can also wear the costume to represent Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or any other political or Hollywood celebrity couple
If you start your shopping early and have a theme idea, you will be amazed at the assortment of Halloween costumes out there made for couples. There are costumes that are inexpensively priced and there are some that are more expensive, depending on your idea and if you plan to reuse the costume for all the parties this year. True, you get what you pay for, but with a Halloween costume that is not as important. This is something you may only wear this year, and maybe even only one time, so feel free to browse the clearance and sales items with no guilt.
Costumes have become the ultimate attire for celebrations during Halloween or other theme parties. The online world is full of fancy dress stores where people can either buy or rent out Halloween costumes for adults, kids & couples. Famous couples costume ideas are great for married couples attending a Halloween or a masquerade ball party. Couples Halloween costumes made up with a combination of little humor & thrill are always appreciated in Halloween. There are numerous famous couple ideas for Halloween & choosing the perfect match for a couple can really be a challenge.
Having a conflict with what to wear? What usually happens is that the man may or may not want one character that the woman may want or vice versa. Making a choice on Halloween costumes is not tough if you are willing to put in some time. For starters, simple things like taking dresses out of TV characters like Lady and the Tramp, and others, could work well for you. If you wish to be the talk of the party, all you have to do is apply some thought. By using accessories you can spice up your costume on any budget.
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Halloween Costume Ideas for Couples
When thinking of Halloween costume ideas for couples, you will find that they are available in a wide array of things. Some of the different choices you may find could be a popular celebrity couple or something more unique like various food items that go together. There are hundreds of different Halloween costume ideas for couples that will lean more towards the unusual, odd, comical or just plain different types of Halloween costume ideas for couples. Some of these Halloween costumes ideas for couples are pretty simple to put together, while others may be a bit more difficult to put together.Halloween costumes designed for grownups can often mean complimentary costumes for young couples
One quite easy pair of Halloween costumes for a couple is also economical and rapid to put together.It’s based on a play on words * “sick and tired” * where both partners dress in pajamas.One partner carries a pillow and a blanket (worn out), the other features a bottle of medication and a box of tissues, (not well).Various other Halloween couple costumes for Halloween could be the “frog and princess” or “Jekyll and Hyde” or “Romeo and Juliet”.Obviously you need to go jointly for the full effect, but you’re only restricted by your creative imagination.Groups of buddies who will attend the functions, naturally can go because the Justice League. The Justice League’s members are well-rounded and are sufficient to accommodate a group of five or six. They can make their grand entrance in these events carrying extravagant and eye-catching costumes of various colours. Group members can also come because the village men and women. The character costume, of course, would vary from each and every member of the group.
Wearing costumes as groups, would permit individuals to be associated with their group rather than being observed as an individual entity.Halloween costume ideas for couples , is also becoming popular. Many people like to dress up as famous couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or may be Russell Brand and Katy Perry. A more conventional approach would be to dress as President and First Lady, or Adam and Eve (with carefully placed fig leaves). Another approach to the costumes for couples to go as a pair of classic cartoons such as Aladdin and Jasmine “Beauty and the Beast” The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, or Homer and Marge Simpson.There are over thousands of Halloween outfits to choose from but what makes it unique is totally up to you. You can look online to see one of a kind Halloween costumes you can use for a Halloween event or you can always make one out of everything you can find in your house. Take for example your dirty clothes, you can always improvise it by smudging ketchup, mustard and paint to give you that murky and foul look. Let someone else do the make-up for you then you are on your way to becoming a zombie from Walking Dead.
Although Sunday was Easter, there are plenty of holidays during the early part of the year, but Easter may be the first holiday that everyone takes times out of their lives to celebrate in some fashion. Our company was established back in 1860 and has been successful for years due to its commitment to excellent customer service and providing a wide selection of great looking Easter bunny costumes and costumes for other events. But alas, we had a fire years ago and are now only passing on information for other costumers
Specially made to cater for these young costume wearers, the bunny outfit are relatively simpler – bunny ears in a bunny-looking coat and shoes with bunny ears sticking out are often all there is to the costume.
Most stores and on-line costume retailers sell a range of costumes to suit every requirement ranging from deluxe Easter bunny costumes for adults to baby chick buntings for the smallest of newborn babes.
The consideration should be made for adults as wearing a full Easter Bunny suit can be tiring and it would probably be advisable for bunny to be lead around the area by a helper as visibility will undoubtedly be restricted.
In addition to the traditional Easter Bunny, Easter Chicks and Duck fancy dress costumes there has been a move towards other loosely related costume themes such as ladybugs and honey bees which although aimed primarily aimed at girls, these costumes provide great reusability for other Springtime costume parties and perhaps provide better value in the longer run.
However, a more common tradition throughout the country is where children hunt for chocolate Easter eggs, which have been hidden about the home or garden by the Easter bunny, which is why the Easter Bunny outfit is the most popular of all Easter fancy dress costumes.
It is that time of the year again; candy or chocolate filled Easter eggs, costume parties and parades abound (our country really has the best holidays!) Religious connotations aside, I do enjoy this holiday a lot, probably because all the children love it immensely.
White with just the right amounts of pink, this open-face Bunny Suit is pretty low-maintenance, great for all those egg filled activities (am thinking egg rolling)..Such costumes can even be worn by girls, so if you don’t want to discriminate between siblings and create some jealousy, suits are the way to go!
Easter is just over the horizon and what better way to get into the spirit of this Springtime holiday, than to celebrate by dressing up in a fun, festive Easter costume for yourself and/or the kids. It’s time for children’s Easter costumes. Mostly seen in young girls and boys, dressing up is a popular activity that many young children participate in. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that children love to dress up in princess costumes, playing “cops and robbers” in a police costume, and even dressing up in infant Indian costumes and stampeding around the house.
Alternatively, if you have older kids who think they are too old for the Easter Bunny, you may be able to engage them in the festivities by enlisting them to help hide Easter eggs for the smaller children to find, or perhaps even dress up as the Easter Bunny themselves!
Pastries and breads are also often associated with Easter: For instance, pretzels were designed to represent a person crossing their arms across their torso to pray, and sweet breads have been served on Easter since pagan times.
When you look back at images of your children sitting on the Easter Bunny’s lap you’ll appreciate the way they’ve grown and cherish the fact that you captured a piece of time in a special way, all dressed-up for the occasion.
Many Christians of the Eastern Orthodox Church to this day typically dye their Easter eggs red, the color of blood, in recognition of the blood of the sacrificed Christ (and, of the renewal of life in springtime).
While buying boy costumes for your baby boy you can look for such dresses as wizard costume, pumpkin and spooky spider costumes, Harry potter costumes, little pirates costumes, and even from Disney characters like monster Inc.
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Perhaps it is only fitting that the U.S. has managed to celebrate this solemn time by wearing costumes of Star Wars characters, Presidents, alive and dead and of course the Texas Chainsaw Massacre character and Jason the undead.
Adults now celebrate the holiday with little tricking or treating but parties, gatherings with music, alcohol and food and many suggest “simply another reason to have a party.” Many if not most people have no idea what they are celebrating and why should they care.
These Easter costumes can be worn for the Easter holiday, a school or theater production, for Halloween, or for any other costume event. Here, I will show you some cool and funny Easter accessories that you perhaps need for completing you ‘Eastery’ look, or you might just want to use them separately if you don’t feel like dressing out from top to toe.
That’s not to say that plush bunnies aren’t available all year long, but specifically for the Easter holiday, Easter bunny plush often come in different and unusual colors (like pink) and can be purchased with bows tied around their necks and can be placed in colorful Easter type baskets.
Prior to that it was non-religious and celebrated as a pagan festival; with the return of spring, the ancient Saxons celebrated with a huge festival which commemorated both their goddess of offspring and springtime, named ‘Eastre.’ Over time, the spelling of ‘Eastre‘ was changed to what we know it as today – Easter.
There are some great examples of these sexy Easter fancy dress costumes that you can buy from specialist websites, however, if you want your Bunny Girl outfit to look particularly hot then you are going to need to buy some cool accessories.
A pair of outrageous Fence Net Thigh High Stockings work really well with these type of Easter fancy dress costumes, while a pair of Ruffle Lace Panties in pink will help hide your blushes, but still keep the Bunny Girl outfit looking super sexy.
It’s not what he could do with the Easter Bunny suit , but what my friends on Earth can do. Every year moms, dads, aunts, uncles, and grandparents everywhere look for a good Easter Bunny suit to wear so they can thrill the children.
It’s no wonder, then, that every Purim I see children in bright and wonderfully festive Child Purim Costumes Whether they’re on their way to deliver a gift of food to friends and family, or looking for someone less fortunate to help on this amazing feast day, children always look their best in a traditional Purim costume My favorites are the King David Purim Costume and Jewish Rabbi Purim Costume for boys.
I know I’ll be joining all my Earth friends during their Purim celebrations with all the wonderful traditional Purim costumes I’m also looking forward to seeing all you grown-ups in an Easter Bunny suit with a little rascal in a child bunny costume following you around.
