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Halloween with grown-up style
Categories: Just For Moms, Just For Dads, Fun & Activities
At some point in all our lives, we become officially too old for trick-or-treating. This doesn't mean that we stop celebrating Halloween, it just means we do it in a completely different way. For most, that means hosting or attending a grown-up Halloween party. I've been to many adult Halloween parties in several different parts of the country and there is one thing that seems to hold true no matter where I live: on Halloween, men like dressing up in women's clothing and women like dressing up in as little as possible.I don't know what the deal is with that, but I am not into it. Not that I have anything against tramps or cross-dressers, I just think it is a little unoriginal. Not to mention chilly. My main goal when choosing a costume is simple: warmth. My secondary goal is to achieve my first goal without spending lots of money. Last year I was a candy corn. My costume was a homemade affair consisting of white, yellow and orange felt sewn together in wide bands into a floor-length A-line dress. Held up by simple straps, worn over a white turtle-neck, and topped off with a white beanie, it was like wearing a blanket and required only basic sewing skills.
Speaking of basic sewing skills - you got 'em? If so, are you whipping up a costume for yourself this year? Do you have a great adult costume idea that requires little or no sewing? Most importantly - is it warm?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
robin 10-08-2008 @ 5:25PM
I don't understand the compulsion to dress like a tramp- male or female. Me, I like to get nice and ugly on Halloween. I've been the Mad Hatter, Marilyn Manson, Animal from the Muppets, Albert Einstein....I really enjoy NOT having to wonder if I look decent.
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slmyers 10-08-2008 @ 5:39PM
Since I'll be eight months pregnant, I'm going with the Juno theme. My husband will be sporting a hot basketball outfit.I'm so over the pregnant nun outfit.
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isisaquaria 10-08-2008 @ 8:14PM
For the miltary event, Phantom of the Opera and his love. With the teens, Vampira and her victim. And, the Kindergarten set, we are Daphne and Fred. All store bought, I did not have the time or patience to sew all 14 costumes. Nor the desire to do so.
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Sabrina 10-09-2008 @ 1:53PM
I did not have to sew, glue, or spend tons of money on my costume. I might buy a tiara or a little bit of felt to make a pouch because it might not be obvious that I'm the tooth fairy with just a ridiculously pink and fluffy dress from a second hand store. I made my daughter's costume by hand, and it cost more than buying it, but it was fun to make her a fairy princess costume. We bought my son's costume at a military surplus store, he's going as an airman, and my husband needs only an eyepatch and a really long scarf to complete his pirate outfit using the ruffled shirt from 2 years ago when he was a gypsy. All told for 4 costumes we're going to have spent about $75, which is more than we usually spend, but I don't consider it all that bad.
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