Tonight I watched the Disney movie musical, “Newsies” with my girls. Not sure why I had not seen it until now.
It was made in 1992! 1992 people!!
I have no idea why we didn’t go see it when we were in NYC a few years ago. It was all the rage. Maybe it was sold out, although I didn’t even try to get tickets. I guess a bunch of boys in a show didn’t seem appealing.
I was wrong.
I liked Newsies for 3 reasons.
1. The songs are memorable, even the beautiful ballad, Santa Fe.
Everything is Awesome, Everything is Cool When You Are Part of a Team! –Lego Movie
The LEGO head or mask for a LEGO costume does not seem to be readily available from retailers, so you are in for a few hours of DIY if you want a Lego costume.
The couple from their tutorial here said they spent over 12 hours on their Lego costumes, so be prepared for a trip to Home Depot, cutting, gluing, painting, and drying time. It is worth it because their Lego heads turned out very authentic!
Photo courtesy of warfieldfamily.com
They said they got their instructions from this tutorial here from Instructables.com which has a ton of helpful tips in the comments.
If you allow enough prep time or have lots of help, this is a super family or group costume!
13 Days until Halloween and guys, you still have time to pull together a pretty snazzy Halloween costume. These next 6 ideas for Easy Halloween Costumes for Men range from classic to comic and are easy to pull together with a few pieces from your closet and a purchase or two online.
6 Easy Costumes Halloween Costumes for Men:
1. James Bond. Classy, elegant, and he always gets the girl. Black suit or black tux, black bow tie, collared white shirt, well-polished shoes, and don’t forget the cuff links. Even better if you drive a fast car.
2. Indiana Jones. Natural and easy for the rugged or adventurous man. Khaki pants, collared shirt, leather jacket, and a few key accessories including the hat. You must have the hat! A leather or canvas messenger bag is a fitting accessory too and be sure to allow time for some scruff for this costume.
3. Napoleon Dynamite. Comfy, goofy, and you even get a t shirt you might wear again. “Vote for Pedro” tshirt, jeans, and moon boots, which are really hard to find, so the moon boot boot covers may have to suffice. Dig out an old pair of glasses and if you are lucky enough to have some curl in your locks, pick them out for a slight frizzy mess. Oh and keep your mouth hanging open the entire night.
4. Sherlock Holmes. Smart, timeless, and even better with a British accent. Dark trousers, tweed coat, blue scarf, and hat.
5. Jay Gatsby. So smooth and debonair. Oozing style down to his spectator wingtips. Click here for my earlier post on this charming, passionate man.
6. Captain America. Heroic, powerful, and good for those who don’t mind the skinny pants. You can pull off a DIY version in skinny bright blue jeans or sweats, red, white, and blue t shirt, red Converse All-Stars, mask, gloves, and you must have the shield. Or you can just order the really cool but expensive version shown here. Don’t bother with the cheap versions of this costume. You’ll be disappointed in the quality. The fabric on the cheap super hero costumes is so thin you’ll be left feeling a little exposed…
Any extra layer you put under these cheap costumes does not look super heroic. Either do the DIY from real fabric and clothes or go for the pricey one.
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We recently visited Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California. My brother-in-law’s brother works as a curator for the museum exhibits and in the archives. We got a behind-the-scenes sneak peak of the museum’s new “75 Years of Batman” exhibit (no photos allowed at that moment! ). We also spent a bunch of time upstairs in the museum ogling over the many costumes worn in the Harry Potter films. You can visit the museum as part of the Warner Brothers Studio Tour. Any Harry Potter fans out there can you please help me label these photos by commenting below! The costumes were P-R-E-T-T-Y C-O-O-L. Sorry for the blurries. I wish I had lugged around my nice Canon SLR camera instead of only my iPhone camera. I had no idea the treat we were in for when we stopped by to visit a relative at his “office”…
Harry Potter: Photo 1Harry Potter: Photo 2Harry Potter: Photo 3
I was reluctant to see the new “Maleficent” movie by Disney because at first it seemed like some of the other fairy tale movie remakes out there, told from a darker side for a more mature audience. However, “Maleficent” is not one of those. With really beautiful fantasy settings and interesting twists in the storyline, it was a sweet film. And thank you Disney, for not spilling cleavage everywhere. I realized Maleficent is definitely going to be added to the list for popular women’s Halloween costumes and cosplay this year.
Today I’ll feature pieces needed for the title role, Maleficent. More on Aurora and the cute fairies to follow.
To give you a head start on your Maleficent costume, here are a few highlights. Click on the pics to take you right to their listing. They have some great accessories including the Maleficent horns, staff, and cape if you already have a great slinky fitting black dress. Congrats to you if you can look as good as Angelina Jolie in your slinky black dress! Her cheekbones had to have CGI on them, they were just too angular–I mean her ears were elongated too…
Maleficent Costume. Click for detailsMaleficent Horns for Maleficent CostumeMaleficent Staff
Towards the end of the film, she is wearing a black outfit of pants with her wings which you can easily add to some items you may already own.
I am so totally in love with fascinator hats. I love their whimsical and funky designs. I discovered them a few years back when I made hair accessories for the Lullaby League in a community theater production of “The Wizard of Oz.”
Then of course many people learned about them from the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
I am thinking about them again as an essential part of a Capitol Citizen costume for “The Hunger Games.”
This page is for all you who need a costume for a Great Gatsby, Flapper, or Roaring 20’s event. You will see a brief overview of 1920’s costume ideas along with links to 1920’s fashion images and tutorials for hair, makeup, and 1920’s clothing.
When assembling a costume, I always consider 6 magic ingredients to make sure you look put together:
Hair
Clothing
Makeup
Shoes
Accessories
Props
Here’s the breakdown for each of these 6 magic ingredients in a women’s 1920’s costume:
Hair: Bobbed or cropped to fit under the close fitting cloche hats, waved
Clothing: Straight-line chemise style, sleeveless, dropped waist or no waist at all, hemlines near the knee to make dancing the new dances like the Charleston easier, straight bodices with flattened chests. Sashes, bows, lace, beads, artificial flowers, feathers, and fringe adorned the dresses. If you would like a bit more coverage, wear a cap sleeve layering tee or wide-strap tank camisole and bike shorts, spankies, or leggings underneath the dress, although that will alter the look some.
In honor of the November 22 USA release of “Catching Fire”, the second in the Hunger Games movie series, I will be sharing links for Hunger Games costume ideas. These will be helpful in case you are dressing up to attend the “Catching Fire” midnight premiere. Even if you won’t be dressing up, these links will keep you in the loop for Hunger Games trends.
I ran across this uber-cool site called Capitol Couture that has fashion, beauty, culture, and design ideas from the Capitol– all written from the point of view of “Capitol Correspondents”. Click here for THE site that takes you out of this world and into the Hunger Games world. If you are a Hunger Games fan, you will love the inside scoop on Hunger Games fashion design, citizen activity, and Capitol updates.
I just had lunch with a friend who said her son wanted to be Sully, but she was having trouble finding the costume in his size, so she was going to make one. Here are some other options for Sully that are simple and no-sew. Top it off with the Sully hat or mask shown.
These shoes available here from Costume Craze are the coolest shoes for a costume that I’ve seen in a while. The list of costumes they could be used with seems endless: Frankenstein, Jack Skellington, Joker, Ridler, Mad Hatter, Beetlejuice, a vampire, a gangster, Steampunk, it goes on…
