Friday, 5 October 2012

You may say I'm a dreamer...

...but others have called me "outgoing". I think I just like dressing up!
Left: Pikachu outfit I made for Staff Party, Centre: Bellatrix Lestrange for Harry Potter Mid-Night Screening, Right: My Totoro Onsie


Left: Lady Gaga inspired dress up ft Beyonce on the left, Right: Hit Girl

I've had many occasions where I've had the opportunity to be really creative with costumes on a budget!
Pikachu outfit: I bought a $5 plain yellow dress from the Carribean market and stuck some sticky felt on the back for stripes, made a tail out of cardboard and put it on a belt I already had. The best part was making the Pikachu hat!! This clip shows you exactly how to make it and she is super cute!
Bellatrix Lestrange: Midnight screening of Harry Potter Part 2?! OF COURSE I had to dress up! Easily enough Bellatrix' gothic look involved a long black formal dress I wore to the Scotch formal and a corset over the top, I also put on a crop shawl thing and people actually asked for my picture during the night haha. Using mostly blacks, greys and dark red for the lips, the craziest fun was frizzing/curling my hair! This clip by audfaced was definitely an inspiration and her other clips are AMAZING!
Totoro: Incase you don't recognise this furry happy face, it is from Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro! This film is so great, if you haven't already seen it it is a must watch! Okay, so I didn't DIY this onsie, but actually bought it off ebay... My sewing skills aren't that amazing and I haven't figured out how to use my sewing machine yet....(I can use one, just not my one...LOL). Still, if you haven't invested in an adult onsie yet, I really think you should! They're so comfy!
Lady Gaga ϟ: Half way though my outfit I think I couldn't be bothered committing to the whole Lady Gaga theme, thus my hair is pretty normal. I've had this velvet DIY L.B.D. from ages ago, but never had an occasion to wear it out! So I added a Mickey Mouse belt, a tulle under the skirt and went all out with bottom lashes for my make up!
Hit Girl: This was for Athletics sports back in 2010, I'd just seen the movie Kick Ass and Chloe Moretz was the coolest young actor on the block! With a few added touches, I kept the bases of her outfit; the purple wig, mask, cape, belt with HG (...could now also stand for Hunger Games...) but added the overly-large bow I stole from a friend on the day and the tulle skirt.

Halloweens is coming up, not to mention Christmas and New Years! More dress up's on the way! Keep Tuned!!

What's your favourite costume you've worn?? :D

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