![]() ![]() This Lucy costume was inspired by the iconic Vitametavegamin scene from the I Love Lucy show (1952).īonus points if you can memorize Lucy’s famous Vitametavegamin monologue from the show!Ģ019: Jack and Wendy Torrance from The Shining I wore fishnet stockings and black heels. ![]() The lampshade was homemade, complete with fringe on the bottom and a light inside. The iconic leg lamp from A Christmas Story was the inspiration for this Halloween Costume. In hindsight, I wish I had included her pregnant belly in the costume! ![]() It included a fur-lined winter cap, a police jacket, winter gloves, winter boots, and a hot cup of coffee. Inspired by one of my favorite movie characters, police officer Marge Gunderson (played by Francis McDormand), this was a simple costume to create. The smaller dolls are made out of cardboard, paint, and fabric, and secured together with a steel rod. On the blue fabric and cardboard, I pasted on colorful fabric flowers and used a black marker to add some more pattern detail. To create a Russian Nesting Doll (Matryoshaka Doll) costume, I purchased colorful floral fabric for the head scarves, blue fabric for my dress (replicated in paint for the smaller dolls). This costume required some creative face painting, a black wig, colorful printed clothing, and a picture frame.Ģ015: Russian Nesting Dolls (Matryoshka Dolls) This costume is inspired by one of Picasso’s iconic abstract faces, featured in many of his paintings. Don’t forget to include the foldable flaps found on paper dolls on your costume. This paper doll costume was easy to create using tagboard and markers. Frida Kahlo costumes were (and still are) very popular, and quite easy to put together by combining lots of colors, prints, and textures. Her look is an easy one to capture in a costume, with her signature bob haircut and sunglasses, and sleek, tailored clothing.įrida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican artist known for her artwork as well as her style. The town mysteriously gets attacked by lots and lots of birds, which inspired this Halloween costume.Īnna Wintour is the editor of Vogue Magazine and a style icon. Tippi Hedren plays Melanie Daniels, who visits the California coastal town of Bodega Bay. The Birds is a 1963 film by Alfred Hitchcock. This Pop Art Girl costume was inspired by Lichtenstein’s work.Ģ011: Hitchcock’s The Birds (Tippi Hedren) This style of art features only primary colors, hence the yellow, red, and blue hues. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American artist who pioneered the Pop Art style in the U.S. Here I am, posing with my brother, who recently published a Sci-Fi book! My brother and I dressed up like the brother and sister duo in the 1930 painting “American Gothic” by Grant Wood. ![]() Today, I’m sharing some of my more recent costumes with you. And now as a working adult, I still love dressing up for Halloween. Years later, I was that girl who still trick-or-treated in high school. My mom – pretty much the most creative person you’ll ever meet – would make homemade costumes for my brothers and me. Maybe you’ll find some costume inspiration here!Įver since I was a little girl, I have loved dressing up for Halloween. Here’s a running list of all of my Halloween costumes throughout the years. ![]()
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