Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

10.28.2012

DIY Last minute/Cheap Halloween costumes for men

Occasionally Halloween sneaks up on us in the season and we rarely have time to prepare. I myself USUALLY like to plan months ahead of time but this year I failed epically. How many other mortals get invited to parties last minute, have to take their siblings out unexpectedly, or even participate in contests yet they have no idea what to dress as? probably, a good majority! So for today's blogpost I've gathered some ideas, put them into collages that can be assembled from things around your house, in your closet or down the street at the department store. Cheap, affordable, creative costumes! FOR MEN! this is a menswear blog ;) 
 If you grew up in the 90s like I did, then you might have/had an affinity for pokemon. Ash was a rockstar in the series and you would be no different sporting this at your local party! A simple red hat, green tee and green gloves would be no more then $12 at a Michaels craft store. Most likely you or your father will own a blue vest already, as well as tennis shoes and blue jeans. Now, go into your garage, find all your old pokemon cards, make a deck, and while at the party pretend to battle people! it will be hilarious. 
 A traditional favorite that demands authority. If one has a leather/pleather jacket, black slacks, and cheap aviators, then one might consider being a cop this halloween. Slick your hair back dude, tuck your water gun firmly in that pocket and your 90 percent ready to go! Google image search "sheriff gold star" print out your favorite one, cut it out, and tape it onto your jacket, BOOM you're the man!

10.31.2011

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!






HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This is my DIY costume of 2011. 

from top to bottom:

1)the hair- I'm so proud of my self for this. originally it was long black and straight, but i put the wig on my 10 year old brother and pretended as if i was a hair stylist, he was the client and we cut the hell out of it! then with a little help of some aerosol hairspray and putty, i got it where it needed to be! maybe i should do hair? ;] 

2)makeup- I sat in my bathroom for one hour...repeat ONE HOUR with my iphone displaying a picture of Johnny Depp from the movie and applied my makeup accordingly. it was very frustrating cause i didn't have a sponge so i use cloth which didn't spread easily but i guess Edward's face wasn't perfection so i got away with it. I added some "cuts" and black lips

3)the vest- so i was pretty hopeless when it came to the vest. I couldnt find enough metal materials to glue on a black turtle neck and frankly I thought it started looking like shit. sooooo i kind of cheated and ordered a vest from a scissorhands outfit previously...mind you, they only had large and the arms didnt fit quite right so i had to make some alterations for size.

4)scissorhands- simple. gray/black gloves, glue and foam cut outs!

5)pants- black pants recently purchased from active skate shop, i then took 3 distressed belts from my parents wardrobe and wrapped them all down my leg. yes, i know what your thinking, did it cut off circulation? a little! but endured the pain for fashion..halloween fashion that is 

6)black boots-purchased at urban outfitters!

all you ghouls and goblins have a safe night! serious! dont eat weird lookin candy!

XX GALLA