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Lets Make A Fancy Dress Costume

When October 31st rolls around, it seems that all the girls are prancing around in scantily-clad sexy nurse fancy dress costumes and all the guys are wandering aimlessly, staring at eye-candy, while wearing their last-minute, thrown-together garb. How many guys have you seen dressed up as a beer keg or women wearing Halloween costumes portraying nurses, police officers or Playboy bunnies? We can do better than this. Whether you’re prepared to make your own ensemble, seek out a movie character or find a group theme, there is an original costume for you.

While the grown up girls will prefer to buy a sexy sailor fancy dress costume, some of the cleverest childrens costumes are the ones parents devise and make themselves. For instance, some kids paint themselves all black and dress in black (with red or blue colored sleeves and iPod accessories), while carrying matching backdrops, to go as the classic iPod ad! Other kids dress up as the “Koolaid” man and have two friends dress as pieces of the wall he was busting through. You can dress as a “Holy Cow,” as the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson or as one of the “Royal Tenenbaums” in a red cord track jacket, sweatband, faux fur and eyeliner. You can go as “Nick Nolte’s Mug Shot” by wearing a Hawaiian shirt and messing up your hair, or you may want to use that Hawaiian garb to go with your moustache and sunglasses, as in “Weekend at Bernies.” Imagine the laughter at the costume party when you arrive as a lawn gnome, pine tree air freshener or paper doll!

If you are brave and resilient, then you may want to choose Halloween masks and costume accessories to complete your look this year. The scariest Halloween costumes usually involve masks, whether you’re a pumpkin monster, a vampire or a terrifying clown. At www.halloweenmask.com, you will find the best selection of original, high-quality Halloween masks for all price ranges and objectives. Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary or Bill Clinton, George or Laura Bush, Al Gore, Dennis Rodman, Bill Gates, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, David Letterman, Donald Trump, Tupac, Jay Leno or Tony Blair? All these masks are available for less than $30. If you’re looking for the real deal in film studio-grade masks, then you can buy a Planet of the Apes mask for $250, Jeepers Creepers for $130, a signed mask from The Fly for $250, Slimer for $200 or a large Alien collector’s mask for $500.

Remember that execution is critical when it comes to assembling your own original Halloween costumes. Remember that you’ll want people to know who you are immediately so try to make it clear. Don’t forget the essential items, like the cigarette holder for a Hunter S. Thompson costume or the white fishing hat for Gilligan. Thirdly, don’t overlook the costume design details, such as hair, make-up and accessories. If you’re going as a character from the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and you don’t have eyeliner on, then what are you doing? Practicality is usually last on the list of considerations, but if you’re able to use the bathroom comfortably and can walk and talk okay, then chances are you’ll have a better time.

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