Halloween costume ideas.. bit of help?? AAAHHHH

[loukr]

hey, so I have this halloween party to go to on saturday. but I don't have a costume.. and no money.
I have masses of fabrics..
and I'm a pretty good seamstress.
can anyone give me a couple of ideas as to what I can go as??

My miind is 100% blank :(

I'm female by the way... if that helps at all..

Thanks loads :D x

[cheries]

Ha ha!! I'm in exactly the same position as you!!
I've converted my Julian MacDonald ball dress and made it into a Lady Dracula outfit complete with red and black cape with a standy uppy collar and everything!!!
Just got to get the black wig and I'm sorted.
Er.....zombie? Jilted bride (with a knife and bloodstains)?

[loukr]

haha that's awesome :)
I'm not really a holloweeney person see.. otherwise this would be a simple decision.. but having only ever been to one fancydress party.. (and going as rambo (lady rambo) because I had no ideas and I happened to have a pair of camo trousers), I find myself getting more and more frustrated the more I try to look into an outfit... damn it!

[Ice-Maiden]

For a really quick one - go as a scarecrow. Wear a black dustbin liner, with pieces of material stuck on for patches, ruffle your hair up or buy a wig (joke shops sell them cheaply), grab a tatty pair of jeans and boots - and away you go. If you want to look a bit more vampy - any long skirt (pref. black), black top - plus dramatic make-up, and you could go as a witch. Not exactly rivetting - but cheap and easy to do, and after a few drinks, I doubt anyone'll be bothered anyway. Have a good time!

[ermintrude35]

...heard of this on the radio the other day....Sheila's Wheels Car Crash....pink dress, glam make up , loads of bloody bandages....

[VillageVicar]

If you want to do simple seam work, you might turn yourself into a sultana or raisin by making a bin-bag style costume for yourself and stuffing it with light filler. Wear stockings to top off the effect. You could do the same making yourself into a pumpkin and make a hat that represents the stem.

A couple of years ago I was invited to a party. There was a chap there who was in a business suit but was wearing a pair of pants on his head. When we'd ask him what he was he said 'the president of the united states.'

Go figure!

[Ice-Maiden]

Pants on the head, are worth two on the Bush.....

[learntojive]

Coleen had a great outfit on Loose Women yesterday, sort of goth bride I think! It was very simple if you can sew, a long black jacket which laced up the front chest area with a long white dress underneath (or you could just sew a white panel up the front where the jacket is open) Then she had a veil made of loads of raggy black and white strips and some net bits fastened high on the head - and lots of black eye make up and some stars on her cheeks. It looked really effective, I sew quite a bit myself so made a mental note for future reference!

[agarwal.adi]

Hi

How about Pirates of the Caribbean??

You can get the costumes at: http://tobeapirate.com/

They have a good collection of high quality costumes.