Halloween has always been a favourite holiday of mine, but this year I decided to really go all out with my costume. Make Magazine published some great Halloween costume tutorials last year, and I was inspired by Nicole Magne’s awesome Headless Marie Antoinette tutorial. So I created a headless bust from paper mache and cobbled together some Value Village finds to approximate a dress.
I knew I had a good costume on my hands the Friday before Halloween. On my way to a party at UBC, people on the street kept stopping me to ask for photos! I ended up taking best costume at the party on Friday night, and also at my department’s Halloween party on Wednesday afternoon. But the best part was Wednesday night. I headed out to a bar in Yaletown in the hopes of bringing home the big prize – a trip to Vegas – and succeeded!
Though it turns out the grand prize is actually a $1000 travel voucher, so I think I may be taking a trip to Hawaii instead…
Wow. Kudos to you for your creative efforts! $1,000 in travel is very motivating….
Posted by wyn | November 3, 2007, 11:18 pmWow, that’s awesome karen!!!! Congrats
Posted by Dan | November 4, 2007, 6:13 amThat is seriously wicked. Good job.
Posted by MMSS | November 4, 2007, 10:01 amThis is an amazing costume! Impressive!
Monica Hamburgs last blog post: If I Was a Little More Evil…
Posted by Monica Hamburg | October 9, 2008, 3:12 pmThis is amazing! i want to do this for this halloween…can you please tell me how you did it? or is there any way i can buy this piece already made? how do i keep it secure? Please help!
Posted by Jennifer | October 2, 2010, 2:45 pm