It’s not even Oct. 1 and I’m already getting excited about Halloween!
Unlike most people, I think about possible costume ideas year round. So far this year, I’ve thought about being Gumby (as you might have previously seen on my blog), Neytiri from Avatar (see right) and Chewbacca from Star Wars. I always post my latest and greatest costume idea on Facebook as a status update, and while every idea has garnered a lot of positive reaction from my Facebook friends, Chewbacca seemed to excite people the most. Strangely enough, telling people I want to be Chewy makes them automatically think I’m offering to host a Star Wars-themed Halloween party. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for it, but it’s funny that it’s the only costume that seems to motivate others to dress up. That, in itself, helped me nail down my choice this year. I just put down my deposit on my Chewbacca rental yesterday. The photo on the left is me trying it on for size. The beauty of renting a man’s costume is it’s most likely going to be long enough. This one fits perfectly!
I’m ALWAYS really excited to dress up (probably because I’m used to being 6’3,” so standing out in a crowd is nothing new), and this year, especially, I seem to come up with a new tall person costume every day. Since I can wear only one that night, and since I’ve noticed most people don’t exactly share in my enthusiasm, or at least in my thinking-about-costumes-a-month-early enthusiasm, I’ve decided to share my costume ideas to get allyour creative juices flowing. Some of these might be, well, blatantly obvious, but others might make you go, “hmm.”
Feel free to share some of your ideas here, too!
Jolly Green Giant (left): Super easy to put together. Get some green tights, green make-up, green slippers, and some sort of one-shoulder-strap dress with fake leaves stapled or sewn on. You can even go the more unconventional route and do green boxers and a green tank top. People will get the idea.- Statue of Liberty (right): I’ve actually already dressed up as this back in college. It was a cinch to assemble. Get some minty green make-up from a costume shop or some big box store’s craft section, buy a long piece of mint-green fabric, fashion a crown out of cardboard and cover it in aluminum foil, carry around a tiki torch and book all night, and you’re set!
The aforementioned Gumby idea (left): Always a good choice if you have a shorter friend who’s willing to be your Pokey.
- Stay Puft marshmallow man from Ghostbusters (right): Granted, this would have to be a renter, but I’ve already put the deposit down on my Chewy costume, and let me tell you, it’s worth it.
Brigitte Nielsen (left): Remember what a pair her and Flavor Flav made? If you can team up with a Flavor Flav lookalike, this one could make for a killer combo at costume contests.
Sue Sylvester (right): If Glee’s popularity hadn’t soared this year, I don’t think this costume would as popular as I’m predicting it will be. Either way, this would be a fun (and comfortable!) tall costume idea!- Jessica Rabbit (below): If you have the body for this, nothing’s stopping you!
