Halloween Costumes Thread..

EliteLamer

I don't know if one has already been made and I am not sure where to post this so if this is breaking rules or the thread has already been made please delete.

So, what is everyone going for Halloween? How will you be getting/making your costumes?

I want to be Napoleon dynamite.

Reznik

I'm thinking about a Rorschach costume. Should be simple enough

I've always joked about making an Emerald Weapon costume since FF7 nuts always dress up as Cloud or Sephiroth, but I don't think I can get that much cardboard. Or sacrifice that much mobility.

JebusUD

I'm going to be Toejam and my friend is going to be Earl.

Speaking of which, does anyone know some good body paint that won't stick for days/irritate the skin horribly and preferably does not cost tons of money?

I was thinking of bathing in red koolaid but then decided I didn't want to be that color for a week.

bigpanda

Well hopefully this thread doesn't get killed, and since I could actually use some help figuring out what to go as it will be kept alive.

So I'm a pretty big guy, about 5'7" and about 280lbs, bald, goatee, and wear glasses. Need to figure out a costume that isn't inordinately embarrassing or requires me to spend hundreds of dollars.

A couple things that I've considered:

1. Blues Brother (requires someone else though)
2. Peter from Family Guy (would require a wig)
3. Biker (would require, well, this wouldn't be that hard.)
4. Ok I'm pretty bad at this, help me out!

y2jake215

GREEN MAN!

MegaMan001

Oh fuck. Someone going as green man would be hilarious.

Improvolone

JebusUD wrote: »

I'm going to be Toejam and my friend is going to be Earl.

Speaking of which, does anyone know some good body paint that won't stick for days/irritate the skin horribly and preferably does not cost tons of money?

I was thinking of bathing in red koolaid but then decided I didn't want to be that color for a week.

Find a theatrical supply shop. You want an oil-based makeup, not the cream makeup you can buy in Store X. The easiest way to apply a thin and even coat is with a latex wedge which is found in any makeup section of any store anywhere. Once you are happy with how it looks, get a nice coat of Aquanet hairspray all over you (yes even your face, just close your eyes dummy). Aquanet will help set the makeup, help seal it, and is dirt cheap.
Best of all, this will all come off under a shower with a bit of rubbing.

Cream makeup will sweat off immediatly, smear, and ruin your evening. Don't do it.

VisionOfClarity

JebusUD wrote: »

I'm going to be Toejam and my friend is going to be Earl.

Speaking of which, does anyone know some good body paint that won't stick for days/irritate the skin horribly and preferably does not cost tons of money?

I was thinking of bathing in red koolaid but then decided I didn't want to be that color for a week.

Get latex body paint.

Oh that and the bf is going as a Ghostbuster and I'm being Violet from the Incredibles. Originally I was going to go as Slimer but I painted mysel blue (Smurfette) last year and well I just don't want to go through that again. Aside from needing my bf and bff to paint me I needed help washing it off and it wasn't fun at all.

Desert_Eagle25

You that scene in Karate Kid (1) where there's a costume dance and he shows up as a walk-in shower? Thats me, the shower.

LewieP

Reznik wrote: »

I'm thinking about a Rorschach costume.

And now so am I.

Last year (or was it year before...) I did serial killer.

Got a piece of string, a bunch of small cerial boxes. Killed each one in a different way (stabbed one, burnt one, hung one) and tied them around my neck.

Edit: For the terminally lazy - get a badge that says "that guy" on it, and wear it. If anyone asks who you are, you can say "you know, that guy"

jclast

bigpanda wrote: »

Well hopefully this thread doesn't get killed, and since I could actually use some help figuring out what to go as it will be kept alive.

So I'm a pretty big guy, about 5'7" and about 280lbs, bald, goatee, and wear glasses. Need to figure out a costume that isn't inordinately embarrassing or requires me to spend hundreds of dollars.

A couple things that I've considered:

1. Blues Brother (requires someone else though)
2. Peter from Family Guy (would require a wig)
3. Biker (would require, well, this wouldn't be that hard.)
4. Ok I'm pretty bad at this, help me out!

I don't know if it's too embarassing, but Cartman would be an easy costume for a bigger guy. Red shit, pair of khaki pants, and a blue beanie with a yellow top.

Also, speaking as a bigger guy, I've always wanted to figure a way to go as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man that didn't just look like "fat sailor" from a distance.

fuelish

bigpanda wrote: »

Well hopefully this thread doesn't get killed, and since I could actually use some help figuring out what to go as it will be kept alive.

So I'm a pretty big guy, about 5'7" and about 280lbs, bald, goatee, and wear glasses. Need to figure out a costume that isn't inordinately embarrassing or requires me to spend hundreds of dollars.

A couple things that I've considered:

1. Blues Brother (requires someone else though)
2. Peter from Family Guy (would require a wig)
3. Biker (would require, well, this wouldn't be that hard.)
4. Ok I'm pretty bad at this, help me out!

Silent Bob?

shutz

Dress up as Silent Bob, but keep eating something that looks like and is labeled "Soylent Green". Maybe even have an ad pasted across the back of the trench coat for Soylent Green.

Get it?

Soylent Bob!

Rhesus Positive

My costume last year was HTML. It cost me less than five pounds to make. I had a headband with <HTML> on the top and <HEAD> </HEAD> over the ears, a <BODY> tag for my shoulder, </BODY> tag for the waist and a </HTML> belt buckle.

This year I'm going as Baron Samedi, as a skull mask removes the necessity for a costume that incorporates my beard or hairstyle, and I already have a dinner jacket and bow tie.

Get some yellow facepaint and mittens and go as a Lego man.

KalTorak

shutz wrote: »

Dress up as Silent Bob, but keep eating something that looks like and is labeled "Soylent Green". Maybe even have an ad pasted across the back of the trench coat for Soylent Green.

Get it?

Soylent Bob!

Hehe that's pretty good.

Cauld

I want to get my wife a halloween custome. She's never had a real halloween (She is Chinese and will be new to the country around halloween), so this is important. I think she would enjoy it more if we were a costume duo of sorts.

Some general info. I'm white, 6'4" and about 210 lbs. She's about 5'7" Asian, and weighs about 130 lbs. Any ideas? We both need glasses, though she can do contacts as well.

Mishra

Cauld wrote: »

I want to get my wife a halloween custome. She's never had a real halloween (She is Chinese and will be new to the country around halloween), so this is important. I think she would enjoy it more if we were a costume duo of sorts.

Some general info. I'm white, 6'4" and about 210 lbs. She's about 5'7" Asian, and weighs about 130 lbs. Any ideas? We both need glasses, though she can do contacts as well.

Mr + Mrs Incredible?

I want to do Tony STark this year, but of course being in the ilitary I can't let my Goatee gromw in. I'd like to do something that looks good though, but isn't super expensive. Suggestions?

crwth

Mishra wrote: »

Cauld wrote: »

I want to get my wife a halloween custome. She's never had a real halloween (She is Chinese and will be new to the country around halloween), so this is important. I think she would enjoy it more if we were a costume duo of sorts.

Some general info. I'm white, 6'4" and about 210 lbs. She's about 5'7" Asian, and weighs about 130 lbs. Any ideas? We both need glasses, though she can do contacts as well.

Mr + Mrs Incredible?

I want to do Tony STark this year, but of course being in the ilitary I can't let my Goatee gromw in. I'd like to do something that looks good though, but isn't super expensive. Suggestions?

you could just draw on the goatee, couldn't you?

KalTorak

crwth wrote: »

Mishra wrote: »

Cauld wrote: »

I want to get my wife a halloween custome. She's never had a real halloween (She is Chinese and will be new to the country around halloween), so this is important. I think she would enjoy it more if we were a costume duo of sorts.

Some general info. I'm white, 6'4" and about 210 lbs. She's about 5'7" Asian, and weighs about 130 lbs. Any ideas? We both need glasses, though she can do contacts as well.

Mr + Mrs Incredible?

I want to do Tony STark this year, but of course being in the ilitary I can't let my Goatee gromw in. I'd like to do something that looks good though, but isn't super expensive. Suggestions?

you could just draw on the goatee, couldn't you?

Or spirit gum some hair on.

crwth

i'm going to be tony stark as he appears here

which basically entails me putting on a suit i own and wearing this tshirt underneath

i just gotta buy the shirt and the booze

bigpanda

fuelish wrote: »

Silent Bob?

Me thinks we might have a winner.

I've actually got two friends who could pull off the Jay part relatively well given a wig or extensions. Best part of all is that I wouldn't have to really talk to anyone either as I tend to hate being around crowds. Just need to get them to sign on.

the wook

I need to find something topical.

Last year I went as a resident of San Diego

crwth

be a pitbull with lipstick on

(this is actually a horrible idea)

the wook

gross

Pixel Blue

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Mishra

KalTorak wrote: »

crwth wrote: »

Mishra wrote: »

Cauld wrote: »

I want to get my wife a halloween custome. She's never had a real halloween (She is Chinese and will be new to the country around halloween), so this is important. I think she would enjoy it more if we were a costume duo of sorts.

Some general info. I'm white, 6'4" and about 210 lbs. She's about 5'7" Asian, and weighs about 130 lbs. Any ideas? We both need glasses, though she can do contacts as well.

Mr + Mrs Incredible?

I want to do Tony STark this year, but of course being in the ilitary I can't let my Goatee gromw in. I'd like to do something that looks good though, but isn't super expensive. Suggestions?

you could just draw on the goatee, couldn't you?

Or spirit gum some hair on.

Yeah, do you know a good place to get fake goatees? I'd prefer a local shop rather than mail order so I can walk in I figure LA ought to be filled with places like that.

locomotiveman

[QUOTE=bigpanda SNIP

So I'm a pretty big guy, about 5'7" and about 280lbs, bald, goatee, and wear glasses. Need to figure out a costume that isn't inordinately embarrassing or requires me to spend hundreds of dollars.

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The panda from Ranma 1/2 or his human form would work well for that build (sans goatee of course).

Kate of Lokys

My boyfriend and I were standing in line somewhere the other day, and we saw a kid's Tigger costume that somebody had abandoned. It was tiny, like toddler-sized, so my first thought was "Man, that costume would maybe fit my leg."

My second thought was: "Oh man I should get that and get a Winnie-the-Pooh one in the same size and wear one on each leg and use socks or something to fill them out, then I could get some cardboard or something to make a tree trunk for my body and I could carry a branch in each arm and I could be like an entire scene of Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh chilling out in the Hundred Acre Woods, especially if I did something like ran strings to the hands and legs of each costume so I could use them like puppets!"

Turns out I actually said that second part out loud, and my boyfriend just... stared at me.

But I think it is an awesome idea and I cannot wait to go skipping through the halls with Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Arch Guru XX

Like two years ago I went as a Pirates' Rights Protester. I made up a fake organization (Americans foR piRate Rights - A.R.R.R.), wrote 'support Pirate Rights' on the front and 'A.R.R.R.' on the back of a white t-shirt, made a sign that said 'Pirates arrr people too' on one side and 'Don't make us walk society's plank' on the other, and the key to it all was the three-fold pamphlet I created to educate people. Did you know that the world's doubloon-based economies would collapse without pirates? It's true! It was a pretty awesome costume, with a total cost of $20 or so, plus the time to build the pamphlet. Although afterwards a lot of people remembered me as 'the pirate guy', which of course misses the whole point.

This year I am planning to go as an activist working against Big Science. I'll be picking up one of the shirts and bags from here, and hopefully writing three more pamphlets and maybe getting some buttons. Higher cost than the pirate one, but still pretty reasonable, and pretty abnormal.

Most of this stems from my wanting to just wear a t-shirt and not dick around with lots of other clothes.

Daebunz

I'm going as a BLU team Spy from TF2. My suit for it ran me 150 bucks but it was worth it.

fuelish

Kate of Lokys wrote: »

My boyfriend and I were standing in line somewhere the other day, and we saw a kid's Tigger costume that somebody had abandoned. It was tiny, like toddler-sized, so my first thought was "Man, that costume would maybe fit my leg."

My second thought was: "Oh man I should get that and get a Winnie-the-Pooh one in the same size and wear one on each leg and use socks or something to fill them out, then I could get some cardboard or something to make a tree trunk for my body and I could carry a branch in each arm and I could be like an entire scene of Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh chilling out in the Hundred Acre Woods, especially if I did something like ran strings to the hands and legs of each costume so I could use them like puppets!"

Turns out I actually said that second part out loud, and my boyfriend just... stared at me.

But I think it is an awesome idea and I cannot wait to go skipping through the halls with Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh.

The Bride and I agree: That is an awesome idea.

Ages

Kate of Lokys wrote: »

My boyfriend and I were standing in line somewhere the other day, and we saw a kid's Tigger costume that somebody had abandoned. It was tiny, like toddler-sized, so my first thought was "Man, that costume would maybe fit my leg."

My second thought was: "Oh man I should get that and get a Winnie-the-Pooh one in the same size and wear one on each leg and use socks or something to fill them out...

Upon reading this, I immediately thought you were going to make some sort of Winnie the Pooh Megazord, and I was really, really happy.

Kate of Lokys wrote: »

..., then I could get some cardboard or something to make a tree trunk for my body and I could carry a branch in each arm and I could be like an entire scene of Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh chilling out in the Hundred Acre Woods, especially if I did something like ran strings to the hands and legs of each costume so I could use them like puppets!"

Upon reading further and discovering your true intention, my heart had shattered. It's not a bad idea by any means... but when I think about what could have been...

Sigh.

shutz

One idea I've had for years, although it would involve a lot of work, is a costume of two creatures somewhat similar to Slimer from Ghostbusters, but the top one is more spherical, and the bottom one is mostly a pair of legs with a head on top.

So you wear the bottom one as pants, and the top one covers your upper torso and head, with your arms sticking out the sides (even better if you have long-armed gloves to wear that fit with the rest of the creature.

The bottom one could have tiny (T-Rex-like) arms coming out the side, seemingly holding the top one.

Even cooler would be to have the top one's jaw move when you move yours, so the costume is more animated. And beyond cool would be to have some way to control the bottom one's mouth too. Maybe a friend could do it by remote control, using RC motors of some sort, with a microphone on the remote and a small speaker inside the mouth.

All mostly doable, but a lot of work.

Limp moose

Here are some costumes I have used in the past. feel free to recreate. None of these except the beer one cost more than 20$

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That took about 7 cases of beer and a hot glue gun to make. Also to date this was the most popular costume ever. Both me and the coors light king got laid that night.

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One nylon sock filled with cotton stapled to some boxers.

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took one of those 3 year old dino costumes and added some green fabric till it fit my tall ass.

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This isnt the entire costume I changed into a pair of pink pajama bottoms I borrowed from a lady friend. And went as a pink elephant. It was pretty popular because I spent the whole night in a bar and we even had a boom box that played the pink elephant song from dumbo. I had a sewing friend make that costume out of pink shag. It took about 2 hours.

KalTorak

Someone with a lot of time could make a sweet "Broodax wearing your own skin" costume.

Septus

I have a set of scrubs that I recently acquired, but I can't decide what to do with them, if anything.

Just make it bloody and carry a scalpel around? Be bloody and put on zombie make-up and be a zombie doctor?

If I had a lab coat instead of scrubs I'd go as Dr. McNinja.

shutz

Septus wrote: »

I have a set of scrubs that I recently acquired, but I can't decide what to do with them, if anything.

Just make it bloody and carry a scalpel around? Be bloody and put on zombie make-up and be a zombie doctor?

If I had a lab coat instead of scrubs I'd go as Dr. McNinja.

You could bring fake blood to whatever party you're going to. Show up wearing the clean scrubs, but every once in a while, go hide in a corner somewhere, and bloody it up a little more. People who notice you getting bloodier will wonder about you, a lot more than if you just show up bloody from the start.

Septus

shutz wrote: »

Septus wrote: »

I have a set of scrubs that I recently acquired, but I can't decide what to do with them, if anything.

Just make it bloody and carry a scalpel around? Be bloody and put on zombie make-up and be a zombie doctor?

If I had a lab coat instead of scrubs I'd go as Dr. McNinja.

You could bring fake blood to whatever party you're going to. Show up wearing the clean scrubs, but every once in a while, go hide in a corner somewhere, and bloody it up a little more. People who notice you getting bloodier will wonder about you, a lot more than if you just show up bloody from the start.

Ooooh that's a good idea.

KalTorak

Septus wrote: »

shutz wrote: »

Septus wrote: »

I have a set of scrubs that I recently acquired, but I can't decide what to do with them, if anything.

Just make it bloody and carry a scalpel around? Be bloody and put on zombie make-up and be a zombie doctor?

If I had a lab coat instead of scrubs I'd go as Dr. McNinja.

You could bring fake blood to whatever party you're going to. Show up wearing the clean scrubs, but every once in a while, go hide in a corner somewhere, and bloody it up a little more. People who notice you getting bloodier will wonder about you, a lot more than if you just show up bloody from the start.

Ooooh that's a good idea.

Then when someone mentions it to you, look at it with a surprised look on your face, say "Huh." Then change the subject.

Everywhereasign

The Cardboard Tube Samurai is always an easy one if you've already got a Gi, the hat and the tube are easy.

Zombie is a fun one I did two years ago. I shaved my head for it except for a few patches of hair. A load of oil based paint made me gray and bloody. Latex made peeling bloody skin wounds.

I was Dr House last year. Cane, sport coat, T-shirt, jeans, stubble, and a prescription bottle filled with candy. It was easy, and fun to walk with a limp all night too.

Feels Good Man

Blackbeard7 wrote: »

I'm going as a BLU team Spy from TF2. My suit for it ran me 150 bucks but it was worth it.

Where'd you get it at? I'm thinking of doing the same thing but for RED team.

(bastard)

Plus I need a suit, so, yeah. Two birds.