Composition:
red hat (thrifted)
red trench coat (thrifted)
black gloves
black pants (Macy's)
black boots (Macy's)
black t-shirt (Old Navy)
map
Usage:
Happy Halloween! Since Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I figured it would only be appropriate to commemorate it in a SSG post. Growing up, I loved dressing up for Halloween. Getting to put on a costume and be someone else for a night was a lot of fun for young, overly dramatic me...and still is fun for older, still dramatic me.
Growing up, my mom always made our costumes. Now, I can't sew at all, but I still like that make-it-yourself spirit. I never buy ready-made Halloween costumes. I put mine together from things already in my closet/house and from thrifted items. Last year, I went as Carmen Sandiego, everyone's favorite international thief and geography educator. A pretty low maintence costume, as all I really needed were a red trench coat, which I found in a thrift store, and a hat, found in the same excursion. I layered them over basic black and threw a map in my pocket as a cheeky nod to Carmen's globe hopping. Also, I did the classic running-away Carmen pose in every photograph taken.
Here's hoping all of you have a happy (and stylish) Halloween!
Prompts:
- Do you dress up for Halloween? If so, what are you going as this year?
- What was your favorite Halloween costume ever - worn by you and/or seen on someone else?
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