Boo! Scary creatures and monsters designed to drive out evil spirits make people wear creepy masks and costumes on Halloween. Costumes and accessories can be purchased, rented, or handcrafted.
Halloween night can be celebrated at public functions, private parties, block parties, and in some neighborhoods, children accompanied by adults will walk and knock on neighborhood doors announcing “Trick or Treat.”
Do you want to make your own costume? Many people find that creating and designing their own costume adds to the fun of this spooky celebration. Arts and crafts skills and talents may include sewing, ironing, safety pins, bias tape, staples, or fabric glue.
The supplies you will need will depend on your abilities and the purpose of the costume. Costume supplies may include fabric, paper, scissors, sewing machine, glue, ruler, pen or pencil, other notions, and special tools.
How to make a sexy costume
Open the drawings of your closet and dresser and check what clothes can be modified. A dress can be altered by cutting out the unwanted fabric or sewing certain parts of the garment to help emphasize or reveal your sexy or feminine curves.
How to redesign a dress for sexy appeal:
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Cut the neckline to reveal the cleavage. The right push-up bra will give you an extra boost.
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Cut the neckline in a circular shape to create an off-the-shoulder arrival look.
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Create a one-shoulder, one-arm dress.
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Make a diamond cut in the abdomen area and wear an attractive naval jewel.
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Turn a one-piece dress into a top and hip skirt and use a chain to hang around the waist or hip line.
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Cut a slit in the skirt to present a leg view. The cut can be side or front. If the cut is too deep, wear an attractive pair of glamorous shorts.
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If you’re uncomfortable being “too naked,” buy a nude-colored fabric bodysuit or wear ballerina tights.
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Wear the right hairstyle or wig. Jewelry, gloves and 3 “heels will complement the sexy glamor look.
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Create a beautiful face with your personal cosmetics stash. This glamor costume is for Halloween, so go overboard with your makeup. Wear long eyelashes, lots of blush, very shiny lipstick, or if you like, imitate the makeup of a famous glamorous celebrity and attend the party like her.
Create a ghostly or flowing costume
Wear a white leotard with ballerina tights. Connect as many blackout white, gray or yellow curtains that fit your body and create a long flowing dress. To create buoyancy as you walk, wear your gown 2 “or 3” above floor level.
Fold the fabric in half. Fold in half one more time. Place the tape measure on the corner of the folded corner. Mark your measurements on the hem of the gown. Cut the bottom circle and circle about 3 “at the tip for the neckline.
Open the fabric, place your head in the smallest cut that will form your neckline, and let the seamless fabric cascade and flow down your body.
If you are unsure of these instructions, make a sample on a small sheet of paper to avoid making a big mistake. Folding the fabric incorrectly will result in multiple cuts that will require sewing. An instant substitute is a tattered wedding dress. Wear or create a mask of your choice.
A headless disguise
Grab an old suit and shirt or blouse from the closet or go to the attic and look in an old trunk.
The man can wear a tie or bow tie. The female can wear a scarf or tie.
You may be able to pull both the suit and shirt over your head and keep them in place for as long as this costume is worn.
But if not, build a support structure from a cardboard box that will sit on the user’s shoulder. This shape must be able to support the weight of the suit shirt and jacket.
The cardboard box cutout should be able to sit on the shoulder with ease. If the box doesn’t balance, add straps that can be tied around the user’s back and chest.
The neck portion of this costume is worn above the person’s head. Make sure no hair is showing.
The tie or scarf should be fastened tightly to create the neck portion of the headless costume.
The person wearing the costume must be able to see through the shirt or blouse. If not, cut holes in the shirt and create blood stains with ketchup, red water-based paint, food coloring, or red marker ink. The holes will look like gunshot wounds.
Don’t forget to put on your pants and shoes. The details are essential.
Wear a mask or makeup
Select a mask that represents a character of your interest. The mask can cover the eye part of your face, 2/3 of your face, or a full mask. Masks that can be purchased at party department stores will have supplies of simple eye masks, celebrities, politicians, monsters, and more.
The masks are made of cloth, plastic, foam, paper, and rubber. If you don’t want to buy, decorate your own mask.
You can make your own mask from materials you have on hand, such as cardboard, cardstock. Or wear a daily face cover like a sports protective helmet, a gas mask is very popular, or an underwater diving mask.
Men may consider removing or adding a mustache, beard, glasses, hat or headscarf, removable teeth, a cardboard box; let your imagination take over. Wear something that is out of the ordinary for your personality type.
Are you creative and do you love makeup?
An inexpensive Halloween makeup kit is great to have on hand, but if you don’t, use eyebrow pencils, tints, or eyeshadow powder and lipstick.
Protect your skin by applying moisturizer to your face. Use the brow pencil to draw the desired marks and fill in large areas with tints of eyeshadow, blush or lipstick.
Halloween makeup kits will include most of the paints needed for facial decoration. Or maybe you prefer to buy the black and white face creams, artificial blood, and use personal cosmetic pencils and eyeliners to refine the marks.