DIY Halloween: Hair and Wigs
We've covered your eyes, your feet, your parts in the middle. Today we'll talk about the top of your head. Dreadfalls are a type of semi-temporary hair extension popular at Burning Man, anime cons and [...]
DIY Halloween: Belly Dance Costuming
Only 6 weeks till Halloween. Have you got an idea yet? Today we're talking about belly dance wear, with an emphasis on bras.
DIY Halloween: Zombie Make-up
Zombies are the new black. Something about the mindless, decaying monster that we each have the potential to become, really resonates with our culture at this moment. There are even college courses on it. We could have a fascinating discussion about why, but let's just learn about how to pretend to be one!
DIY Halloween: Bodypainting
Paul started out as a bodypainter way back when. His first costumes were often paper mache horns, body paint and not much else.
DIY Halloween: Leather
Sometimes leather IS the best material for a costuming job. Here are some places to buy leather, learn to work with it, and find the tools you'll need.
DIY Halloween: Prop Weapons
Here are some other places to learn about making cool armaments.
DIY Halloween: Giant Crafting Sites
It's week 3 of my DIY Halloween tip series. Today I will list some mammoth crafting sites containing many tutorials, galleries, groups, resource lists.Much of it can be useful for costumers.
DIY Halloween: Cosplay
Here's a topic that can take over your life: cosplay. If you are unfamiliar with cosplay (short for costume play), it's a subculture of anime and sci-fi enthusiasts that combines role-playing and fashion into a type of performance art. Cosplayers are often are very dedicated, spending all their free time and money on impressive and elaborate outfits.
DIY Halloween: The Eyes Have It
So today it's about EYES - a few resources and tutorials to enhance your eyes as part of your costume.
DIY Halloween: Burlesque
There has been a revival of Burlesque in the last decade. Playful, old fashioned, individualized, it's sexy but not sexist because the dancers empower themselves with their performances.