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Show HOW TO Wik. A COSTUME COMPETITION BY CELESTE THOLEN ROSENLOF f,)i I T) (,1 i IOTT-T 1711S_ IT \ I:: W COSTITImk: LAST MINUTE IDEAS MADE OUT OF MATERIALS FOUND AT HOME BY KELLY CANNON PHOTOGRAPHY CLARK GOLDSBERRY I t's bound to happen. An invitation to a costume party arrives at the last minute and you're left scrambling to throw together something reminiscent of a costume. The days of planning out a costume for the entire month of October are over. They are now filled with work schedules, essays and midterm exams. But instead of resigning to fate and showing up costume-less, materials can be found around the house that can result in decent costume. 1.GREEK GOD M. BLACK CAT Materials needed: Flat bed sheet, safety pins and fake leaves, if possible. • Wrap flat bed sheet around you and secure with safety pins. For added security, pin sheet to clothes underneath, if there are clothes. • Make a crown of fake leaves. Special Tip Research Greek gods who matches the attire. For instance, if the sheet is black, Hades would be appropriate. If the sheet has a floral pattern, Persephone would be perfect. Materials needed: Black clothes, headband, black construction paper or tape (we used gaffers tape), washable black marker. • Dress in black. • Take construction paper, cut out triangles that mimic cat ears and tape to the headband. • Take washable marker and draw nose and whiskers. Special Tip Be sure the marker is washable. Test it on a hand or wrist before applying it to the face. M.CHARLIE CHAPLIN Materials needed: Dark suit, tie, felt hat, tie, umbrella, false mustache. • Dress up in your nicest suit, colored shirt and proper tie. • Slap a serious look on your face. Special Tip Watch a couple YouTube videos of Chaplin if you're unfamiliar with the character. Use gestures to your advantage -avoid speaking if you can gesture instead. We locked ourselves in the photo studio and created our own Halloween costumes out of materials we had at our disposal. We were surprised at 1. Plan ahead. Know what your costume is beforehand so you have time to find all the pieces. 2. Pick an identifiable character that hasn't been overdone. 3. If you pick a popular character, go all the way, not foregoing accent, mannerisms, hair color - everything. Don't short it at all. 4. Pay attention to details. People might not recognize a lady in a blue coat, skirt and white shirt, but they will recognize her* if she sports an umbrella with a parrot head, has a black hat with cherries and daisies on it and carries a big carpet bag. 5. Have fun. No matter how cool your costume is, if you're not fun to be around, people won't vote for you. *The lady is Mary Poppins. how many options were right at our fingertips. THE V MAGAZINE |