I didn't start dressing up again until a few years ago. I always felt like I couldn't find a costume or I would be a witch again... So I started a few years ago when I was going to see a band and everyone was dressing up so we were thinking what could we do for cheap? Plus, I was thinking what can I do, because the normal stores usually do not have anything appealing or in my size. I know that many people have been or probably are in the same boat so I thought this blog I would focus solely on ideas and what has worked for me in the past. So, back to my cheap homemade outfit which cost around $10 because I had to have some accessories. I went as a Pirate!!
This is Jennifer and I before we went to hear her husband's band. Here is how I kept this look under $10.00, I went to goodwill and found a white button down shirt and spent about $2.50, the shirt was not a great fit but I knew something was going over the top of it so it wasn't that big of a deal, I also bought the lovely necklaces there for next to nothing not even sure I remember a price. I had the black dress and I cut it into a short dress with slits, I also had a red bandana so these items didn't cost a thing. I went to the local discount store and found a sword and eyepatch for a dollar each, I also bought fabric for around $3.00 to make the belt as well as the fringe on the sword. I already had the fishnets and the shoes, I am pretty sure I still have the diamond shapes embedded into my legs from those hose. Overall, this was a relatively inexpensive look but still looked great with tons of compliments...
I have always loved the 80's and even though I get a big zero on creativity, I have always loved
dressing up as someone from a certain era. I think this was the result of not making my mind up in time and already having an 80s party to go to so I combined the two and went ultra rad that year. I unfortunately only spent like $4.00 on this costume, I already had everything except the shirt and I got it on an extreme clearance from
Ashley Stewart. I had the multiple strands of pearls and chains that I got from a discount store and actually love so I wore as a Madonna-esque look along with that bangle. I took a pair of socks that I had and wore them on my hands but cut a hole for thumbs and cut the end out. I also had some large hoops and a Olivia Newton-John sweatband. You can't see my tight rolled jeans and my Chuck Taylor's which I owned as well. This is also a fairly easy and inexpensive look if you need something last minute. I also love playing with makeup from the 80s you can't really tell from this pic but at the beginning of the night my makeup was pretty kickin'.
Last year, I decided to go as something easy as well but this time I was able to find a costume online (yay! for planning ahead) and ordered it as soon as I made up my mind. I went for comfort, I am not going to lie. My hair and makeup was easy, I had on comfy clothes underneath the costume because it was freezing...
I do have heritage tied to this Pocahontas costume which is kind of why I chose this look but for the most part I felt the costume would fit well and that it was something I could pull off. I bought it from costume craze last year and I would recommend them if you are a smaller plus size but this outfit was not the same as measurements they provided and it was technically too small, even though I wore it. It came with a suede-like frock with fringe, a headband, and little booties to go over your shoes. It was all kind of cheap construction and could not have been resold so in essence not worth the $50.00 I paid for it. Oh and the hair is all mine...
Wrapping it all up, I feel that there are good homemade costumes that you could easily pull off but thanks to another blogger
Affinity, I was able to find
plus size costumes in a multitude of sizes and the best variety I have seen for plus size women. I am completing this blog before I will dressing up this year so I will give you a preview then write a separate blog later. I have spent more on this costume than any other previous costume so I am hoping I can pull it all off.... I told you I loved eras...
We are a collective of plus size bloggers coming together to post on the same subject. This month we each have a post on “Halloween” so check them out by
clicking on each link.
