Help Me With My Costume!

Posted by Steph Auteri

This is my brother and I from back when we were still adorable. Not only that, but it seemed that Halloween costumes were way easier to pull together back then (um, my mom made them). Now, I'm trying to pull together a Victorian/Edwardian/Romantic hybrid and losing my mind. Fashion was never my forte.

After the jump, the pieces I have, and the one I wish I could afford. SOS!

 

[$129.99, Spring] 

 

 

[$39.95, NY & Company] 

 

 

[$21.60, Kohls] 

 

 

[$10.95, Moon Costumes] 

I also bought a white, sleeveless, ruffle-front blouse from Kohls, but can't seem to find it on the website. All of this, with the top hat, makes me feel like a circus ringmaster. Which is why I've been searching for the correct dramatic piece.

 

[$124.99, fanplusfriend] 

I'm trying to be thrifty, and also buy pieces I can wear on  regular basis. Any dramatic jackets you've seen online that would fit the bill? Am I going in the completely wrong direction? Should I wear a fedora instead of a top hat!?

Is anyone else having this much trouble?

 ::sigh::

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Posted Oct 14 2008, 11:01 AM

Comments

tracy said:

personally, i would totally wear that jacket all the time (i mean, weather permitting and all that...)

October 14, 2008 4:28 PM

About Steph Auteri

Steph Auteri is a freelance writer and proofreader who has been published in Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Playgirl, and other bastions of fine writing. She maintains a professional site -- stephiswrite.com -- and also blogs about freelancing over at Freelancedom.com. You can keep up on her day-to-day by visiting her Twitter page, http://twitter.com/stephauteri.

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