Halloween in My Closet: Part 1: Ahoy, Matey!

Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. I’ve always looked forward to it, and I’ve never grown out of it. Every year, it’s a little different… sometimes, I can’t decide what to be, sometimes I have too many ideas, sometimes I’ll spend months on my costume, and other’s I’ll figure it out 30 minutes before I leave for the party.

As a kid, my mom would always insist on making some cool costumes, like the one she made for my sister and I back in 1980. Like a brat, I wanted the fake plastic costumes all the other kids had. These days, I tend to like costumes that integrate clothes I already have, they tend to be better quality, more comfortable, and most of all cheaper.

Here is the first part of my Halloween series… every day I’ll post a costume made mostly of the the clothes I already own. Of course I’ll need accessories, but while we still have time (10 days) I’ll only post accessories you’ll actually be able to acquire before Halloween. Towards the big day, I’ll work entirely with my own pre-existing wardrobe.

The Sailor

Well, this may not be a particular sailor, kind of a mix between French and Russian… and a little Gautier.. Here I’ve comprised an outfit with a nautical tee.. pretty much everyone I know owns in some form or another…and my knickerbockers… which can be an easy DIY project as simple as cut off black trousers with a rubber band if you’re lazy, or you can sew a ribbon hem and tie the bottoms so they are pull in below the knee. I decided to wear just normal brown Oxfords, just because it just seemed right.

The hats, I photoshopped in (like you didn’t notice) there are lots of sailor hats you can buy online for pretty cheap, the sailor hat on the left is a $5 and the beret with the pompom is more detailed at $19.

I actually have a lot of ideas of what I can do for Halloween, so I’m going to post a few of them, and please let me know if there is anyone you might want to see, or if you have any suggestions… please leave a comment:

Halloween in My Closet:

1. Circus Ringleader
2. Sailor
3. Natasha from Bullwinkle & Friends
4. Can-Can Girl
5. Pirate or …
6. a Founding Father… same base costume as Pirate.
7. The Mad Plaider
8. Beetle Juice
9. The See’s Candies Girl (only makes sense in California)
10. Evil Babydoll
11. 60’s Housewife
12. An East German DDR protester (may be offensive)
13. A superhero
14. ???