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Posts Tagged ‘costume’
Anita Berber – Priestess of Depravity
“Her face was a somber and vicious mask. It seemed obvious that the strongly curved mouth was not her own but was a bloodred concoction out of a little pot of rouge. The chalky cheeks had a violet shimmer. The eyes required at least an hour of work every day—she talked incessantly and lied terribly.” [...]
Charlie Chaplin Inspiration
To play the Tramp, you need baggy pants, a tight coat, a derby hat, a large pair of shoes, a cane and a moustache. Remember that the awkward fit of the garments should add to the exaggerated walk, and be sure to use the cane in as many creative ways as possible – from picking [...]
Tranarchy! 2
Now that I’ve lived in Texas for two and a half years, I’ve amassed quite a large collection of costume props and sillyness: headdresses of roses, a skirt made of false bananas, sequinned shorts, dirt streaked dresses, and lots and lots of colored pancake makeup. Each month, (usually) without fail, I find some sort opportunity [...]
Happy Halloween!
Halloween, 2010: already I’ve had to thwart a potential zombie attack. This morning while doing my laundry near my old job, I noticed that my dryer had been opened while I left for 5 minutes to get coffee, because there were socks on the laundromat floor. There is a pod of homeless men that live [...]
Cigarette Girl
Cigarette girl with flowered headband and flippy skirt. Source unknown. Ever since I saw this photo of Diane from Zelda Magazine dressed up for Dances of Vice, I’ve been plotting a cigarette girl costume. Diane sells sweets, chocolates and of course, cigarettes from her lovely painted trays. There is also a business out of San Francico [...]
October 24, 2009
Today at work was childhood nostalgia dress up day. I chose Bambi and put my antlers on this morning while listening to “Drip drip drop little April Showers!” I wrestled with not doing too literal of a deer/fawn Halloween costume, so I chose not to wear a tail but to wear a dress that was [...]
